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I am looking to join a boat club in Naples Florida. Anyone belong to a club that could give me some input and information about their club? Also, I will be down in Naples in two weeks to look at the Island Breeze Boat club (in Naples) and will be joining if things look good. Does anyone...

I want to spend a night anchored near a beach close by to Newport. I have narrowed it down to either Bonnet Shores, or Mackrel Cove. I have been to Bonnet Shores (by car) and saw some boats anchored out, but I am worried that it could get rough overnight there. However, when I look at the...

A group of my dock buddies and I are looking into a bareboat power charter in the Carribean. Being the largest, I figured the first place to look is at the Moorings charters. It will be a guys trip...all of us turning 50 this year...there will be from 4 to 8 of us on the trip. Trip will...

I would like to remove the carpeting in the salon of my 2000 Sundancer and install a hardwood floor. So far, I have not been able to determine what the best solution is, and what the issues are. I am leaning towards an engineered 3/8" floor with a veneer finish. What type of floor (what...

Last summer I pulled into a public harbor and hooked on to a mooring. That night...the wind kicked up, and the mooring chain broke away from the base of the mooring (http://clubsearay.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21662&highlight=block+mooring). Turns out the mooring was a private mooring...

I would like to buy a cockpit table top from a 1999 - 2003 380 Sundancer. If you have one you would like to sell, please email me at eravid@bhco.com

We recently removed a broken TV (Model Toshiba MV13DM2) from a boat. If you have a TV that you removed from your boat that you would like to sell, please email me at eravid@bhco.com.

I was at Old Harbor (Block Island, RI) last Thursday night when the winds began to pick up. I arrived at about 8:30 the previous evening, and since I was alone on the boat with my sister (a non boater) I decided the safest thing to do was to pick up a mooring. The winds started howling at...

Going to Manhattan and trying to decide which of the two marinas to stay at. We would like to be fairly close to Times Square. Would also like to be at a marina that has restaurants or activities within walking distance. I know about the bouncing....I stayed at the Newport Marina a couple...

One of my engines was slow cranking (diesel 3126 - two batteries for each engine). I disconnected the batteries, and checked each individual cell in each battery using a hydrometer. I only found one bad cell out of all of my batteries. I only replaced that one battery, and left the others...

New engine has been installed, old engine is for sale. You can read all about it here: http://clubsearay.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12499 This engine had under 600 hours on it when it failed. It was taken out of a 2000 Sea Ray Sundancer. The engine failed due to a bent push rod. One fuel...

I have weaver davits on my 380. When I lift the dinghy out of the water, I tilt it down and rest it on the transom. The part that was resting on the transom in the up position, is the oar sleeves. I tied a small life jacket to the grab handle on the transom locker hatch, and layed the...

Has anyone installed the Flo-Scan system on their diesel engines? Trying to decide if they are worth the cost. I suspect that with installation, the system could cost close to $3,500 for twins?

First a broken shaft, now, the engine needs replacement! I am sick over this one! Eight hours after the broken shaft is replaced, a fuel injector explodes and the engine ends up with a bent push rod. Shop says it is cheaper to buy a new engine, then to have Caterpillar rebuild my engine...

I was crusing this weekend at my normal 2600 RPM when suddenly, the starboard engine lost about 600 RPM. I thought I had hit one of the throttles with my leg or something, because all of a sudden, the synch guage showed the engines were out of synch. First thing I did was dive under the boat...

We were about 45 minutes into our weekend trip on Friday, when all of the sudden, lack of power, and a thud! I do not believe I hit anything solid, since I was in 100FT of water, but I probably hit a submerged floating object. I powered down and got in the water and sure enough, the shaft had...

Does anyone have experience using "the cut" to get into the Napatree Beach area? Last weekend, we left Napatree through the cut, at high tide, and found that we were in about 6 FT of water through that area. Anyone use that shortcut? Ever go through it at low tide? I have a 38...

We are going to be traveling (3 boats) south through the Shennecock Canal on July 23. It has been about 8 years since I have been through the canal (and the locks). Are the lock doors open during an incomming or outgoing tide? How much time do we have before and after high tide, when the...

I replaced my fresh water pump last weekend. The in line water strainer bowl screws on to the intake side of the pump. My buddy overtightened the bowl, and it cracked, causing it to leak. Since we did not have a replacement bulb with us, (and we were anchored far from West Marine), we...

A couple of weeks ago, when I replaced my raw water impellars, I noticed that the shaft on my starboard pump had some play in it. I think I should replace the pump. Where is a good place to get the pump, and what should I expect to pay for one? I think the part number (CAT's part number) is...