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  1. Captain Allen

    canvass top leaking

    Just be careful applying the Starbrite and don't get any on your isinglass or windshield. It's paraffin based, IIRC and is very difficult to get off.
  2. Captain Allen

    Head Power Vent Replacement

    It's behind the medicine cabinet. In my boat, you could take part of the back of the medicine cabinet out for access.
  3. Captain Allen

    350/370ish Sundancer Salon table legs

    I solved that issue with another post, cut to length, with a mount on it to fit under the pullout. I never used it, but kept in onboard, just in case.
  4. Captain Allen

    350/370ish Sundancer Salon table legs

    My 1994 370 EC had the Zwaardvis 5-leg base...
  5. Captain Allen

    Electric Window Vent

    Couple of suggestions. First, try not to run the vent 100% open. They tend to hang up in that position more frequently. Second, lube the piston with white lithium grease and exercise it several times. I used that process on my 1994 370 and it was still working fine when I sold it in 2018.
  6. Captain Allen

    Leaking front hatch

    I had a similar problem years ago. I found that lubricating the gasket with plumber's grease (silicone, not petroleum) cured my problem. It allowed the gasket to move with the deck and hatch lid when flexing.
  7. Captain Allen

    1994 440 DA black water thru hull fitting location

    I had a 1994 370 EC with the overboard discharge option. The seacock and thru-hull were located behind the port engine, almost against the hull side. The holding tank and waste pump were forward of the fuel tank, and the seacock and thru hull in the bottom of the boat were aft of the fuel tank.
  8. Captain Allen

    1996 Searay 370 Engine overheating in idle

    Ditto on the impeller.
  9. Captain Allen

    Stripped out snap holes

    I placed a very small hollow wall fitting in and then screwed the fastener in. cut the lip of the fitting off. Worked great.
  10. Captain Allen

    Stuck forward hatch above V-berth

    A big +1 on this. also helps prevent leaks around the gasket because it allows the hatch to flex with the boat.
  11. Captain Allen

    Starter Not Engaging at First Push

    I would check the switch first, if the alarm is not sounding.
  12. Captain Allen

    Yacht Clubs--good idea or bad?

    I've been a member of a local yacht club for almost 20 years. You would probably call it a "blue-collar" club since we have no staff, members volunteer for various jobs, we have club work days and the clubhouse remains un-airconditioned for nostalgic purposes. We have lots of professionals as...
  13. Captain Allen

    Anyone put cockpit air in a 340?

    The PO of my 370 EC had one installed by some folks here in New Bern that work for Hatteras Yachts. Nice job. In our hot summers, it really is of little use unless in a covered slip (mine was). If away from my dock, it was useful at night, with the full enclosure zipped up. I probably got the...
  14. Captain Allen

    Cockpit Table

    Is it also used as a "filler" in an area to make a bed or sun lounge? If so, those legs would be used for support.
  15. Captain Allen

    Sturdy synch

    I've sold my boat now, but it had a Sturdy sync. I loved it. One time, I had a problem with it and it turned out to be the sensor wire was not making good contact. Oh, and I always engaged it around 1,000 rpm's. The momentary adjustment was less noticeable at the speed.
  16. Captain Allen

    Fresh water tank

    The OP has another thread requesting instructions on the proper use of the Vacuflush system on his boat. I suspect therein lies a good part of his water supply problem.
  17. Captain Allen

    Air conditioner raw water pump

    My '94 370 EC, which I have now sold, had a setting you could change on the control panel to change that. You could set it to run constantly, or only when the compressor runs. Likewise, you could set the fan to run constantly or only when the compressor was on. It was Marine Air unit, but the...
  18. Captain Allen

    Chlorine Tablet In Strainer

    +1 on what Frank said. I used bromine tablets, but the plastic bottom on the strainer basket disintegrated. Perko thinks a LOT of those things. Perhaps it would have been ok if I had let the pump run until the tablets were dissolved.
  19. Captain Allen

    Anyone use woven vinyl for swim platform?

    I wonder how either Sea Dek or Infinity Woven would be on a condo balcony? I need something water can't hurt, but looks nice. It would be directly on painted concrete.
  20. Captain Allen

    Ducks crapping all over swim platform

    I used something like this: https://www.birdbgone.com/stainless-steel-pigeon-spikes/?sku=BBG2001-5-10&campaign=GoogleShopping&keyword=&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgYyElLfP4QIV07rACh1NpALcEAQYAyABEgIzT_D_BwE
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