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    Getting the zinc out of the bow thruster >:-(

    Is there a way to get these things off easily. Mine gets fused in there each year. I've tried a slight smear of never-seeze but it's still stuck. One year I cut it into pieces with a dremel to dislodge it - took half the day b/c there's no room to work in that little tunnel. Anyone else with...
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    Blue plastic drain plugs on Cool Fuel 4

    I have had two of these break and the same CF unit on the same engine (stbd) inside of a year. I can't figure out why...it is not in a spot that's susceptible to being stepped on and I've done no work on that engine that could have led to possible breakage. Thwre are many others scattered...
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    Sea Ray sponsored photo contest - win stuff!!

    Check it out. Put all those pix of your Sea Ray to good use! New themes every couple of weeks http://www2.searay.com/searaysummer
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    Atlantic City to Longport (Great Egg Harbor) ON THE INSIDE

    Has anyone done this trip in a boat about 13' high with a 3' draft? I count 7 bridges, 3 of which I'd need open, one of which is a CLOSE call. The other 3 are no problem. Specific questions: 1. how are depths, channel markers and accuracy of those channel markers? 2. no wake zones? Whole...
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    6th Annual Dominic Annunziata Memorial Rendezvous -Farley State Marina, AC, NJ

    Happy New Year to all - it's hard to believe this will be the 10th trip organized and the sixth to bear the name of our good friend Dominic. We are excited to be returning to Atlantic City and the folks over at Farley State Marina at the Golden Nugget are thrilled to have us back. Here's the...
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    Can you still fine "latest started threads?"

    Let's say you started a thread 2 years ago and you wanted to refer someone to it. On the previous site, you could go into your profile and search on "latest started threads." Can't find this function on the new site.
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    DSC and Raymarine - how does it work?

    I have a Ray 220 VHF radio. Apparently, if someone else has set up DSC on this radio, I cannot override it -it has to go back to Raymarine to be reprogrammed or whatever it is they do. I am the 4th owner of this boat (and this VHF radio) so I'm sure someone else has set this up. My question...
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    5th Annual Dominic Annunziata Memorial Rendezvous -Farley State Marina, AC, NJ

    Date:Friday, July 14, 2017 - Sunday July 16, 2017 Place: Farley State Marina, Golden Nugget Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, NJ Website and Info: Farley State Marina Dock Layout: DOCKS I spoke to Dockmaster Nick Larontonda and confirmed this date and reserved a block of slips. Once again, Rick...
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    AC 41-983 Rebate til the end of the year

    Just a heads-up for anyone thinking of a spring tune-up. Rock Auto has these double platinum plugs for $4.86 a piece, and there's a $1.50 rebate per plug until Dec. 31, 2016. I'm due and will have manifolds off so I went to order them and was pleasantly surprised. Now, what to do with that...
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    Starter, Raw water pump, Gen IV Service Manual, RL80c, C-Map charts NJ FOR SALE!

    Trying to clear out my workshop so have some product to move... 1. 2001 Raytheon RL80c + owners manual + new sun cover (no cables). Works great. I am replacing it b/c the open array that it was mated to has died (that'll be available if anyone wants to take a stab at repairing it or parting it...
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    Does anyone know what this white RAYTHEON box does??

    Here's the helm. Raytheon VHF, Tridata and Autopilot. The pix below this one are taken from BEHIND the helm. Trying to figure out what the white Raytheon box is/does. I am replacing the RL80c with a Garmin 8208 and will be connecting the VHF (for DSC) and the AP via NMEA 0183. Thanks.
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    Replace Exhaust Manifolds on Mec 8.1 - tips and tricks anyone??

    Been through this with my previous boat, with Gen IV 7.4s. Pretty simple, though awkward. These motors spook me a bit, mainly b/c of all the sensors and computers. I have all the parts, gaskets and replacement sensors. Anyone do this and have some pearls of wisdom?
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    SmartCraft Alarms - OVERSPEED, Port and stbd EMCT OVRHT.

    Engine: 2007 Merc 8.1s, 314 hours The past two times I had the boat out (two separate days), when coming off plane after running at cruise (~3400RPM), I got an alarm on the old style banner LCD SmartCraft display and on the Garmin MFD (connected to the engine PCM). Both displays basically say...
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    Hurley Davit mounting brackets for sale

    Anyone back into the dock and crush theirs? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hurley-Davit-Swim-Platform-mounting-brackets-/302040407045?
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    Anyone ever have a Tides dripless shaft log melt?

    Got back in from a 2 1/2 hour run, opened the hatch to find water in the bilge sumps. Checked the dripless and the stbd was leaking a healthy stream and the shaft was too hot to touch. Had the boat hauled and autopsy reveals that the entire plastic housing that slides inside the blue hose...
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    4th Annual Dominic Annunziata Memorial Rendezvous -Farley State Marina, AC, NJ

    Happy New Year to all - it's time to start organizing what will be our 8th trip with the group and our fourth to bear the name of our good friend Dominic. We are excited to be returning to Atlantic City and the folks over at Farley State Marina at the Golden Nugget are thrilled to have us...
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    Westerbeke Generator spark plug mystery...

    Two full seasons on these plugs so I figure it's time to replace them. So I pull them and get the Denso part number(see below). For the life of me I can't find any equivalent and I'm not even sure that the WB plug that comes up is right b/c my generator (7.0 BCGD - LP [low profile]) is not...
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    An intersting journey on a PWC - Talk amongst yourselves

    http://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf/2015/08/man_swims_to_shore_after_spending_6_hrs_overnight.html#incart_river Man swims to shore after stranded on buoy in ocean overnightSANDY HOOK — A 19-year-old man, who had to abandon his personal watercraft Tuesday night while en route to Highlands from...
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    New Westerbeke generator, no alarms

    Back in the Fall of 2013 I replaced the original dead generator on this boat with a new one. The installation is documented HERE if you care to read it. Everything was literally plug-n-play. WB uses the same connectors on their new generators that they did back in 2001 so the harness for the...
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    Ray 220VHF/HAILER on the fritz

    Having an erratic problem with my Ray220 VHF Hailer. Press the mic button to transmit and sometimes it works, sometimes it don't. I can tell when it doesn't b/c the signal meter doesn't jump when it's not working. Interestingly, after I bought this boat I found a shiny new 220 in the bilge...
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