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Hello all, Anyone have any ides on where I might find vent covers for my boat? It seems rain finds its way down these babies! Thx Mike

Hello all Looking for ideas - broken 1980s style Bowmar low profile hatch hinge (2 1/4 inches long). Weldng shop said no. making a new one can be done, but cost is to high relative to a new hatch. Has anyone run across this problem and found a solution. If so I would be very interested. Called...

Hello All, Thinking about buying 1987 Seville. We want a cheap runabout ski boat. Boat is coming from a friend has been well maintained and dry stored during winter. Has 3.0L engine, Alpha One outdrive. Motor needs to be rebuilt or a new long block dropped in. I am out of town and cant examine...

Hello all, Well, to top off losing a motor this fall I have discovered a soft transom in the boat (I had suspected). Not sure quite how to handle this one. We plan to have the boat for a long time. So, we want to have it fixed. It appears the softness extends side to side and as high as the bar...

Hello, I am afraid that I may well be looking for new long block for my 5.7 350. I have looked at some remanufactured engines and was wondering from the experts here who are the most reputable suppliers and which companies to stay away from. It's still early in the diagnosis but I am trying to...

Hello all, Soon I am going to work on my helm control panel. I have been thinking it might be very easy to use the current to panels as a pattern to build the panel out of teak. What I am hung up on is lighting. Since I can't really backlight….or can I? How would you use light/leds to light the...

Ok, this winters project is wiring and I am trying to settle on a how best to wire 2 batts / 2 engines. I thought I had figured it out, but really need help. How would you do it? What I would like to accomplish 1) simplifiy current setup 2) be able to have a reserve batt 3) able to isolate...

Hello everyone, So this winters project is to update the boats messed up DC engine wiring and consolidate three switches into two. This is what I have arrived at so far. I am looking for impute and comments before I move forward. The lengths listed are estimates only and will actually be...

Hello all, I have two questions today anyway! Easy ones the hard ones I will continue to research. 1) Can a Ford Expedition pull my SR 270 DA with twins? Easy, a little, or NOT? I believe its rated around 9000 lbs Gross. Interested in friends experience 2) What does everyone replace the nasty...

Hello all, Hope you have had the best of summers! The kids seem to have bent a hatch hinge on my bow this weekend. Now it is misaligned and will not close. Anyone else have this happen? Looking for ways to bend to back or repair it. I am sure there is a fix but it will take me time to figure it...

Hello all, I have Twin 5.7 350 V8's in my boat which is a 1984 SD.Ignition is Thunderbolt 4 There has been a block swap some time in the past because they have Vortex blocks. Recently, my starboard engine sputters badly at about 3200 RPMs. I back out of it by lowering my RPMs and it generally...

Bought smaller Maxon 270 dingy less than two years ago. Have noticed for sometime a sticky residue seemly out of nowhere. Started investigating and discover the Plastic/PVC style dingy can get sunburned and glue from the layers seeps out to the top. I found this very interesting since they are...

Hello, I have had a small leak in my bilge since I bought the boat. I have tried all normal places to find the leak. It is a slow leak from the starboard side. Other than I aspire to a dry bilge for the normal reasons it does not harm anything. I am now being told on this vintage the steering...

On my 1984 SR 270 DA the temp gauges read cold on one side HI on other with hash marks in between. My question is what temp is it showing me at any given point? Thx Mike

Hello all, I just came up with this idea while tinkering and can't see why I should not do this to add stability to the dingy? I have cut and sanded the slats just have to pattern the front piece and then some resin and glass for added strength...cheap quick project which seems like a value...

I have just finished appling 4 coats of Sitken Natural Marine and am trying to decide if I now need to apply a couple coats of the High Gloss? I am looking for impute, thoughts and suggestions! Thx Mike

Previously I read a post on how to make teak paste. Now when I need it I can't find it? Does anyone have directions? I have saved the dust Thanks Mike

Hello mates, My boat has a port side lean but I have that isolated to batteries/charger, tools and water heater. I can balance it all out I am thinking with 100lbs of weight and beer! Leaks are a whole different story. My windows leak because they need to be re-flocked weep slots cleaned...

Hello all, I have known for some time that there was a bad patch done on my galley floor. Its just in front of the refrigerator and extends forward to the step area. Recently, i drilled a hole in the floor to obtain a better handle on the situation because the patch is coming up. There was...

Hello, On my starboard engine I have noticed that the riser exhaust bellows of one engine is slipping backwards a bit and causing it to be out of alignment. The word kinkage would be to strong but things are obviously not the way they are designed to be operating and even the Y valve could be...