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We are listing our 34 Ft. 1983 Marine Trader for sale.* Many upgrades, new and refinished items.* Low engine hours (Less than 600) on our American Diesel.* We are ready to move up a few feet in length so this wonderful boat is looking for a new home.* Asking price is $69,900.00.* PM us or email...

Here is a look at part of the interior of the 28 year old main panel 12 volt switch that I just removed and replaced with a new switch.* I can see why it did not work so good all the time.* It appears there was some arching going on at some time in it's life.* The switch is pretty heavy duty but...

Does any one know where to get a red LED pilot light for the 110 volt side of the main electric panel?* My panel has the old bulb socket but no bulb installed.* I would like to replace the entire socket and bulb with an LED unit if they are available.* I have checked West Marine and Defender but...

What should the alternator AC voltage at idle speed be at the wire that goes from the alternator to the tachometer?* The alternator is a 65 Amp. Leece-Neville.* Does this voltage increase as the RPM increases?* Mine was reading a steady 16.00 volts AC at about 700 RPM.

Here are a few pictures of the bow thruster we had installed in our 1983 34 ft. Marine Trader.* -- Edited by reefdrifter on Monday 14th of February 2011 08:42:36 PM -- Edited by reefdrifter on Monday 14th of February 2011 08:44:15 PM

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I have aquired an*1982 Evinrude 2 hp, 2 stroke motor for the dhingy, but have no manual.* Does anyone out there know if this motor would have a water circulation impeller and if so where is it located?* I don't see any water being expelled with the exhaust gas so I am thinking there is no...

I have an American Diesel, 139 HP with about 450 hours that was a replacement for a damaged Lehman 120 by the previous owner.* When I bring the throttle to idle after a couple of hours of cruising, the engine will stall.* This doesn't happen*every time*but usually at the most in oppertune time.*...

I noticed some puddles of water on top of one of my two start batteries.** Is this from overcharging?* The boat is not used every day but I do keep the battery charger on when at the dock.* If this water is from overcharging, I am thinking maybe I should just run the charger one or two days of...

I have one rear side sliding window that wants to drip once and awhile during a rain storm.* It doesn't leak (drip) every time it rains but I can't trust it to not leak and it is over one of the aft racks.* The boat is a 1983 Marine Trader and I am wondering if there is a replacement...

Does anyone know how to select the correct tachometer to replace an older Motorola.* The engine is a newer American Diesel 139 HP.* I don't know off hand about the alternator.* Does the replacement tach have to match the*one that is working?* Can you get a Motorola or are they not in business?*

We are looking to get a couple of extra door keys for our 1983 Marine Trader.* They are a "Skeleton" type key that is very hard to reproduce.* (Well at least at a reasonable cost)* The name on the only key*for our door is "Shark" and the number 65 on the other side.* We went to a large lock and...

Hello All, We are wondering what is the dingy of choice out there?* Inflatable Zodiac type*or hard hull whatever?* Do you tow the dingy or lift it up on board?* Does one tow better than another.* What do you guys use for a dingy motor?* I would think the lighter the better.*

Does anyone know a supplier for brass step plates?* I did find a supplier in Washington state but they only have 3 1/4" x 9" with white rubber ribs.* I am looking for something in about a 4" width x 12" to 16" length.* Used plates would be ok also as long as they don't have a name on them.

The trawler we have chosen to buy has a name that we don't really like so much so we want to make a change.* I have read ways to make this name change so as not to tempt fate but is it all that necessary to go through the*rituals?* We are not exactly superstitious but want to do this the right...

We have been looking a many different trawler type boats, in fact we looked at a 1988 Trojan Fly Bridge with the same interior smell.* As soon as you enter the salon you get a very acrid smell.* We have only visited one boat of the mid 80's vintage that did not have any nasty smell and I noted...

Hello Island Gypsy people, We are looking at a 32 ft. 1986 Island Gypsy Sedan to buy as our first trawler.* We have had several boats over the years but never a trawler.* What if any, are the areas of concern for this type of boat should I be looking for?* It has teak decks and they seem very...

I saw this magnetic fuel conditioner device at the Fort Myers boat show a few weeks ago.* Go to www.fueltecind.com to see the device.* Do any of you guys use this to help keep your fuel clean?* It seems like it would be a good thing to have in your system.*

I am looking at a 1978 Mainship with a 7.5 KW Onan generator.* When the broker started the generator (He said it would sound clunky before he started it) it sounded like it was grinding up a bunch of rocks.* It sounded like this for a couple of minutes....... then it was running with the normal...

Hello all, My wife and I have our eyes on a couple of Island Gypsy Trawlers and we are wondering if anyone has any experience and comments on either one.* The first one is a 1986, 32 ft. sedan for $68,900.00 and the other one is a 1990 Mark II Europa for $89,900.00.* We are in SW Florida so will...