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Re: Pet peeves about photos in used boat ads
When I was on my quest for a new boat last year the biggest problem I had was brokers and private sellers using photos of the boat when they bought it, like 5 or 10 years ago. Drove all the way from Michigan to Virginia to look at a boat that the broker assured me were recent pictures only to pull up to the boat and see an absolute disaster of damage on the outside. Actually went inside and talked to the broker to make sure I was looking at the right boat. After she lied to me again about the pictures being recent she wanted to know if I wanted to see the inside because it was supposedly in great shape. Cut my losses and went home, another 9 hours. When I sold my last boat I took recent pictures and the first person to look at it bought it on the spot because it actually looked like the pictures. Amazing concept, tell the truth and people trust you, who would have thought lol. Sorry about the rant, strangely I feel much better now lol.

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Re: Rinker 280 EC - leaning to port side?
The fresh water tank on the 280EC is 33 gallons.
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Re: Replacement for non working ice maker
LaRea said:Yes, they are definitely expensive. And some people only use it a freezer, meaning they have to buy bagged ice at the store. But would you pay the price if it made ice that was drinkable?
I installed a canister water filter that serves my icemaker and cockpit sink. When I show up at the boat on Friday afternoon, there's 10 pounds of good-tasting ice waiting for me.
http://rinkerboats.vanillacommunities.com/discussion/9898/diy-install-of-water-filter-for-ice-maker
Definitely the route to go if you don't use or change your water every weekend. No sense in having an ice maker if you aren't going to eat/drink the ice! I only put in the water I believe I will use for the weekend. Every Friday or Thursday night I empty whatever is there and put new in.
Just this past weekend, we used ice for drinks on Thursday night. Anchored out both Friday and Saturday night, using the ice for us and another boat tied with us. Then they wanted the ice on Sunday for their drive back home. When we got back on Sunday, we hit shore for an hour then went out with our kids and had enough ice for a couple evening drinks. Perfect!
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Re: Anchor Light wiring
Crazy what comes from the factory. The original owner paid for that! LoL

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Re: Replacement for non working ice maker
I would be worried about going to sell it and buyers knowing it should have an ice maker and it is gone. That is a higher dollar Rinker to be missing an oem appliance. I would first see if you can affordably repair it. The units are pretty simple. We love our ice maker, have had them on the last two boats and they are awesome.

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Re: 2004 rinker vee 290 lost all frame for canopy were can i buy them
Canvas shop as said previously will make them. My friend with a fishing boat had his canvas re done and they didn't even use his old frame they just built a new one so it must not be that difficult.

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Re: 2004 rinker vee 290 lost all frame for canopy were can i buy them
Wecome to the forum. You won't find anyplace that sells them new for a boat that old. Sometimes you can find "new old stock" items on www.greatlakesskipper.com -- but you will probably need to have them fabricated by a canvas shop.

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Re: Cockpit Refrigerator ventilation
Guessing dimensions here. The vents on the side of the fridge have a total area of 1/4" x 3" x 10 = 7.5 in^2. The gap around the door frame is 1/4" x 50" = 12.5 in^2 so that's more than enough intake area.
But you need a way to exhaust warm air from the space. Can you add a vent somewhere up high? Or maybe an exhaust fan?
But you need a way to exhaust warm air from the space. Can you add a vent somewhere up high? Or maybe an exhaust fan?

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