Our marina recently replaced our AC unit and removed the factory installed sea scoop stating it was more of a problem than a help and if any thing got sucked up it would go in strainer. However, I spoke with Dometic and they highly recommend a speed scoop and a strainer.
I was wondering what...
I was looking in my dash area this weekend and I noticed my compass was never wired. I bought the boat used last year (96 300 da) and it looks like a new Richie compass so I am assuming the last owner did not wire the new compass.
While I was scratching my head :smt013 I saw a blue wire...
I recieved a brochure from boat US today boasting about ll their services and discounts.
Are they real and worth it?
I have a 1996 with small children so I would have some comfort in a tow service but I am sort of a newbie to boating so I am not sure what other members recommend.
Thoughts??
The prior owner to our boat had improperlly installed a floor escutheon for a removable table that caused the cored balsa wood to rot and get soft when we walked on it.
In order to fix it I cut out the bottom layer of fiberglass out and remove the rotted wood, replaced it with 1/2" plywood...
I need some opinions on the Hummingbird 798 GPS/sonar combo unit. Does it work well? Is the screen big enough? Does the internal antenna work well 20 miles offshore?:huh:
I have an opportunity to buy this from a local LI vendor who is closing up for the winter and looking to clear out his...
I was wondering why we need the rubber backed carpets in our cabins? Why do the pro's recommend agianst using regular backed carpet on our cabin walls?
There is a huge price difference and i would like to use regular carpet. thoughts? advice??
With lots of help from this site we decided to update our cabin but I need some guidance from all of you to help point me in the right direction. I study lots of photos from this site and loved Pietro's 390 resoration.:smt038 So here are some thougts:
1.Rip out the blue carpet and get rid of...
The motor runs and releases the rope out but does nothing to pull the rope in. I tried changing the switch with no success, can someone please give me some troubleshooting tips? I tried tracing back the wires the best I could but could not find the fuse.
Any ideas would be greatly...
Hello gents,
I am a newbie and am planing on buying a boat this weekend. The guy I made a deal with has had the boat dry docked for the season due to the economy. I had the survey all looks good and if all goes well i would like his marina to drop it in the marina and drive it to my new...