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Actually, I found some nice heavy-duty velcro (the rubber-finger kind, not the "rip" hook and loop kind) that was the exact same width as the strap. It had sticky tape on the back, so I had 50% of it with the existing ratty fabric and 50% stuck to itself. I can either disconnect the strap or...

No top places nearby. I'm actually going to try adding velcro to each end (the 'heavy duty' and 'for heavy vibration' kind) using cloth/sewing 'hammer in' rivets. Might even be easier to use than the button snap.

You could start the boat and check the two wires with the meter again- I suspect you'll still see 0V, which means either a broken wire somewhere, or some inline fuse that you just have not found yet. What 'fuse in the dash' did you find? One labelled for bilge pumps? Without a third wire, I...

The strap that holds the door open to the main cabin has frayed in the middle and broken. All the snaps are intact. I tried stitching them together, but that only lasted a year. I'm thinking of cutting away the bad section in the middle and 'bridging' with another piece of fabric, maybe...

All laws of reality are suspended to whatever levels necessary to bash Obama, that's why. Logic, reason, all of that is meaningless next to the Needs of the Party, Comrade!

A few background factoids: - When the captain swam off, the pirates started firing into the water, and he swam back and was back aboard "in a matter of seconds". Navy folks didn't have time to take advantage of the situation. There was no "lack of balls" or orders to shoot, just not a good...

Their rationale is that the mechanical equipment is 4k of the 16k, the other 12k representing the hull itself (??). Even so, their version of the deductible makes it 2400 mechanical and 12k hull, which is even more skewed. That's what they claim blue book was (e.g., what they said their max...

The boat is 1992, so the policy is for $16,000, with a 10% ($1600) deductible. Like many policies, there is a provision for older equipment, limiting "the total amount we will pay" to 25%, or $4,000. I can live with that. That section doesn't mention the deductible, just the total amount...

I'm planning to switch from Skisafe (through Geico) to BoatUS. Given my good experience with GEICO for cars, I thought they'd have a good partner for boat insurance. Bad call. Now that I have a claim, these folks can't even read their own policy coverage, and when I read what their policy...

I just want to filter my "New Posts" query so I can... I dunno, talk about boats. Call me crazy.

Quit posting political threads on csr, please. Dont ruin this site for everyone else. Go somewhere else to do this.

Pardon me, but WHY is this thread on CSR? If you want to talk politics, there's something like 345,943,503 other blogs to do it on. Please don't pollute CSR (and potentially destroy it). Thanks.

My bilge filled with water from a leak about a month ago, everything got pumped out and dried out. The mechanic says the battery charger is working OK, but that all three of my batteries are dead. We're not sure of the sequence of events with shore power (breaker was tripped), and if the...

I know well where the gas tank is- I'd be going more on the starboard side. The shower drains into a little well in the front of the aft berth, a well about 3" deep, 18" wide, and probably 24" or more deep. The shower is elevated over the cabin floor, and a small bilge pump (non-functional...

I checked and there is no forward pump or a hatch under the carpet. Could it be that the space between the outer hull and the inside fiberglass (squared off for berth, storage, floor, etc) is just sealed and filled with styrofoam?

The cabin itself is dry, my question is what's sitting in the forward bilge under the floor (and how that water will ever get out).

Checked on the boat (1992 270DA) to find shore power GFCI tripped, battery drained, and about 20" of water in the cabin and engine compartment. Whee. Pumped out the engine compartment, but water did not drain from the forward cabin towards the rear to be pumped out. Even after pumping it...

To several who have posted, recall the original poster: "I opened this thread not so we can argue about how to fix the economy or even what happened or who is to blame..." I can blame your guy as much as you can blame my guy (and more, trust me, I'll win), so shut yer trap. Back on...

My 1992 270DA has a stove which is effectively non-functional (the switches for the electric eye in dock don't work anymore). The kitchen doesn't have a microwave (or a good place to put one). Should I remove the stove and put something else in there? If so, any ideas?

I must be bad, I run the blowers for a few minutes before we start up (while prepping gear and orienting new guests) and if we've been stopped/anchored for > 5 minutes. I don't run at low speed. As far as keeping the engine room cool... I can't imagine that would have a big difference.