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    Boat Photos!

    Who doesn't love sexy pictures of clean boats?! When I got this '94 Cabrio 280, it came with a hodgepodge of gear. Between lines, fenders, towels etc.. everything is there but mismatched and shoddy looking. I wanted to start a threat of good boat shots people have to get an idea of what color...
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    Is Blower speed control a thing?

    So I'm replacing the dash and rocker switch panel on my Cabrio 280 with a new one from a Cabrio290, that SEEMS to be identical in size and configuration. This new rocker panel however, has a knob connected to a potentiometer that the existing panel doesn't have. It appears to be wired to the...
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    Help Identifying Bravo3 Parts

    Hello! Mid summer this past year I had some significant problems shifting with my 1994 Bravo 3, leaving to a complete rebuild of the upper, and an inspection / a few bad parts swapped from the lower. Many of the parts in the upper, including I believe the upper gearset, were fine yet had to be...
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    Total Engine Replacement?

    Hello! Within the first two (and a half) years of owning my first boat (purchased early Fall of 2012), I've had the absolute pleasure of finding I needed to: *Re-calibrate shift cables *Replac my shift cables *Replace my shift cable bracket / harness *Replace my Bravo3 lower unit due to...
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    Good Story: So this was fun...

    I took the first big trip of the year this past weekend from Green Bay up to Sturgeon Bay in Door Co. WI. The 45 mile trip was pretty rough with 2-4" rollers and 15-20 MPH winds, but we made it to the maria in about 2 and a half hours. So I get my slip assignment, navigate through the marina...
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    Upgrading Electronics Package in Phases

    Hello again! I've got a crappy, super old Garmin GPSMap 210 that likes to turn-off when I'm cruising. The plan is to replace it with a nice color chart plotter, but I'd eventually like to add Radar to the package down the line. Due to the expense (and the fact that honestly, I don't really NEED...
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    Question for Wisconsin Lake Michigan Boaters!

    Hello Neighbors! I've got my '94 Cabrio 280 in Green Bay, and absolutely love that area for boating. South Bay Marina is beautiful and has great accommodations, we have two sand bars (long tail & little tail) just 15 minutes away, the Fox River has tons of bars and restaurants with water...
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    Filter for head

    Hey! I was pump flushing the head last summer when my dock neighbors (embarrassingly enough like 8 slips down) were like "Dude, get your filter replaced.." So I looked into this mystical filter, and apparently I need to order one of these guys Sealand Saniguard Holding Tank Vent Filter 5/8"...
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    Corrosion - New Galvanic Isolator worth installing?

    So many of you may have been following my corrosion issue, but after I failed to locate a galvanic isolator on my boat, I paid the marina mechanics ~$140 to look into the panel and verify there isnt' one there. They verified, and I ordered a new ProMariner ProSafe FS 30amp. So, I go to install...
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    De-bond 5200

    So my Larson Cabrio has four upholstery panels in the cockpit that, in addition to looking slick, apparently act as access panels to the throttle cables (on starboard) and the Shorepower inlet and galvanic isolator (on port). My problem is, sometime during the boat's prior life, some asshat...
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    What to do about an ugly dashboard

    Hey! I've put a *ton* of work into getting this neglected, abused 1994 Larson Cabrio 280 back to looking like the beautiful girl she is. a metric $h** ton of cleaning & de-molding, re upholstry on the deck and in the cabin, replacing the missing (stolen?) spotlight, reinstalling (properly) the...
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    Is a little corrosion normal?

    Hey! Some of ya'll may remember my ordeal last winter where I ended up replacing my entire Bravo3 lower unit due to corrosion on the inside. Since then I've replaced the anodes, and have fixed the ground wire circuit on the lower unit (multiple steel ground wires weren't connected) Well, after...
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    Engine Temp Sensor Location & information

    Hey! I've been reading horror stories of the damage caused by over heating, and want to make sure I can avoid the same issues. I've been studying the cooling system in the manual (Merc's #16 for the 1994 454 B-III) but don't see any mention on where the temp sensor is in the system or see...
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    Is extended WOT bad for the engine?

    Just as the title says. I've got a 1994 7.4l with Bravo III that has about 1060 hours on it. Running wonderfully (for the time being), but I just took my first 3 hour trip (The beast crawls at a steady 24 MPH) and was told (After I got back) that running it at 100% throttle (WOT) is hard on the...
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    First big trip - any pointers?

    Well, I purchased the 28' Cabrio 280 late last fall, and this is my first summer really using it. This weekend will be my first real trip on the boat, a ~50 mile cruise up the bay. I've got a slip reserved for the next three days at a nice Marina, and will be going with two other family members...
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    New LEDs in Cockpit! (pics!)

    so the incandescent bulbs in the radar arch had to go. I replaced them with LEDs from superbrightleds.com (link to the exact bulbs below) for a perfect direct retrofit, and absolutely LOVE the results. Before LEDS, two incandescent bulbs. Yellow, dim, hot, and inefficient...
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    Oops! Ran aground, ...now what?

    So I was trucking right along at ~23MPH, happy as a clam on Saturday, when the depth went from about 28' to 1.5' in a real big hurry. I noticed the boat stop so I powered down to neutral immediately, but the deceleration was enough to send my buddy on the back seat forward into the deck table...
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    Plumbing System Rebuild

    So as I'm finally getting all of the serious stuff fixed and in great working order on my 20-year-old new-to-me boat, I'm starting to look at some comfort / appearance projects. First being the plumbing. The head, even with a cap or two of bleach, seems to smell any time I run water through...
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    Norcold Fridge leaking!

    So I've got a small Norcold fridge in my 1994 Larson Cabrio 280. Fridge works great. problem being: The upper componant builds up a large block of ice when it's running, I assume for stuff that needs to stay closer to frozen. Well, when I unplug the boat from shore power and spend a day out...
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    Aftermarket Bow Thruster

    Hey! I've got a 1994 Larson Cabrio 280 (10' beam) with a single 7.4 Merc Bravo 3. I'm somewhat new to boating with a boat this size, but with a single engine this things impossible to dock. What're the pro's thoughts on throwing an aftermarket bow thruster in, and does anyone have a rough...
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