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I drilled straight into the 1/2" flagpole rather than a set-screw. set screw appears to be 1/4-28 but I will double check tomorrow. bow rail set-screws are 1/4-28 x 3/16" for sure if anyone is searching this

seafarer is 22 not 23 feet long. My boat gets bigger when I talk to other boaters and smaller when I negotiate my slip fee.

perko sells the light. I suggest you replace the bulbs with LED. there is a bent one at the base, and another bent at the head to trace the windshield if that's your thing.

I have the same issue. I am getting the feeling that pulling the wire through is impossible and that some kind of new secured wire or conduit around the windshield is necessary. taking a windshield apart seems like a fools errand that will end in disaster. There is no way the wire is going...

The auto gets 11V. What’s weird is that it runs on manual and drops to 3V when activated on auto

The pump is mechanical but it makes the connection even internally. It had a donut float. But as you can see from the diagram it had two brown, two black, and an auto wire unlike a regular pump switch

Anyone know how a Grady aft bilge is normally wired ? I have no idea where my auto wire goes. It disappears into a conduit ImHaving issues and can’t figure it out I wired up the new one and it works on manual but not automatic automatic gives me an odd low half voltage 3-4V. I tested the...

I use friction hinges and am very pleased with this over gas shocks. Easy to install https://gemlux.com/collections/marine-friction-hinges?srsltid=AfmBOorUxqZ636mwcR-vuwqRiduLfVUypmnA9lRPeWP_By-FB3yluyzF

if your state grows corn your going to have ethanol in your gas role of thumb that said I’m in NYC and there is almost no place marine or land that sells pure gas with 0 ethanol

Might be this https://www.perko.com/catalog/cabinet_hardware/503/swivel_eye_hasp/ everything on this boat is perko or Atwood I think

The swivel hasp for my live well at the transom has rusted off. I have a seafarer 228. All the hasps I find are too large. Does anyone know what was used on these boats. The lid has a 1”lip and there is not much space below without movnf the rod holder rack which I don’t want to do...

Try a blind pop rivet

Sorry to ask this a couple of years after the post but does anyone have a photo of how this is installed ?. I have a 1987 and there are no gas struts and I’d like to install them for all hatches

USUPERINK 2 Pack Compatible for Brother HSe-231 HSe231 HS-231 HS231 Black on White Heat Shrink Tube Label Tape use in PT-D210 PT-D400 PT-E300 PT-E500 PT-P750WVP Printer (0.46''x 4.92ft,11.7mm x 1.5m) https://a.co/d/8WPBVUW They They claim to be water, solvent, UV resistant

The Amazon link lists a bunch of brother models it works on. the label maker I use was not listed but it works ! I assume any brother with a TZE type cartridge I have a brother p-touch bluetooth I will spray with some WD-40 and report on solvent issue durability testing for tze cartiefes...