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My mom was a 10 year old girl living on a military base in Hawaii, when it was attacked on December 7, 1941 by the Japanese. Today is the 82nd anniversary of that infamous attack that drew the United States into World War II. Before my mom passed away in 2003, she wrote the following first...

PLEASE BE AWARE - If you receive a letter like the one I pasted below! The "National Documentation Portal" is *NOT* affiliated with the US Coast Guard - but a company that uses misleading logo's etc to make boat owners think they are part of the USCG National Vessel Documentation Center. The...

My Corian counter top in the wet bar has stains that just won't go away. Everything I read says to use "Bar Keepers Friend" - which I have tried several times but the stains keep coming back when it dries. Has anybody else had this problem? I'm sure I am missing something as Corian...

I brought my shore power cables home from the boat for cleaning. After reading many one star reviews for some of the commercial shore power cable cleaners, I decided to do my own thing: 1) Placed cable (but not the plugs) in my kitchen sink and filled with warm soapy (Dawn) water and let cord...

I have two MerCruiser inboard engines on my Sea Ray 420 Sundancer. Each of the engines has attached to it a small blue bicycle pump and on each engine there are air valves similar to what you would see on a bicycle or automotive tire. It’s always been a mystery to me what the valves do and if...

I get so annoyed every year when I receive one of these in the mail (see pic below). My wife doesn't realize it's a solicitation and so promptly puts it in the same stack as the bills / vehicle registration renewals. For those of you that haven't gotten one of these / doesn't know what I am...

Hi all, Almost 11 years ago I decided to learn how to braid rope, and ended up creating custom length dock rope for my boat. I have used this setup now on two different boats - and although unconventional (e.g. does not use traditional spring lines or fenders) I can say over the last 11 years...

Hi all, Just spotted this "Jetson Bolt Pro" folding electric bike for $329.99 at my local Costco. Would seem to be ideal for destination cruisers - and that price is *far* lower than anything I have seen elsewhere that folds and is electric. Curious if anybody else saw this and tried it...

I have a 420 Sundancer which had been upgraded with a Fusion MS-AV750 stereo. My speakers in the cockpit are 160W Panasonic marine speakers (which I believe are original to the boat). The boat also has externally two externally powered amplifiers (one for the cockpit speakers and one for the...

My father and his wife are renting a home for the winter on one of the CC canals (near Chiquita & Mohawk) ... a couple questions: 1) any experience/ recommendations on fishing charters / boat rentals in the area? We will also be coming in for a week and would love to do a grandfather/ father /...

Does anybody have a source for the white rectangle caps that go over the cabinet hinge screws? Some of mine have broken or gone missing. Here is a pic of the hinge with the cap:

My firm's offices have been closed since mid-March and we have been in a mandatory "work from home" situation. Unfortunately my work from home situation is less than ideal - I lack a separate office - so would have to work from the kitchen or living room - and doesn't work well with my wife on...

I have St Croix Model 350 removable dinghy davits to hoist my dinghy up from the water to my swim platform as I detailed in this 2018 post: http://www.clubsearay.com/index.php?threads/420-da-thread.1273/page-75#post-1013007 As my wife and I were hoisting the dinghy up on Sunday, the rear of...

Looking for any recommendations on a beverage holder for my dinghy. Ideally I don’t want to have to drill it in anywhere and would rather use a clamp style beverage holder that would clamp on to the side of the metal next to the seat or the metal tubing going up to the steering well on the...

Hi all, I noticed West Marine now sells a variety of these: I am deciding whether to install one at the dashboard where there is currently a blank. It would seem to be a good option rather than drilling another hole in the dash. * Has anybody opted to go with one of these? * Do you...

I want to search a specific forum for the name of the place I keep my boat - which is “Marina del Rey”. I tried putting it in both ‘ as well as “ but each time it returns every post with just the word “Marina” in it. How do I search CSR for a phrase?

I finally got around to upgrading the TV in the master stateroom on my 2005 420 Sundancer. The original 2005 TV is not HD and does not work with digital HD signals any more: 1) - OLD TV/DVD REMOVAL - I was able to remove the black back panel of the TV cubby (to which the TV is attached) by...

I have felt at times my view from the helm wasn't the best - and as a result frequently stood or put the helm seat in the high position to try and get the best view. I was aware that my Raymarine eS127 MFD had the ability to display camera video from either an analog camera with a BNC type...

I know from reading this forum there are many opinions about Raymarine electronics vs Garmin / Furuno / etc. I inherited the (recently upgraded) Raymarine electronics from the previous owner in May when I purchased my 420 Sundancer. My issue was with the MFD and autopilot not talking to each...

I developed the attached emergency procedures with the idea that family / friends would know what to do if we had an emergency. I made it with an assumption that I was either overboard, medically incapacitated, injured, etc and they would have to know how to work the radio and relay our...