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Good morning. The 3/16 steel cable on my hand crank winch I use to raise and lower my inflatable dingy is starting to fray and kink from use. I will be replacing it with 1/4” Dynima line. My dingy/motor setup weighed approximately 250lbs. The Dynima line has a working strength of approximately...

Good evening Do any of you use diesel fuel additives and which ones? Twin Volvo TAMD41PA. Thanks

Riding my friends boat. Twin Cumins turbo diesels. Idle speed to 1500rpm no issues.Starboard engine Above 1500 approaching 2000rpm smelling coolant. elbow? Turbo? Temperature stays steady.

Has or does anyone run their onboard generator to cook a meal or run their air conditioning while underway. Most of my boat trips take several hours underway. I’d like to use my electric oven or a crock pot to cook my meal while I am underway.

Wanted original Bruce anchor 55lb Thanks Jim 714-269-2570

Quick question When anchoring out and a guickly approaching storm dictates that it is safer to stay anchored than running to a safe port. Do you guys idle an engine just incase you need to move and don’t want to risk the engine not starting? Thanks. Just compiling info for my knowledge.

What are your thoughts on using a portable space heater in your boat to keep the air dry? On my previous boat I used a portable spacer for 15 years to keep the dampness to a minimum. I had the heater on a safe non combustible surface with the thermostat set on a setting that was low enough to...

I am looking for a way to monitor what and how my dog is doing when I leave him in his kennel on board my trawler. I would like to step out for a bite on shore or go to the market and leave him on board in his kennel. I would to check up on him with my I-phone.

Title sb Dingies not Dingos. I will be transporting my dingy on my new davit system. She will ride high at cockpit roof height. The motor will remain hanging on the transom. I do not want to remove the motor hence the new davit system. The dingy is a 10’ inflatable the outboard is a 6hp Tohatsu...

Good morning To the owners that removed the foam and water from your swim platform. Was there a notable decrease in fuel consumption or a little increase in speed when you preformed this work? Mine has never been done and I am considering doing this on my next haul out. Expecting to pay at least...

1997/350 anyone know the location of the AC Buss bars? Thanks

Does anyone use 12v electric blankets? Do they work well? Do they draw much from the battery? I’m looking to sleep warm while away from shore power for a few days to a week. I’ve also just seen a blanket powere by a Makita 18v battery. Interesting! Anyone try one? Thanks Jim

Good morning I will be installing a 12v cigarette lighter style outlet in the cockpit area of my Mainship 350. I will mostly use it to plug in a 350 watt portable inverter. I can run my laptop when on the hook and also run my Christmas lighting when underway. Should I fuse the positive leg to...

Good morning I want to relocate the oil filter on the starboard engine on my boat. It is a Volvo TAMD41P-A. Anyone know of a kit, Volvo or After market that would work on my Volvo?

Have a 1997 350 both Tachs are sweep hand with a small digital hour meter in the lower portion of the tach. The port tach is losing the digital display. Sometime I can barely read it. Other times it is not visible. This is happening to both the upper and lower helm stations. Just on the port...

Tried the new to me butt splices that have a ring of solder and also is a clear heat shrink. No crimping. Slide the two ends into each other, slide the splice over the bare wire then heat till the solder melts and the heat shrink shrinks. Installed a new bilge pump and float switch with these.

Mainship 1997/350 Fuel gauge bounced around when I bought the boat 3 years ago then stopped registering. Figured a poor ground. Cleaned off all connections at the sending unit and anywhere I could find. No go. Went under the dash and applied a jumper from the instrument hot lead to ground ...

What do you use for to heat the interior of your trawler when you are on the hook or a mooring away from shore power? My heating is a unit incorporated with air conditioning and needs shore power or the generator to operate. Fall, winter, spring boating gets pretty cool sometime.

Good Morning I have a freefall windlass on my Mainship 350. Deploying the anchor is always freefall. No other option. Love this most of the time since I usually anchor in 100ft plus of water depth. My only issue is when I anchor in shallow water of say 20ft I cannot stop all 100ft of my anchor...

I'm looking for an adaptor or kit so that I can relocate my oil filter to a more accessible location. I did this to my previous boat that had gas Crusader engines. Oil changes where a piece of cake after doing this modification.

Morning. I have a 1997 350 with the factory 3 water tanks. The main is metal and I believe 85 gallons The other 2 are plastic and 50 gal each. When I use the fresh water I empty the 2 50 gallon tanks however the large 85 gallon does not draw. All the shut off valves are lined up next to each...

Do any 350/390 owners have a factory Samson post installed on your Mainship 350/390 even 400. I have some questions to ask regarding the Samson post. Thanks Jim

Good evening My trawler has a single mast on the flybridge on which the radar is mounted. It has a spreader with a Starboard and Port halyard. I do not have a mount for a flag pole in the transom since there is a door dead center and built in bait tanks on either side. I also do not have a flag...

Still new to me Mainship 350. Started running the air conditioning during our recent short heat wave to test them out. Ran/worked really well. My question is does the water pump cycle or is it supposed to run continuously? Mine ran for an hour then shut off. I was on the boat for only a half...

My normal shore power hookup is one 30A cord to the boat. it is a 1997 Mainship 350 Trawler. My panel is divided as 2 panels. Panel one and panel 2. I can have 2 incoming shore power cords 30a ea or use one 30A cord and close the parallel switch at the panel to tie both panels together...