I have a '98 Mariner 350.
The cabinetry is a light oak.
There are water stains in the wood....anyone know where I can get stain to take care of those spots?

I have what I think is 3/8" anchor chain on my 42' trawler. Not sure whether it is the super hardened type or not. I want to purchase a quality pair of bolt cutters in case I have to cut the chain loose in a bad situation. Definitely looking for better quality than Harbor Freight. Any recommendations on where to buy them?

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My neighbor (about 4 docks down) mentioned to me that he thought there was a "Gas Sheen" coming from my dock area. He noted a "small sheen" going past his dock (maybe 300-400 feet away). When I observe the water around my dock, to be honest I cant see anything obvious but maybe a few "streaks" that look like they could be a "gas sheen". The gas in water that I have seen in the past is pretty obvious. Glossy surface that often times has a multi colored sheen to it. I ...

It's been a bit more than a month since I brought home our (new to us) Riviera. There have been many little projects, some minor, some more pressing. Besides the requisite cleaning and scrubbing of the deck, here are the main ones.

1) The Starboard engine was running rough. It was clear that it was running rich, so a carb rebuild was in order. I got a kit and a new float, and went to work. Upon reassembly, I noticed that if you opened the choke plates on the secondaries all the way, the linkage w ...

Anyone got any tips for loosening up quarter turn thru hull valves....seems both engines and genny were not exercised and are now stuck wide open. I haven't really applied any force yet as boat is still in and being used.....anyone ??

Hi all, can any one provide some info for the Carver 3608, 7.4L , 1991. I did some search on the internet, but did not find much info. There is one that I might be interested in, they have 2 staterooms and 2 heads and we like the layout. But before travelling to see it, I would like some comments.

Thank in advance.

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I have a Carver 404 with twin Mercruiser 7.4 V8 engines (340HP). The engines have around 400 hours each and with the exception of a valve assembly rebuild on one piston on the port side have always preformed well. My issue is::

* Since I first bought the boat two years ago, in order to maintain a center line on my sync gauge, I have always needed to run the port side engine about 200 to 300 rpm faster.
* Performance wise, it does not seem to have any impact on the boats propulsi ...

I've been arounds boats all my life, but thanks to my son's insistence, we have our first big one! A 2000 Aft Cabin, 326.

My son is a professional mariner and we plan to do some inter-coastal journeys as well as just local fishing and recreational use. My experience has always been with 24 foot and smaller cuddy cabins and runabouts. This is certainly a real learning experience.

Happy to be here and looking forward to sharing info and learning from my fellow members.

I am in the midst of buying a 2007 41CMY with Volvo D6 370's. Under 500 hrs. She's been on brackish and fresh water. The vessel doesn't have a ton of electronics on it which I don't mind. I'm not paying for something I will replace anyway. Being a novice to diesels, however I'd like to have diagnostics display such as the EVC to be installed which will show status and codes then perhaps if possible I'd like to run data from through NMEA2000 to a raymarine or similar display. Is all this possib ...

Hello, I am flushing out my air conditioner on my 2005 39MY. There are 3 discharge points on the boat. One on the bow and 2 aft under the swim platform, one port one starboard. No matter what I do I cannot get the aft port side to flow like the other two. Just wondering if I still have a clog or is this the last one on the line and just gets the remaining discharge. The A/C does seem to be working fine now.
Thanks