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Put them on ours. Really nice to have a dry bilge

That happened to me years ago with a boat I had just purchased. I believe the cause was low water with the plates exposed. Hydrogen in the battery and the exposed battery plates with bridging across the plates causing the spark. I now check the batteries often and warn friends to do the same.

Thanks everyone for the awesome feedback. We are trying to get educated and this helps. Good news is the wife and myself like each other pretty much and can handle being on a boat together. We currently stay on our boat every Friday through Saturday along with some long weekends and a couple 9...

Thanks for all of the responses. Not what we were hoping to hear of course but honest answers. We are pretty much done with cold Wisconsin winters and taking care of lots of property so we will just keep our options open Thanks again and if anyone wants to add more insight please do!

Thanks for the info. Amazing no one on this site is actually doing it. We are considering a blow boat but would like to stick with a DB or MY if possible.

We are considering the feasibility of leaving Wisconsin to live full time on a boat in Florida. Preferably the west coast and something in the 39 to 42 foot range. Does anyone do this and what are some of the basic costs? What boat do you have? Is the summer heat survivable? I know the costs...

If you want to use a swivel make sure to put a couple links of chain between the swivel and the anchor as this will take the side load off the swivel. The swivel will always be in tension only. The swivel connected directly to the anchor will eventually bend then break.

You are using fuel flow as one of your variables in troubleshooting. That value is a calculated value based on the expected fuel pressure, rpm, throttle position, pulse width to the injectors etc. So if you have low fuel pressure you will still show a normal flow rate but that is not true as the...

Does anyone have a Strut Pron cutlass bearing tool for a 1 1/4" shaft that I can borrow or rent? Thanks Rick

I'm wondering why you need to do this as I have the same boat and find the tabs very effective and more than enough in any conditions? Now I have had other boats and other Sea Rays that I have extended the tabs and it made a big difference. A friends 2002 340 ran full tabs all of the time and he...

Rusted Nut do you think it is possible to take it apart without removing it from the boat? I believe years ago I took one apart while on the boat for my brother after the rode jammed up inside of it. What about any gaskets? I think this may be a spring project as I just spliced up a new rode for...

The acorn nut is tightened snug. The cross pivot screw I believe may have been a self locking nut. So nothing should loosen up

I posted this last year. Same boat as yours. You can purchase Anco series 52 wiper blades. They are stainless steel and are a direct replacement. Determine the length you need for example 20" and that will make the part number 52-20. Buy them on Amazon or Ebay. I just did my three on my boat. a...

Yes Oxyclean or the generic version is basically the same. Look up the MSDS on each of them to find out. We have been using it for some time now. We also use Oxyclean to get out hard to clean stains that get on the boat both inside and out.

When we had our 2000 widebeam 270 we removed the bolsters and I wrapped the glassed in mounting ledge with thin foam and a complimentary color of vinyl. We also added about 4 inches of memory foam. The thickness is limited by the cabinet that opens over the v-berth. It greatly expanded the...

You can purchase Anco series 52 wiper blades. They are stainless steel and are a direct replacement. Determine the length you need for example 20" and that will make the part number 52-20. Buy them on Amazon or Ebay. I just did my three on my boat. a pair of 20" 52-20 and one 14" 52-14 and they...