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FYI West Marine has 5x points thru April 15.

Something so simple....riiiiight:rolleyes: Existing supports had "ZAMAC" feet. Zamac is an old Chinese word for "shitthatdontbelongonaboat" Chromed ZincAluminumMagnesium alloy. Grady used SS on every piece of hardware on this boat except those supports.:mad: You can't get off the shelf SS...

Last season the strut on my livewell lid fell off. One of the ball mounts broke off. I left the strut laying aroung in the livewell (we use it a a clean ice/beverage cooler). "I was gonna" get around to ordering a new ball end/mount...someday... One day my brother was digging for a beer and got...

This may be a spring project. The original (under the gunnel) may or may not work but it is not the "FailSafe" type they make now. It is also in the way of me installing another swivel rodholder. I never use shore power except sometimes I'll plug in the charger if I haven't been able to run the...

researching which wireless Kill Switch/MOB alarm to buy...if any.. https://www.acrartex.com/products/acr-olas-guardian/ https://buy.fellmarine.com/collections/mob-wireless-man-overboard-system/products/mob-basepack-multifob Fell has some bad reviews due to water in the FOB and/or the main hub...

I have been doing my own maintenance for 700 hours. Here are some tips. I get OEM zuke parts from Boats.net They have exploded view diagrams and "reasonable" prices. Order all your stuff at the same time for free shipping. I usually sit at the computer in February with my box of parts and...

Starting this thread to get the conversation out of another thread. There is no way to have a rational conversation so let the conspiracy theories and right and left politics fly!!!! Lets have fun!!! There are a couple camps on this. "We have to save the Earth from climate change by using green...

This is a compilation of several posts and conversations... I kicked it around and decided to try it on the cheap . $268 for 4 strips. You could do it with 3 if you seam it differently. I used two on the main hatch seamed down the middle and one on each side. (10 "planks" from each roll)Lots...

Used this to replace bad float sensor in shitank. I removed bad macerator too. Stick to outside of plastic tank. I put display on dash instead of in the head. On dash lets me see it while pumping out. Will only use pump out station. You do need extra wire. It only comes with connectors on...

I have an ACR PLB-375 from 2017. The battery was about to expire and the NOAA registration was due. I decided to replace the battery myself. Exact replacement on https://beaconbatteryreplacement.com/product/acr-plb-375-resqlink-battery/ was $40 Simple job. Two screws. One of the philips...

I installed this in spring 2019. Here are related threads AutoPilot upgrade from manual hydraulic Field replaceable fittings for SeaStar 5/16ID hose It has worked flawlessly on long runs in seriously ugly crap and I consider it one of the best upgrades I’ve ever done on the boat. It crapped...

anybody have shut off valves in the lines to their autopilot? I need to remove my AP and want to install valves before re-install. Looking for brand and source. Picture would be nice. My hoses have fittings for Seastar 5/16" 1000psi hoses (3/8"ID 9/16-24 thread)

I bought this on Amazon because it was quick and cheap enough to make buying it complete easier than making one...

I needed to raise the height of my All-around white after raising my radar dome.I also wanted to go to LED. I had a Perko 12" that had a quality reinforced plastic adjustable base. Much searching online and at West Marine found nothing suitable. All of the bases are really cheap plastic GARBAGE...

These things made cleaning difficult Now they are gone. Reinforced the brush/ gaff holders with a piece of starboard The only drawback we could think of was possibility of sliding cooler crushing a rod. But we don’t put fishing rods there

Bought this to install LAST season and never got to it. Finally got done...almost...needs cleanup. 6 gauge safety (red/yellow) duplex run from Port Start battery switch, 25A breaker, fed thru port side pvc tubes to the anchor locker. Foot switch and a relay. This is a one direction capstan...

Underwater Thru Hulls- Bronze has been the material of choice for hundreds of years. Which bronze? how do you know its not really brass? Are there stainless screws as part of the attachment? What is connected to it? A bronze seacock with a stainless ball valve? Do you bond it or not...

Thought about doing this for years on my last boat. Finally tried it on the 265. Plastic tubs have cracked brittle rims. Missing large sections of rim. Made new rims from glass cloth and epoxy. The idea is to match the shape . Use clear packing tape to cover the opening. (Epoxy doesn't stick...

I always have barnacled trim tabs by the end of the season. This season was really bad. WHen I bought the boat they were painted with hard bottom paint and I just covered that with ablative. That wasn't very good. I wire brushed all the bottom paint off and sprayed with Primocon and then...

Another project to start. I need to start doing instead of starting....:rolleyes: I have done this before on another boat using pvc board. This time I can use existing plastic backer. Used the Sailrite website. BTW, they have a good video for this coaming project. Went with 2" dry foam...