What did you do to your boat today

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  • reneechris14reneechris14 Member Posts: 3,134 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thought mama said no more boats in the yard, what does this one make 6?
    2005 Rinker FV342  Pawcatuck river,Ct
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  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,038 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 2020
    Makes 4.  3 of which are insured and registered.  All other boats are for sale!!!!


    I wanted a diesel 2859 with trailer.  Not a popular boat on smaller inland lakes.

    One poppped up for sale 40 min from my shop.  


    2018 aluminum triaxle tailer.  Just came 3000 miles from the west coast.


    Usually these go for 22k and up with no trailer. 

    I got this one for much less than that.  

    Ive got to add a genset and AC.  Do some cleaning and upgrades.  Im also not sure how to turn on the shore power outlets in the aft bedroom. 

    I'm also not sure how to use the spot light. 

    So far the only repair ive had to do was hunt down a short in the starboard side nav light.  I have a light from a junker boat sitting on her for now until the new ones arrive.  It will be good enough to get me on the water this weekend

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  • rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 8,433 ✭✭✭✭✭
    How much @reneechris14? That  looks awesome! Biggest draw back is the hard feeling..that is spongy? Also, with my carpet out and the camper pack up, it's kind of noisy like the carpet absorbs some sound...maybe I'm imagining that...
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  • reneechris14reneechris14 Member Posts: 3,134 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Not as soft as it looks but it should make it more durable. $1219 with shipping from Moler in China. Will be doing the swimplatfrom today have to do some cutting.
    2005 Rinker FV342  Pawcatuck river,Ct
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  • Aqua_AuraAqua_Aura Member Posts: 2,625 ✭✭✭✭✭
    @PickleRick where did the boat come from on the west coast? We have all sorts of those boats around here. 
    1997 Bayliner 3988
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  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,038 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 2020
    Im not sure where the PO had it in cali.  Was originally a great lakes boat, then went to somewhere out west then cali.  They took it to Catalina island often. Something about a wine mixer.  They said it took 45 min on this bost as opposed to 3 hrs on their trawler.



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  • SpyderwebSpyderweb Member Posts: 915 ✭✭✭
    That’s the boat we wanted to buy (gas) to replace our 1992 Bayliner 2452.  Loved the big windows.  There were none to be found around here.  Just not popular.  Even the salesman at the high volume Bayliner dealer in central New York said they had never sold even 1 of that model boat.  We ended up buying a 285.
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  • rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 8,433 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 2020
    that's not bad at all @reneechris14...just a little over a boat buck! And your a 342, I'm a 270 so would be some less I'd think...I may reach out and get a price before we are completely shut down from China...

    Did a quick Google and came up zip...who is the company??
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  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,038 ✭✭✭✭✭
    285 discovery?  Those are nice models but i have only seen the 24 and 26 models.  I wanted the private rear bedroom.  Not a feature you find on many models that can be trailered.  


    This is the first one i found less than 6 hrs from me.  

    The admiral loves to room.
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  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,038 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I say bedroom, more coffin with door
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  • rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 8,433 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That thing has a rear birth? The wiggle the pickle room?
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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,073 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Let’s see more pics @PickleRick !! Congratulations!
    2008 330EC
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  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,038 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 2020
    Ill try to snap a few tonight.  Im about to start fitting my portable ac 

    Thank you @aero3113

    A little stabbin cabin
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  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,038 ✭✭✭✭✭
    i don't know how to operate half this crap.  I hope you guys dont mind me being rinkerless and still being on here.  Im gonna need help!
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  • IanIan Member Posts: 2,869 ✭✭✭✭
    Given my buddy says the Bayliner forum sucks I think we’ll let you stay 😁

    Regards,

    Ian

    The Third “B”

    Secretary, Ravena Coeymans Yacht Club

    https://www.rcyachtclub.com/

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  • rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 8,433 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very retro looking...and no stabbin cabin pics please.
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  • Aqua_AuraAqua_Aura Member Posts: 2,625 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This forum exist for every brand. When you search Google for boat related stuff this forum often is the result. 
    1997 Bayliner 3988
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  • WillhoundWillhound Member Posts: 4,208 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Agree @Aqua_Aura. Although the vast majority  of us are now, or have been, Rinker owner's most have experience with other brands and boating in general. Most of that knowledge is transferable. Always willing to help out a fellow boater regardless of brand.
    "Knot Quite Shore" - 2000 FV270 (Sold)
    2018 Cherokee 39RL Land Yacht (Sorry...)
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  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,038 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I wanna be accepted into your winlass club
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  • SpyderwebSpyderweb Member Posts: 915 ✭✭✭
    @PickleRick 285 Ciera.
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  • SpyderwebSpyderweb Member Posts: 915 ✭✭✭
    Replaced fluorescent light in head (with on/off switch short people can't reach) with motion activated LED.  Wife loves it.  


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  • WillhoundWillhound Member Posts: 4,208 ✭✭✭✭✭
    For anybody that doesn't think it gets hot in Canada this was the temp under the canvas at the boat today. Was 49 when I first entered which is 120 F. After half an hour with the top opened up it only dropped to about 100 and then a severe thunderstorm warning was issued so we zipped back up and headed home. Good tornado weather here. Been in the 90's all week now and no rain for the last 10 days.
    "Knot Quite Shore" - 2000 FV270 (Sold)
    2018 Cherokee 39RL Land Yacht (Sorry...)
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  • PickleRickPickleRick Member Posts: 4,038 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Shutting down the NHL has resulted in global warming.  
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  • reneechris14reneechris14 Member Posts: 3,134 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well the pole in the right corner is so you can reach stuff that you can not reach by hand, the shiny round thing  makes you go left or right hope this helps 
    2005 Rinker FV342  Pawcatuck river,Ct
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  • YYZRCYYZRC Member Posts: 5,141 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice one @Spyderweb - I have the same one and it works brilliantly. 
    2008 350 EC on Georgian Bay
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  • mattiemattie Member Posts: 1,281 ✭✭✭✭
    Willhound said:
    For anybody that doesn't think it gets hot in Canada this was the temp under the canvas at the boat today. Was 49 when I first entered which is 120 F. After half an hour with the top opened up it only dropped to about 100 and then a severe thunderstorm warning was issued so we zipped back up and headed home. Good tornado weather here. Been in the 90's all week now and no rain for the last 10 days.
    What is that thingy? For checking batts?





    246BR, 276BR, H310BR current
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  • WillhoundWillhound Member Posts: 4,208 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Plugs into my 12v  accessory port. Shows voltage and temp and has a USB port for a phone charging cord. About $12 on Amazon.
    "Knot Quite Shore" - 2000 FV270 (Sold)
    2018 Cherokee 39RL Land Yacht (Sorry...)
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  • Black_DiamondBlack_Diamond Member Posts: 5,439 ✭✭✭✭✭
    @Spyderweb got a link for that light?

    Past owner of a 2003 342FV
    PC BYC, Holland, MI
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  • rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 8,433 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It's to hot to boat!
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  • J3ffJ3ff Member Posts: 4,112 ✭✭✭✭✭
    front and rear thruster??
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