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Ok, this has to be the year when we finally get to see this movie. Top Gun was our families favorite movie and both my girls loved it. Tom (we all know about him) has historically been great in these type of movies. Let's hope for the release this spring. It will be the top grossing movie of...

so our boat has the Tides dripless system and have been there since we purchs d the boat. The other week I noticed some water in my engine room forward bilge. After tasting to verify if fresh or salt, (it was salt) I was trying to solve where it was coming from. After a test cruise I saw under...

i need to update my refridge and freezer. Do we have a quality update on the vitrofridge? I love the look and drawers, it the previous posts are very mixed. Thanks everyone.

ok, I have a 480 sedan bridge with Cat engines. Who in gods name thought it would be smart to design a boat and power plant so that standard failure items means the engine must be lifter up. The way the starter in mounted just inside a stringer makes zero access without disconnecting shaft and...

hello CRS diesel gurus. I had a rough day at sea and with a strong station wagon effect the entire back of the boat has soot. We were so tired when we got in that we did not clean boat til morning and now normal boat soap will not clean it. My cats run super clean but after 10 hours of running...

i am an owner in NC. I know of a couple others, but am really interested in connecting with y'all to build a little community of friends and shared knowledge. So let's see who lives here!

Hello fellow CSR members. I had a bunch of shirts made up for my family and friends. I thought I would see if anyone would like some. They have picture on left breast pocket and larger picture with Sedan bridge on the back. I need $25 plus shipping to cover my artist and costs. Shirts are a...

i have Cat 3196. Last week I had a salt water leak that sprayed the alternator, 70amp breaker, and starter. After cleaning engine and letting it sit for the week I started them up. Engine seemed to be running fine, but after an hour the engine just shut down. No warning, nothing. My ignigition...

Hi everyone. I have a water flow issue with my westerbeke. Please read, steps I have taken before giving advice, as I want to try and get this correct for others to read as well. My water flow has decreased significantly. 1) I have removed the HE end caps and cleaned both ends. They are...

What are the thoughts on algae X? Good , bad, makes no difference. It has been a debate at our marina and I was wondering what this group thought.

I heard last night that you should not use Neverseize on bolts for boats that are in the salt water. Is this true? Is there a better product to keep the bolts from seizing?

My buddy has a 2004 MY and his system monitor says, data link failure alarms offline. We have changed out the RG6 cable and then he bought the data link module and no change. Before he purchase the display, is there anyone that Thinks we are missing anything as Searay said this system in...

Here's one for debate. The other week I was behind a snailbote and we were both heading north to catch a bridge. We discuss in the radio that if I pass, I could catch the bridge which allows more time for him to arrive and also make the bridge. We agree, but I tell him I need to dig in some...

Hoping y'all can help me. I have a friend that has a Cummings M180TA 660hp in there 48 Searay motor yacht. He needs to change oil and is not sure capacity to buy prior to draining. Thanks for any help. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have a 1yr old BoatSafe 1000w heater for sale. The are $400+ new. I will sell for $200 plus shipping. Worked great last year. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Question, I have a buddy that just checked his tranny fluid and told me it was a little grayish. Anybody have any thoughts as to a possible cause? Thanks. Matt Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have a 50 amp Y adapter. I used on my 340 for the twin thirty p feeds for sale. New is $189.99. PM me if interested. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I thought I would post our latest fix. One of the A/C units was not working this weekend. The fan blew, manual but not an auto adjust and the condenser would not come on. Check the reversing valve and it worked. Pulled the control panel and used another to verify it worked. Ended up being the...

Here is a question: In a marina, who has the right of way? I have a 480 Sedan Bridge...I was pulling out of my slip and proceeded to spin my boat 180 degrees and was backing down so I could do a starboard side docking against our fuel dock. As I was spinning, a 20ft CC came from their slip...

Calling all CSR ICW members. Well the day in finally here and we are going to be transitioning from FL on Sunday to NC. Could I get some help from you all with areas of difficulty traversing and local knowledge. My goal is to go outside after daytona/Jacksonville and skip GA, but it will al...