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  1. usmm1234

    Barrier coat, do you use them? Why?

    I just emailed Keith Warren at Back Cove Yachts in ME. He’s head of engineering there. I just finished selling them the Glendinning power shore power cable system for their new 390. They also build Sabre Yachts in ME. . I’ll post their bottom prep procedure when he responds.
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    Barrier coat, do you use them? Why?

    I’ve been calling on a Sea Ray for 30 years. I sold them all their water pumps and Seacocks for 16 years. We still do the bigger boats. I’ll make a call on Monday to their Enginnering Dept and find out. I have seen many older a Searay’s with Blisters. I have no idea who put the bottom paint on...
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    Barrier coat, do you use them? Why?

    Absolutely not. Epoxy primers are the norm. Any reputiable yard or dealership is going to put a barrier coat/primer on a bare fiberglass hull before he applies antifouling paint on a boat that is going to be kept in the water. Unless, as I said. Some owner specifies not to use it. I know most of...
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    Barrier coat, do you use them? Why?

    If the boat has bottom paint on it now. It almost surely has a primer/basecoat on it. I have never heard of any reputable dealer or yard applying Bottom paint without a barrier coat. That would actually liable the yard down the road unless the customer specified "no primer". As I said as a...
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    Barrier coat, do you use them? Why?

    I’ve been in the boat business for 42 years. I’ve co owned 2 dealerships. I wouldnt put a boat in the water long term without a barrier coat under any circumstance. My 33 Bertram was loaded with blisters and they used the finest gel coat on the planet.. I have seen many boats of every brand...
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    Replacing a bilge pump and switch

    If your original switch was one of the blue Surebail switches. I would keep using that if the wires are in good shape. Those are mercury switches which are fantastic. They outlawed them awhile back due to mercury. I took 2 of them out of my 2002 Grady to put Ultra Switch Jr’s and Shurflo 2000...
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    Water tank gauge on 330 express

    All fixed. It was just corroded spade connectors where the tank sender connects to the wiring harness right back at the tank. Replaced them with waterproof heat shrink butt splices.
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    New plumbing fixtures for my 330 Express

    Here’s a better picture of the hole I cut to change the sprayer.
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    New plumbing fixtures for my 330 Express

    Scandvik is good stuff too. Ambassador has 5 year warranty including chrome finish And all the valves are 1/3 turn ceramic. Scandvik is 1 year And some are multi turn buna rubber valves.
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    Water tank sending unit 330 Express

    Okay. You guys like Happy Endings? I crawled back across my gen set to try to remove the sender. I put a pair of channel locks on the square blue cap on the top of the sender. It does screw out. In order to do that. I went to disconnect the none waterproof spade connectors. When I did. They...
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    Water tank sending unit 330 Express

    It a traditional analog gauge with the needle
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    Water tank sending unit 330 Express

    Im not sure how to remove the sender. It does not have the usual 4 or 5 screws holding it down. I assume it screws out, but I dont want to break anything.
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    New plumbing fixtures for my 330 Express

    Everything mated easily. All 1/2”NPT . You can see the inspection plate here in this photo.
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    Water tank sending unit 330 Express

    That’s a good idea since I’ve had 2 other broken wires in the harness since I bought the boat. Forward bilge pump switch and hardtop speaker wire.
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    New plumbing fixtures for my 330 Express

    The Defender Sale starts tomorrow.
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    Water tank gauge on 330 express

    Are you saying that you accessed the back of the gauge from the Starboard side panel in the aft birth? I just had that out when I rebuilt the vacuum Pump and replaced the joker valves on the vacuflush System. I don’t recall if I could see the water gauge? I was thinking to access it from the...
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    Water tank gauge on 330 express

    Here’s the sending unit. I’m not familiar with this one
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    Water tank sending unit 330 Express

    Anyone familiar with this sending unit? It’s probably original from 2002. Need to find a replacement.
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    Potato Chip, Bread, Snack, Gear Holder

    10-4 Capt. We will just fish this boat off shore mostly. One type rod and reel. My son has all the king , Cobia and trout rods. I fish Fenwick Tuna Sticks and Shimano TLD 30’s and 50’s. We us3 them for trolling and live baiting.
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    Potato Chip, Bread, Snack, Gear Holder

    Nope. I’ve never needed more then 6 to get the job done! I’m not smart enough to fish more then 6 lines And a teaser or 2. All my Rigs get taken off the rods long before they go down below.