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Replace Swim Platform I had a fiberglass swim platform on my 38 Marine Trader that not only was delaminating but also the design had some serious leg breaking openings. I decided to replace it with a custom built platform from PlasTEAK https://www.plasteak.com , in Copley, Ohio. Their...

Full displacement trawler with upper and lower helm, two staterooms, two bathrooms, galley, flybridge, and hardtop sundeck. $ 80,000. Currently in Cheboygan MI. LOA 41', LWL 38', Beam 14', Draft 14' Marine radio, radar and GPS at both helms 1- 135 hp Lehman 2709 hrs Bow Thruster 4 Kw...

1986 38" Marine Trader Sundeck I have a Marine Trader Sundeck that my wife and I are putting up for sale this summer. We are asking $ 80,000 for it. It has two staterooms, salon, galley, two heads, a large sundeck and fly bridge. I was going to post it in the For Sale section but I need to...

My boat is the one in Cheboygan, MI and you said you were in Ludington. It is also a fresh water boat as far as I know. It may have done the Loop once before with a previous owner not really sure.

We may have your boat. My wife and I are putting our 1986 38 Marine Trader on the market this summer. It has a 135 HP Ford Lehman diesel. We keep the boat in Cheboygan. I have been boating for 30+ years and now would like to explore away from the water.

Pvc What does Peggy think about using PVC for part of the sanitary run? It seems to me that the additional fittings would cause problems by eliminating smooth flow for the entire distance. Is my thinking wrong?

Securing wires I have been cleaning up my wiring the same as you. When I have had to secure entire new areas I have not wanted to screw into fiberglass at all. I have been using a Liquid Nail product called Fuse-It with great success. I have not had single glues piece of wood fail. The nice...

I got tired of the poles falling down and instead took some of my old extra fenders, laid them on the seats and it worked fine. I thought about partially inflated beach balls also. They can not be fully inflated or they won't stay.

Yes to Radar When I first got my boat we took it up the Detroit River and ran into a major fog bank leading to zero visibility. The boat had radar but none of the three of us had every used radar even though we each had 20 plus years sailing. We got lucky using the GPS. Along the way we were...

Marine Trader 38 Tradewinds Sundeck I have this boat and I would be very happy on it as a live aboard. It has an aft stateroom with a walk around queen and en-suite bathroom with shower, bunk beds in the forwards stateroom, galley, salon, and a huge covered sundeck. This boat is great and...

Thank you Thank you everyone for your advice. I guess I am going to be replacing my entire system. I have never been comfortable with this set up . I have three shut offs and the solenoid, I always check for leaks in the line before using and turn all of them off as soon as we are done using...

My Marine Trader has the propane tank mounted under the upper helm. It is not in a locker which concerns me. It also has a copper line running to the stove. I am going to replace the old 20 lb tank with a new fiberglass 11 lb tank which is plenty for my needs in the summer since I also have...

I have the same GPS puck but I am unable to get OpenCPN to recognize it. The instruction on the web site appear to be for an older version of OpenCPN so that does not help. I know the puck work because when I activate it the proper location is displayed. Do you have any suggestions.

I was trying to connect my GPS puck to the OpenCPN software. The instructions that I have are for the older version. The GPS works because I check it against two others but I am unable to activate it to the chart. I am using an older laptop for this. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Swim Platform You should keep in mind that there is expansion and contraction of your deck material the may be greater then that of the aluminum plate. I drilled out all of the bolt holes on my composite deck larger the needed to accommodate this. I also had additional stainless angle welded...

Bus Bar I appreciate your help with this but I am still somewhat confused by the system. Is that the negative bus bar that runs along side each set of breakers? I am use to it being completely separate and away from the breakers like on your home breaker panel. I really appreciate your...

My boat is named Hoosier Daddy because I am originally from Indiana, People always stop and ask which one of us is a Hoosier.

I am putting in an auxiliary panel to control some new lights from my upper helm. I do not want to tap in at the upper helm because all of the electrical up there seems to be tied into the ignition and shuts down when I start the boat or if the key is off I have no power. My thought is to run...

Swim Platform I replaced my old fiberglass platform with one made out of compressed plastic, similar to Trex. I took the old platform off and laid it on paper where I traced the shape including all existing brackets. I sent the drawing to plasteak.com in Akron, OH. They built me a new...

Air Horns I would like to replace my wimpy horn with one that sounds like a Great Lake freighter. Any suggestions?

A/p vs radar Having been on the Great Lakes for 20+ years I would not want to be without my auto pilot, if I had to chose. Most of the time you can wait out the fog and just leave later. We have actually gone out in heavy fog and simply announce our intention on channel 16. Most other...

I will be retiring next year and I would like to travel in early spring and late fall with my boat on the Great Lakes. It can get cold on the water especially because I like to travel at night when it is calm. I am thinking of installing a bus heater in the main cabin so that I can draw heat...

I have a 38' Marine Trader Sundeck with a single 135 HP Ford Lehman diesel. There are two engine compartment blowers and I have not figured out why they are there with a diesel engine. I do have a generator but it is also diesel. I would never put any type of flammable fluids in the engine...

Queen berth We have a 38 Marine Trader Sundeck. It is a 1986 model and has a walk around queen in the aft cabin along with lots of drawers and lockers plus a 3/4 ensuite bath.

I looked up the Capilano system and that looks like mine. Because of the location I cannot pour fluid in it. I am thinking of cutting a hole above it and putting in an inspection port. Where it is located I doubt the level has ever been checked so this will make it easy for me to check.