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I am interested in refinishing my cabin table. I took the table top to a local furniture refinisher that I have used in the past to strip finish. They told me the finish could not be stripped or sanded!! Have any of you successfully refinished your table top?? Thanks, RJ

Just curious if someone can tell me what lights Formula uses to illuminate the swim platform? I have a 40 PC and want to add the lights. Thanks, RJ

As the subject states, I am curious how you clean the inside windshield. I have a 2001 40 PC and the angle and depth of the windshield combined with the height of the dash creates an impossible angle and I can't reach the bottom of the windshield. I have not found a "good" solution. So, how do...

Hey Guys, I am looking for ideas on how to carry two bikes on our 40PC. I looking for a clean, easy to secure, removable, rack system that won't require drilling holes, etc. I am wondering if there is a way to use the swim platform space. Anybody have a solution?? The bikes are both full carbon...

I have a 2001 37PC with 8.2's. It has the spin on fuel filters. This is my first time replacing them. Question, how much gas should I expect to see drain when replacing the filters? I was expecting to see a little but I had about 3 cups drain out before I aborted the change and just retightened...

Another question....the cabin bilge pump that is mounted on the bulkhead in the engine room runs, but doesn't pump. It ran fine last fall. I know the pick-up and intake hose are not plugged. The pump runs and does have some suction but apparently not enough to lift the water. It is a bellows...

I have a 2001 37/40 PC with a Seaward 11 gal water heater. The water heater is leaking water, a slow steady stream from the pressure relief valve. The water heater is shoe horned in the forward starboard corner of the engine compartment and the front is so close to the exhaust manifold that you...

Prior to winterization we scrubbed our bilges spotless. The marina winterized our boat and this spring we noticed oil in the bilge area where the A/C sea water pump is located. The mechanics at the marina are telling us there is no oil in the A/C sea water pump.......but there is nothing else...

I have purchased all of my new stereo equipment and have started the install. I know several of you have experience replacing the stereo equipment so I am hoping to learn the tricks to installing and running all the new wiring. Right now I am doing a lot of head scratching!!! ??? I am...

How do you remove the rear valance?? The Admiral has lost her mind......we are now planning to replace the curtains with blinds and reupholster the headboard and rear valance. I can't keep up with her!! All of her updating may be good news for someone here, I will be selling the original...

One of my next to-do upgrades is new TV's. I am planning to add three new TV's, one in the aft area, one in the forward berth, and one in the cockpit. I will also be adding a new Glomex digital antenna. So my questions, Can I split the antenna signal three ways? (Glomex info states two TVs)...

I will be replacing the stereo in my 40 PC. I am someone that researches everything....to death. I prefer to do all my own work....but this stereo thing has me a bit confused. The boat has four speakers in the cabin and four speakers in the cockpit. So here is what the system needs to do: Run...

I have pulled the tube style analog TV's out of my boat with plans to replace them with digital LED. One of the benefits is the additional cabinet space in both the galley and the forward berth. I am having a new cabinet door or doors made for the space in the galley where the old tube TV was...

Hi all, In preparation for spring I am getting ready to order a bunch of maintenance parts, impeller kits, fuel filters, oil filters, fluids, etc. Do any of you have preferred source? I have a Amazon Prime account so I tend to shop through Amazon and find it odd that a short list of parts can...

I posted this under the gas engines thread but thought I would post the link here too just in case one of you has experience replacing impellers on a 2001 37/40 PC with 8.2l Bluewaters (7.4 would work too) and v-drives. http://formulaboatsforum.com/forumtest/index.php?topic=5778.0 Thanks, RJ

Hi All, I am planning to replace the impellers on both engines and my genie (Kohler). I have searched for "how-to" info specific to the 7.4 - 8.2L Bluewater with v-drives and have come up blank. Can someone point me to a good resource for the info? This is for a 2001 37/40 PC. Thanks in...

My new to me boat is a 2001 37/40 PC. I need to replace the stereo and I cannot figure out how to get to it to remove it. ??? I am pretty mechanically inclined and hate to admit this leaves me scratching my head. Any help? I will be replacing the entire system so any other tips, tricks, advice...

I am new to my boat and after being quoted $175 per engine for an oil change, I will be doing it myself. I have 502's and they have the hose fitting on the top of the dip stick tube. Which is the preferred way to extract the most oil from the pan, with the hose connected to the hose fitting or...

My 2001 37/40PC has a Garmin 2010C GPS/chartplotter. Prior to buying the boat I did a little research and assumed I could buy an SD card that would give me the info I need to navigate the St. Croix and Mississippi rivers. Unfortunately, the 2010C is older than I was told and doesn't accept SD...

I closed on the 2001 37/40 PC that I was asking all of you questions about. We got a great deal on a great boat. It needs some TLC and updating but the bones are good. The engine hours are at 410 and the gennie has 36 hours. It was a day boat and probably never overnighted because the owner's...