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For so many reasons, I broke down and bought a hardtop for the flybridge. So the bimini frame is up for grabs! I took it down over the winter, polished it, new set screws, replaced some bimini hardware, made new pins. Heavy walled, 1" diameter. Sized to drop right on a 38 bayliner. 4 bow, framed...

I replaced the forward HVAC with a Webasto FCF 12k like 6 years ago. Unit runs 24/7. Getting an E3 error code which is low pressure ie, condenser coil is shot. Loved the unit, ran flawlessly until I put her back in the water after new bottom paint back in May. I'm trying to get ahold of...

I live on my boat. Big items, things, collections, etc. are easy to organize and store. But all the misc. crap is tough to figure out where it goes. And the longer I live on my boat, the more of this misc. crap tend to accumulate. I don't know what to do with it. How do you all organize...

Such a frustrating experience. I needed to replace to my struts (long story) and I have the dry fit basically perfect. The alignment is spot on, the shafts sit on the bottom of the cutlass bearing and the shafts spin with one finger on the propeller. I used two bolts to hold a strut in place...

Being the budget minded boater I am, The Simrad GO9 XSE looks like a nice all-n-one unit that will do everything I'm looking for...which isn't much :lol: I'm replacing a 15+ year old Lorance chart plotter (burned out, I think) with GPS and a Garmin Fish Finder...

Hey yall! Mostly been using the boat and asking a couple Bayliner questions on the BOC. I've hauled for the winter for some maintenance. Since I'm rebedding and replacing almost everything underwater, It's go me thinking about upgrading and replacing my electronics. What's on the boat now is...

Finally getting my ground tackle squirt away. I have a chain/rode coming in from Defender and I have a 44lb Manson Supreme I've been using with the old rode. The old rode had a standard shackle that gets stuck on the bow roller when I weigh anchor, so I wanted to replace it with a swivel to...

Yes I've finally had a chance to do some anchoring in my Bayliner :lol: Yes, the anchor rode is old and missmatched rope/chain and doesn't work with my windlass. I'm looking to replace it. I picked up a closeout 45lb Manson Supreme that I've been using and quite like it :smitten: I have a...

It was a "nice to have" on my list of wants when boat shopping, but now I kind of don't like it...not enough of the windows open up in the summer so it is stifling up there and it seems to do a great job of promoting mildew growth on my seats :facepalm: On the other hand, the boat has always...

Just sharing in case anyone here hasn’t heard, but WM is price matching internet store prices. No questions asked thus far. Recent purchases: 5” fiberglass exhaust elbow $104 they matched for $70 with free store shipping in 2 days and just today I bought 6 5” t bolt clamps $34.95 a piece they...

:rofl: But seriously, I stumbled upon a killer deal on an outboard motor for the roll up dinghy that came with my boat! And after one use I'm disappointed.... Past part throttle, the transom starts to fold in and the floor starts to cave in? Is this typical or is there something I can do to...

It's a little ways off, but it will be here before I know it :socool: Spring 2019. I was thinking sometime around April/May/June? I'm planning to circumnavigate the Chesapeake Bay. I'll be leaving out of Norfolk, Va and heading up the coast of Virginia, cross the bay around Elkton?, then...

I'm changing out the line on my boat to help combat the stink. I've replaced a lot of the flush lines with 1" PVC and the rest with 1" hose (electric toilet output is 1"). My toilets are electric so it is a pretty thin slurry being pushed through. Any reason I couldn't install 1" dia. pump...

I have electric flush toilets in my boat. The guest head, between flushes, will slowly drain to empty. This is also the "stinky head" (the whole boat though has an odor when first opened up). The master head, which I rarely use, holds water like I would think any normal toilet would (and no...

Converted to 250/50 and no longer needs these: 2 - 30amp x 50 foot shore power cords. 1 new April 2017, 1 new August 2017. $50 a piece. 30amp x 25 foot EEL cord. Couple years old. $30 250/50a to 2-30a splitter. New May 2017. $120 250/50a to 30a pigtail. Couple years old. $60...

Forward ac/heat in the master suite has a bad high pressure switch. It didn't cool or heat during any of my inspections or during the survey. Was reflected in the price, kind of hoped it would be an easy fix (popped fuse, limit switch, wiring, etc). Turns out the high pressure switch is...

I already asked this on the BOC and figured I could get some other opinions or experience here as well :thumb: Woe to thee whom buys a used boat and starts looking a little to hard :silly: While working on my list of things I found wrong during my inspections. . .and comparing and checking it...

Cleaning out the lower helm station and have a couple pounds of old charts and books. Fun to flip through, but they are pretty old. East coast charts from Norfolk to Florida and then a Bahamas chart book from maybe the mid 90's? And a couple bay chart books from the 80's. . . Is there any...

Bought new for my sailboat...for whatever reason. Don't need them for my current boat. Never installed. $150 for the pair!

I still can't either :angel: 1987 Bayliner 3870 With Hino 175's. In fact, this is the same boat I went to survey on back in May 2016 then walked because of some damage. Owner repaired it, accepted the same offer as back then, went to survey and. . .it was really hard to talk myself out of...

The year is new and fresh, time to start the trawler hunt again! The last year/year and a half of manic/fruitless searching has at least yielded a very short list of boats I regret either not buying or at least not "sucking it up" and pulling a 3 day weekend to go to Florida or wherever to...

I have my sailboat now, and I enjoy it (enjoy it more if I used it more) and I like working on it, and I like living aboard. . .but I'm not sure I would do this again? What I'm saying is, I seem to be missing that level of naivete I had when I bought my sailboat. Now that I know what I'm in...

. . .or if they are willing to drive a couple hours, that would be great as well :thumb: Put a deposit on a Bayliner 3870, now I need to find someone to survey the hull and engines. Recommendations are appreciated. I've already sent a couple blind emails to SAMS members. Also, any leads on...

. . .or, it would have been sailing if the wind hadn't of died. Not sure why, but the forecast was 10-15 but I got out there just as it went to 0-3 :banghead: 2 hours motoring/motorsailing/drifting with the tide hoping for wind. On the little puffs of wind that did come thru, I could faintly...

. . .I have yet to ponder over a boat without some kind of questionable (often expensive) owners mod :facepalm: This latest one is a Schucker that the current owner removed the wheel steering and replaced it with an autopilot that takes input from a joy stick. According to the broker there is...