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    Is there anyone in So. Calif. out there???

    San Diego here. We keep our 390 Motor Yacht at the Marriott Marina downtown. We frequent Glorietta Bay and venture offshore regularly to see the dolphins and whales. We’ve made the crossing to Catalina on a friend’s boat, and plan to make the first crossing in our boat this September, soon after...
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    LAST of the SEARAY NAVIGATORS

    I have one on my 2005 390MY. I just bought the boat in July 2016, and I have never even tried to turn the thing on. I plan to replace it with a second MFD.
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    Milwaukee Break Wall Crash

    Wow...they are lucky that it wasn't much worse. That's exactly what killed the Marlin's pitcher, Jose Fernandez and his two friends. Even if they find that alcohol or drugs weren't involved, inexperience and speed are deadly enough all on their own.
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    Help with Johnson Outboard

    Thank you! I'll try that tomorrow.
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    Help with Johnson Outboard

    Thanks for the quick reply. I'll keep looking and playing around with it. If I can't figure it out, I'll post some pictures. I was surprised to see that old Johnson manuals are not available online for free. They actually charge $30-40 for them. In this day and age of easily downloaded PDFs, I...
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    Help with Johnson Outboard

    The dinghy that came with the 390MY I recently purchased has an older (maybe circa 1998-2004) Johnson 6hp outboard. It runs OK, but probably needs a little TLC, like spark plugs, filters, etc. I can't, for the life of me, figure out how to remove the cover/cowling. Anyone have suggestions...
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    How far would you go?

    Gas? What's that? (says the smart ass in his electric car). I've been driving a Tesla Model S for about a year and a half, and I have to say it's very nice waking up every morning to a full "tank" of electrons.
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    College football

    It's all about the U.
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    OFFICIAL 390/40 Motor Yacht Thread

    Hi Bennett, Quick question...how do you have it mounted? Did you put it on a pedestal mount? Thanks in advance.
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    Bareboat Charters

    I just found the link to the boat we chartered: http://www.theblackpearlbvi.com And I was off on the rates a bit. The bare boat rates are from $9,300 - $11,400, depending on the season.
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    Bareboat Charters

    We just returned from doing this exact trip earlier this month, and have now been 2 years in a row. We chartered both times from "The Catamaran Company" out of Tortola, BVI (I heard them referred to as "CatCo" a few times by the captain). We chartered the same boat both years, The Black Pearl, a...
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    OFFICIAL 390/40 Motor Yacht Thread

    Has anyone mounted a Magma (or similar style) grill on their 390/40 MY? We were on our friend's catamaran for a week, and they had one of the rectangular style Magma grills mounted on a rail at the back of the boat. We used the grill to cook some of the fish we caught, and needless to say, the...
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    Questions About Satellite Dome Compatibility

    Thanks again everyone, for the replies and information.
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    Questions About Satellite Dome Compatibility

    Thanks for the replies. Supposedly the seller had the thing hooked up and working up until 2 weeks ago when we closed. He had to return his receiver, but left everything else on the boat. Looking at the TracVision and Intellian web sites, their lower-end antennas are Ku, just like my SeaTel. It...
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    Questions About Satellite Dome Compatibility

    I've been searching on these forums and all over the internet for help, because Dish and DirectTV have been absolutely no help. The boat we just bought (SR 390MY) came with a SeaTel 1898S satellite TV dish/dome. According to the specs in the manual left behind by the previous owner, it is a Ku...
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    OFFICIAL 390/40 Motor Yacht Thread

    FINALLY! We closed on the boat today! The process took longer than I had anticipated (we were originally supposed to close 2 1/2 weeks ago) but everything worked out for the best. We negotiated a very fair price, including concessions for needed some repairs and maintenance. The boat was at...
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    Post your boat's name

    The boat we just bought is named "Lucky Lady II" which we thought about keeping. However we decided that for our first real boat we want to pick a name that is new and unique to us, and not just keep the previous owner's leftover. We struggled to find something we could all agree on, we scoured...
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    Remote Monitoring?

    Thanks Steve, that's good to know. If there is no WiFi at the new marina, my thoughts were to use a cellular HotSpot. I may have to re-think that strategy.
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    Remote Monitoring?

    Thanks for the replies. @DaleM, that is exactly what I am looking to do. I have a similar setup at home for video monitoring when we're away, and just wasn't sure if there were others out there doing the same on their boats. I like the WiFi repeater functionality you mentioned. We are going to...
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    Remote Monitoring?

    I am curious if anyone is using any sort of remote monitoring device on their boat. For example, a Canary or Nest Cam, that can send you a notification if it detects motion. The Canary also monitors temperature and humidity. Of course that means having internet access on the boat, so you'd have...
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