Recent content by MarkCrusei

I picked some up from a booth at a boat show. I ran out of the product before I finished the project(both inside and outside). I really couldn't see that it was any better than IMAR products and both require the same amount of effort. I get 2+ applications with the IMAR products. My glass is 4...

I/O or V-drive? 6.2 is not as fast but at cocktail speeds(7-8 MPH) gets way better fuel economy. In the v-drive configuration the 8.1 is going to be 10 mph faster but beyond that, the 6.2 has way more room in the engine compartment making do-it-yourself maintenance much more doable. Bottom...

I have both the Press-n-Snap and Vice Grip. The Press-n-Snap is by far the best and worth every penny. However the Vice Grip is very dependent on the brand of snap used, the proper adjustment and worked very well with the snaps I purchased on Amazon. The snaps that I purchased from Great Lakes...

Spoke to my insurance guy. He said that you never know how the underwriting department will treat the claim as far as future premiums. In other words the claim may or may not affect the premium. I think we are going to order new speakers and move forward. Guess it's time to get online and...

Both engines at the same time really makes it difficult but I would start with the fuel system. Carburetor: Choke sticking or fuel mixture way off. Maybe a stuck or partially stuck float. Low compression on 1 or more cylinders.

Went out to my boat Saturday morning to clean it and found 5 empty holes when I removed the cover. The only two speakers they didn't take was the ones on the arch(in plain view). Everything under the cover gone. 4 speakers and the sub-woofer. Any wisdom on whether or not to make an insurance...

I found some nice ones on eBay for much less than West Marine. It was sort of hit and miss on eBay and you sort of have to watch for out for the nicer ones but they always have the ones similar to the ones sold by West Marine. We sometimes go out with kayaks on the deck and found the racks to...

Mine are not pink. I have a spare set cheap if you buy the boat and are interested.

I took mine to an automotive machine shop and they charged $30.00 to press the pulley off and reinstall it back on the new pump. They used a torch to heat it up, stuck it in a press and it slid right off. No pulley wobble and the belt runs true. They know what their doing and that's worth every...

I know someone that paid close to that amount for his stereo on a 420. When the installer pulled the speaker wires, they somehow cut/broke part of the Sea Ray factory wiring harness. I don't remember what exactly ...but several things quit working on his boat. Come to find out the installer...

We keep ours set at 76-78 in the summer and 68 in the cooler months. Never had any mold.

I am also in the market of trying to find a new speakers to replace the Sea Ray factory Polk speakers. I would like to do this without having to modify the existing hole. I actually found an marine audio place in Seabrook and was able to compare several of the popular brands of speakers. I...

Really depends how much you will use it. Our old dock neighbors had a very similar one. Saw them use it at the dock just a couple of times. He did say he would never take it with them on the boat again. Had to deflate it and re-inflate once the got where they were going and 65 lbs was just too...

Here is a photo of our Marina on Lake Travis taken an hour ago. 10 days I could park 150 feet away. Today its more like 300 yards.

We received a lot of rain the past week and Lake Travis has come up about 23 feet. Close to 30 foot since Jan but it's still down 22 feet. I went out to our marina on Saturday and had to take a shuttle out to the boat due to the walkways were under water. The Marina had moved all the docks out...