Recent content by br1212

Thanks for the help...I got the shop vac in there by modifying an attachment. I just hope I got all of the water. Judging from my camera on the phone it looks pretty good in there. Going to order a 1/2 inch stainless Thru-Hull and put it back together later this week.

Hello 390 owners...I posted a few days ago about my carpet being wet in the head. I found the leak, which was the sump hose came disconnected from the thru hole(Sp). This is looking through a hole in the cabinet wall under the sink...This little error cause a big mess as I showered with it...

Well on second thought I don't know if I should have wished for the shower sump. That is the culprit. No water is being dumped out of the boat, and you can hear it spraying into the floor. The hose either is cracked or lose. I will spend some time sipping some scotch and searching through the...

I hoping its the shower sump. I feel like it's been louder as of late when I'm showering. I just don't think there is a hatch to look in there without cutting a hole in the floor. We have the hallway hatch, but that's pretty limited view. I don't think the main tank would leak forward to the...

Hi guys - I have my first water in my compartment. Forward cabin in the Head is pretty saturated. It did rain last night, and I have not had a lot of time to poke around. first culprits are likely window and stanchions. Any other ways to check and trouble shoot this? I feel like it's pretty...

I'm not an expert at all. For what it's worth I have shorties on my 454's as that's all that will fit. They're 30+ years old and seem to be doing fine. Larger filter = more surface area for filtering and more volume. I don't think it makes a material difference in the long run. If you can fit...

I tried to take the top housing off. One of my allen screws was stripped. Will have to drill it out. I took the advise to tap the motor and it rattled to life for a second. So my guess is she is ready to be freshened up. All I care about is getting the rode unstuck for now. I can have one of the...

I just did a 20 foot power and ground run to a kenwood 5 channel amp at 700 RMS. I used 4 gauge wire instead of 1/0 and fed directly into amp from my battery bank. 60 amp fuse about 6 inches off the battery. If you're just running 1 amp you will be fine. I'm powering all channels and a sub, and...

I will need to figure out how to take apart the motor housing. I didn't look at it long as I was in a hurry. I bypassed the solenoid just to make sure that wasn't the issue. I'm guessing that since I bypassed it, and gave a direct feed to the motor then it's time for a replacement. Will call...

Question on my Windlass. It's a Good Automatic Free Fall. It's just clicking when I activate the helm switch and will not release rode. Seem's like it may need a new solenoid. Going to get the manual out while I drink a cup of coffee and see if I can help diagnose it. I'm thinking maybe I hit...

Okay - so my next project is getting my seats to look new again. When I bought it they were in pretty good shape. Sadly there is a dirt road 20 feet from where my boat stays, and a winter of dust has settled in and made the seats look pretty bad. A brush and soap isn't doing it. Any suggestions...

New holes made...Thanks for all the suggestions. Mounted a hinge on my access panel. Located amp there, and snaked 14 gauge speaker wire through the radar arch. 70 feet of high end cable in total, and 16 feet of 4 gauge ground and power wire. all in all I think the cables and wire cost most than...

I will be tackling the silicone this weekend. I took a quick look at it after I dropped the 4 gauge wire from the electrical panel down behind the steps. A few pry's with the utility knife didn't get me anywhere. Any tips to easily remove that wad of silicon? I don't want to risk cutting into...

Travis Dunham 804-833-1117 He is out of virginia, but moves yachts all over the country. He made a run from Northern VA to Raleigh with my 390 and was very professional. It's worth a shot to see if he has time. I'm sure there's folks in your area for the job, but this is a start if you can't...

Yes - I have one...Looking to buy one?