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Overboard Discharge System? That’s actually a more polite way of saying pumping out your holding tank directly into the ocean; it’s prohibited within 3 miles of shore (ocean only). Generally speaking, you’d never have to do this because almost all marinas in the US have pump out stations...

Yes, fortunately State Farm took care of almost everything. They even insisted on repainting the entire bottom of the boat (I’d just had it cleaned and painted six months before). I had a deductible plus the costs of adding the dripless, but they were wonderful to work with. It appears that...

While I’m rambling. Just in case you guys have never seen this note here before: There are no pump out stations in the Bahamas. This was rude awakening for us. Our boat’s overboard discharge system had been “uncoupled” before we bought the boat. We couldn’t even find a marina in Bimini...

I’m truly sympathetic on the prop/rudder/shaft strut issue. Seems we’ve been going through the same thing. We’re in the middle of a long term ICW trip that we’ve broken into increments. We grounded in the Pungo-Albemarle Canal back in November on the second leg of the trip. Picked up the boat...

Hey JC, Quick comment about those lights under the gunnel: The LED fixture is available at any boating store, we picked up ours at West Marine. I might suggest that while you're in there, add a small LED inside the gunnel storage bin (that long oval slot) and it will be helpful at night when...

If you decide to replace all your tambour doors with the brown flooring product (as discussed on the EC390 boards), please let me know if you'd be willing to sell the one you currently have for below the sink in the head. Thanx. Chris

Again I turned to the 390EC Brain Trust for help. Two questions: 1) My boat has the dual horns mounted on forward deck just in front of starboard windshield. It appears they're the original horns. I was unable to release the bezel/trim plate mounting the base, and when I removed the back...

Okay, now that I’ve got six months and 60 hours under my flag, I’m starting to get my list of questions together. Hopefully a few of you might have some direction for me! First, the minor problem: On each side of the boat under the gunwale by the transom, there are little “cubbyholes” and...

Hey Folks! I’ve been lurking on this forum for the past year learning about boats and especially the 390 Express Cruisers. Thanks to all of you for your detailed comments and “how-to” exercises, I’ve been able to be comfortable on my boat and even take care of a few service issues. While I...

Picked up a sweet deal on a 1989 Sea Ray 390 Express Cruiser last fall and our family has been enjoying the heck out of it. After two years of trying to find the right boat, we discovered quite by accident that this is the only boat that doesn’t make my First Mate claustrophobic (that huge...