This is kind of a "repost". I had added this to one of my older postings but got thinking that may have not worked the best.... here it is

Repost,

We got in the water (finally) this past week. I got the fridge up and running and everything seemed AOK, my beer was cold!!! After it had been running for a day I noticed that it would come on, run for about a minute, stop and then resume running. It would eventually turn off properly (I could hear the "click" of the thermostat). As time went by this "short cycling: got more persistent to the point that it was on and off, on and off. I decided to shut it down as I did not want to leave the boat with the fridge doing that for days on end thinking that it would not be good for the compressor.

Cheers
Fraser

Greetings all, I am new to the forum. Last year I rebuilt the starboard engine and it was easy enough as I only had to remove the galley flooring BUT we did have to almost fully pull the engine apart before we lifted it up an out. The starboard engin is under the dinette and I am wondering if I can lift the whole engine out without dismantling it. Has anyone had experience doing this on the year and model?

Hi all

Had the boat for about a month now and have a couple of questions:

Four fuel tanks and four fuel tank filling ports so I assume I have to fuel at four locations? (this has to be a dumb question)

There is a place to connect a hose while at the dock in the port side stern. I assume this means I don't have to use my water tanks for fresh water while I'm at the dock? How do I bypass the tanks so I know I'm using the water coming from the hose?

Vacuum pump for toilets runs periodically, any common places to check for a leak?

Best way to clean a bilge? I assume just a light de-greaser, rags and some cool contortionist moves.

Do you use your various cockpit carpets? why? do you keep them down or store them and if you store where?

I never had a bow thruster before so beside moving the boat side to side, how else is it used? In conjunction with screws/throttle while turning? Underway?

When I run water in the bathroom of the master bedroom, where does it discharge? I can hear a pump run but don't see where the water leaves the boat or where the pump is located?

Thanks in advance for your help.

A friend of mine has a ~2004 356. When they surveyed and since then when using a moisture meter near the anchor winch they got indications of "moisture" in the area around the winch. They took off the winch in the off season to check for leaks and moisture and found none. Let it dry out for months and then reinstalled the winch. They still get the indications from the meter. I don't know what brand or model meter they are using.

I'm thinking that there might be a different density of core used around the winch vs the regular balsa coring found everywhere else. Is this possible that there is maybe some high density plywood there vs the balsa for strength to mount the winch? Has anyone been inside that area of the decking to know?

Good day all.
I have a 1989 3807 Aft Cabin with wetbar and icemaker.
is there a shutoff valve for the icemaker? If so, will it shutoff the faucet in the wet bar also?

Built a staircase for boarding the 405 Carver. Water is high and fixed docks are 12 " above water. Needed 48" to board side entry. Very lite weight, but also strong.

Looks like Xintex has finally made some significant changes the their CO detector. Very low 4ma draw and 7 year life span among other things. Direct replacement including same mounting holes as the old. I am severely overdue in my replacement which should happen every 5 years with the older model. http://www.fireboy-xintex.com/marine-ca ... or-cmd5-m/

After working the bugs out last season, this season will see a new and improved battery bank. The stock bank is Batt 1- Starting/house, Batt 2- starting/house, Battery 3 genny.

I am going to try and get a set of 6V GC batteries set in place by using a group 24 starting battery for position 1 on the selector switch. I would use this battery exclusively for stating each of my thirsty big blocks. I will then remove the #2 battery and place the GC batteries in that space by turning them sideways. That will leave enough room for the dedicated Genny battery, and hopefully, more space for another set of 6V GC batteries. I will be replacing the charger with a ProMariner 1250P 50 Amp 3 bank charger. I will access battery 1 and the house (battery 2) by opening up the Master Battery Selector Switch and running lead one to the lug for battery 1 on the rear of the switch, and the same for lead 2, at the back of the switch. As for the Genny battery, I would also access that from the rear of its own selector ON/OFF switch. This leaves me with the single ground lead from the charger. Do I run the ground to a terminal block, and then run a lead to each negative terminal of each bank, OR could I just run the negative lead to either the port or starboard engine, which should, in theory close the battery circuits and charge fully. I will have 60 AMP MAXI fuses at each connection on the battery switch and also at the positive side of the genny battery. I wish to ensure that I can stay on the hook overnight, have plenty of juice to run the fridge and lights and an inverter for todays no energy using LED TV. So, I would start on position "A". run and warm engines, charge battery, then move selector switch on "B" for the rest of the day.

Thoughts welcomed, comments welcomed and also any ideas or things I may have missed??

Hello! Just bought my first boat. So excited about my 2001 35 Mariner. Curious, has anyone replaced the flybridge ice maker with a fridge? Which one did you use?

Thanks!
Christine

I'm looking at a 1996 330 Mariner. Looking for the experience of those that own this model. I would like to know the cruise speed and gph fuel burn at cruise. I would also appreciate learning about any known issues with this boat. Thanks all!