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I broke down yesterday traveling from Newport RI to Chester, CT. About 30-35 miles from home. Lost the stbd engine. Just shut off without warning. Seas were pretty nasty too. Limped to shelter behind Fishers Island on one engine and tried to troubleshoot. A marine mechanic friend told me...

Anyone have any recommendations on who to use for a boat loan? Considering upgrading, and doing my homework first. Thanks.

I have 2 heads in my boat and both faucets, circa 1998, are leaking. I want to replace them with something more modern but the connections don’t match up. Does anyone know what type of connections or adapters I need to fit onto the existing Sea Ray plumbing? Or, are there any faucets that...

I haven't been to Port Jeff since I was a kid. I think there's an anchorage in the Cove area in the NE section of the harbor. Or are there only moorings there? We're thinking of heading there this weekend. Can someone let me know a good spot to drop the hook? We have kids and a dog, so...

Hi all. Northern boy here looking into moving south. My wife and I just got back from a trip to see my new niece in Tampa. While we were down there, we checked out some houses and we seem to be drawn to the Lakewood Ranch area. Along with house shopping comes marina shopping. We stopped and...

I have a new to me e120 classic. I bought a used Navionics chart card from eBay for my area... NAVIONICS CF/904P-2 US NE & Canyons The charts look good to me and it's working fine except for the photos of marinas and such. Blue icons appear where there should be photos. When I hover over and...

Hi. I recently purchased an e120 classic and 4' array to replace my old radar. The seller also gave me the Raymarine transducer and cable that went along with it. He did not supply me with the DSM300 that the transducer plugs into. I'd like to get the transducer to work, since I now have it...

Hi. Does anyone have an old NMEA 0183 5-pin cable they're not using anymore? They don't make them anymore and I can't seem to find one online as they seem to be obsolete in most newer applications. All I need is the female side that leads to open wires. Attached are some pics...

I just bought a Raymarine e120 classic and hooked it up and am getting no GPS fix. I've learned that this unit does not have an internal GPS antenna. Are there any external antennas that are plug and play with this unit? Do I have to buy an antenna AND a SeaTalk unit? In short, what's the...

I posted this in a PWC forum specific to Tigershark PWCs, but turns out there's not a lot of traffic for 21 year old, discontinued PWCs. lol. So, I thought I'd try here. Here's the post: Last summer, I hit a rock, broke off the guard plate on the bottom, unknowingly. That night while tied to...

I have the following new, unopened filters if anyone wants them for the cost of shipping: - Two Sierra 18-7844 Fuel/Water separator filters (same as Merc 35-802893Q) - Two Sierra 18-7879 oil filters They were for a past boat I no longer own.

OK, it's not terrible, but needs to be addressed. I just splashed yesterday (yay), and today I found a small leak. It's where the swim platform bolts through the transom of the boat. There's a slow but steady leak going into the bilge from the backing plate of the swim platform bolts. I have a...

Now that my boat is laid up for the off-season, I want to get to some maintenance items. At the top of the list is cleaning the HE and after-coolers. It's time to replace the coolant anyway, so this seems like a good time to do it. I plan to bring the HE and aftercoolers to a radiator shop so...

For the last 3 years, I've been at Brewer's Pilot's Point Marina in Westbrook, CT. Beautiful marina. We loved it there and made great friends. However their prices are constantly going up. Last year I paid 7800 for my 50' slip. This year it was 8300. Just got the price for next season and it's...

My 3116s usually reach temps of 185 at cruise. Yesterday, the stbd engine went above that and reached 195. It never went above that, but it did go down when at idle. I haven't looked into the issue yet, but I first plan to open the strainer to look for any clogs. Other things to note: - The...

We have vacation next week and would like to go to Martha's Vineyard. It will be the first time I go there via my own boat. Our plan is to travel to Block on Sunday, and leave for MV on Tuesday. We'd prefer to anchor out. Any suggestions on good anchorages? We have 2 kids, 8 & 10 yrs old. My...

I'm having trouble tracking down a solenoid for my 3116s. The part number on the piece is 182800-2571. I called Cat and they said it's not a cat part number but there is a cat sticker and that number on it. I find it online by doing a Google search but everywhere I look it's out of stock...

My boat no longer has a HIN number stamped in the gel coat on the stbd stern corner. The PO, employing the "dock by feel method", did some damage to that section of boat that required glass work and new gel coat over that section. I have the HIN # from registration docs and original paperwork...

Last year at WOT, the most I could ever max out at was 2750 RPMs on my 350HP CAT 3116s. Yesterday I did my first real WOT test since last year and both engines went a tick past the 2800 mark. Probably a hair less than 2850. This was with 3/4 fuel and 1/2 water and a dinghy. I'd imagine if I had...

I have a question regarding dripless shaft seal plumbing. Currently, I only have a hose going from the oil cooler on the 3116 to the shaft seal on it's respective side. No double protection. This past summer, my stbd hose got clogged, and I melted the stbd shaft seal housing due to lack of...