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Thank you very much for the reply! As soon as I get it I will upload the list and prices! That would be a tremendous help.

Sorry, I should have mentioned that these are 3208 cat diesels.

Hey friends. Back in September I posed about some of the problems we were experiencing with the boat. It has been out of use for the last FIVE months while we have been waiting to do a walk through with the mechanic, but the news is grim. I still haven't seen the estimate (it's being mailed...

Thanks guys - this was all very helpful information. We got the pumps replaced and in the process we learned from the mechanic (was willing to do the bilge pumps myself but didn't have time to do it soon enough) that we'll need to replace the fresh water pump and that our heat exchangers are...

Hi everyone! I've been away a long time and I can see I've got some catch up reading to do! Work and trying to avoid wedding planning have kept me extremely busy the last 9 months but I finally broke away to take a crew of 12 out to Catalina for the day. All was going well until I started...

Very helpful! I just wasn't reaching far enough. Now I know where it is I might be back to my original plan of replacing all the gauges and paneling! Many thanks for the help.

I'm not really sure... Our RPM gauges are somewhat non-functional (they work only sporadically and it seems at certain RPMs). We were about 3/4 throttle, maybe a little more. Probably around the 3k range is my guess but it's just that. Edit to note that those gauges are why I was crawling...

Took our 390 to Catalina Island for the first time on Saturday and everything went extremely well. It was a beautiful 74 degree day with small 1 ft swells every 15 seconds; the pacific looked like a lake! Made it a quick two hour cruise at 19 kts there and 22.5 kts back. I can't wait to go...

For anyone researching this issue in the future, this annoying hum is an issue known to the Lumitec people. Not sure how often it happens, but they actually have a precanned email discussing using capacitors to eliminate the noise. Through trial and error we were able to find the right...

Interesting indeed because the system we installed was a fusion head unit as well... I'm going to try calling lumitec myself... EDIT: Just spoke to them and they sent me some information on using a capacitor to cut out the noise. Unfortunately I believe my audio guy already tried that and it...

Gerry, thank you so much for your response! I believe we used the old (26 years old) speaker wire on the existing speakers and ran new wire for the arch speakers. The lights' wiring is old as well. Both sets of wires run together from the aft of the boat up to the dash (lights to the courtesy...

Hey folks. About a month or two ago we had a marien electronics professional come in and redo all our audio (fusion, new speakers, new sub, new amp). We also had him add 4 Lumitec Rail2 LED lights under some seats in the back of the cockpit. If you're not familiar with the lumitecs, they're...

I found the same thing with respect to the bluetooth range issue. Haven't connected it to wifi - if there is a firmware update then hopefully it's something I'll be able to connect to my laptop offline. Installed it about a month or two ago and it's been great. Only had one issue where we...

Amazing! I can't believe I missed the updates to your thread until just today. I for one would like to see some more pictures of it out on the water :)

Unless it's been replaced, it should be a float. I have the same problem as you. Lots of people recommended putting dawn down there with a lot of water and then taking the boat out to shake it loose, but I've not tried it yet.

Awesome! Not familiar with those props - do you think those were the largest factor in your new top speed? I can't help but think a new set of tabs would save me a ton of fuel efficiency by not having to run 75%+ of throttle to get on plane.

Thanks for the advice everyone! This is very helpful and will help me troubleshoot this upcoming weekend. I also placed a call to the installation guy and asked if he may have done something to the battery connection and he said he would come out and test the power connection when he completes...

Hey folks quick question. We did a shake down evening cruise around the harbor tonight to check on various night time equipment (Nav lights, spot light, gauge back lighting, etc.) While idling along I tried to start the generator to no avail. When we got back to the dock I tried again and there...

I have an update on our 390 that I'm very excited to share. I just got a call last night that our electronics guy finished our audio and deck lighting upgrade. New fusion 750 unit replaced the 1989 cassette stereo, JL MX650 speakers to replace the (OEM?) polyplaners + another set to go into...

Re: A Florida based 1987 390 Express Restoration - Dinghy davits Warning, this thread will make you want to redo everything on your boat. Dr. MC has done an amazing job restoring his and I can't wait to see it splash.