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I know not all boats are required to carry a throw ring, but they can be handy even if you (hopefully) never need them for their intended purpose. Turns out they are just the ticket for holding a Home Depot 5 gal bucket full of parts and tools floating handy should you ever need to change a...

Like others, the leading edge of my motor sits in the water when fully tilted fwd. Hauled it for the storm and thought it would be a good time to try out an anti-fouling paint - locally only. Anyone tried this?

The non-tech description is: Since I've owned the boat for 4 yrs it has always been fairly rough at idle (spits after 2-3 minutes of idle), died occasionally when at low rpm leaving / returning dock and really couldn't get full WOT rpm above 4500. Have always attributed it to "lack of use" -...

I'm considering a VSR setup but the wiring diagrams I've seen on the web never show a shore power based charger lead. I'd like to know if this is possible before purchasing (??). Thanks.

Saw a post on the THT asking for input on Gardy ride quality from someone looking to buy a new ride - not as much bashing as usual. What interested me was a post stating "Handling around the dock is also very good, one motor in F the other in R and the boat will spin on its axis." From a 255...

Thought I saw a post on this but I couldn't find it via search (??). I'd like to replace the cockpit drains with a stainless fitting. Anyone know of a source for these? Southco has some with nylon bottoms and stainless grates and Gemlux has an all stainless fitting - labeled as low profile ...

I'm planning on replacing the thru-hulls and deck drains this spring. Searched and read most of the posts on the subject - good stuff. Boat is currently under shrink-wrap 150 miles from home and I'd like to order them from the various online sites listed here. Anyone compiled a list of size...

Need to make a decision on a long-term slip. Bottom is typical plough mud. At some point, I'd like to move up to a bigger boat (not with my tax cut !!!). For owners of either a 265 Express or 27 Islander - what is the minimum low water you would feel comfortable with? Thanks in advance.

I'm thinking about adding an extra battery to the boat as a back-up for the bilge pumps since it's in a slip. I already have a starting and deep cycle on a 1-2-ALL but it seems having the extra battery can't hurt. I don't have an aux tank so I thought I'd mount it in a battery box under that...

I searched for a similar question but may have missed this. I also know from reading other posts that wiring is a "hot" topic (no pun intended) that can lead to spirited debate, but here goes. Project started as a simple pre-launch install of a couple of LED lights and new VHF, but the...

My OEM indicators were not working so I purchased the NMEA indicator set-up from Bennett that will hook into my (also new to be installed) LMF-400 gauge. Hope to get going on this next week. Anyone else gone this route and have any pointers? Thanks in advance.