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Beautiful day here. Head down to the marina to winterize the boat in her slip. Calm seas - sunny. Not even a spot of wind. Lift out the central hatch to get to the engine (the hatch that has my table permanently stuck to it). Jam it in place against the back seat as always standard operating...

Howdy... elbow that feeds the water heater broke. Local marine store very confused. Ideas on where to get the part? It's for the inlet. Not part of the heater. It's part of the plumbing but appeara to be a unique thread? 1993 270DA

Made the weather channel! Impressive! https://weather.com/storms/winter/video/this-boat-is-literally-frozen-into-the-river-in-pittsburgh

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She is finally back after having the hole in the leg welded. Will have to find a new leg over the winter but at least we have a temporary fix. Since she lives moored in the water (ocean) I started wondering if there is any difference in growth on the legs if they are up or down? I've always left...

Looks like someone clipped our boat and punched a hole in the starboard lower unit. Can't prove anything so we are SOL on insurance. No one has any stock til the fall for a new one. Anyone have a line on a lower unit or the housing and we can transfer the guts over and be on our way? Checking...

Super disappointed in Lewmar. Our V700 started having issues a few years back - the clutch slips even if you tighten it up. Turns out the windlass had a pretty long warranty and they it was still under warranty. I spent a good 18 months to 2 years leaving messages (no response) and filling out...

Last season our boat hook failed. We called Davis and they said they has a lifetime guarantee, but they were short on product due to supply chain. Yesterday randomly a brand new replacement showed up via UPS! Thank you! Amazing and unexpected service. See my Lewmar SUCKS thread for the opposite.

Found this floating beside the dock today.. it looked like a flashlite floating in the water but turns out to be an odd compass. About 6 inches long. The arrow is pointing south which is also weird. Unsure of what this is from or if it fits into something?

Next exciting question... have a V700... it seems as though the clutch is always loosening off. Every time we drop anchor have to get out the lewmar wrench and tighten the cap to both drop anchor and then again to bring anchor in. Any thoughts? Anything I can find online just says to tighten it...

Anyone have any clues as to where it might be? I have searched in the engine bay / mechanical and every hatch in the cabin. I know there is a stock unit on the boat somewhere and I suspect it is original and possibly dead. Thx!

So here's one we never encountered before. My kid usually man's the chain locker to monitor the chain and rode in or out keep it from knotting or twisting etc... also more to just give him a job so he feels like he is contributing. Today he guided the rode in and turns out a jellyfish was...

Without jinxing ourselves, everything is as it should be. She drives like a boat. Uneventful which is good! Hopefully stays that way!

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Part is finally here. Mechanic hopes to have her back in the water. Fingers crossed!!

Absolutely stunning day here. Must be nice. Grrrrrr.

Surveyor stated that my engine bay halon system needs a recert but then stated I need to replace it with FM200. Is there a drop in replacement for this? Can't I just get a new tag? System shows armed and full charge still.

Is there a resource somewhere or some method to determine which leg should rotate in which direction on my vessel? I contacted Mercury and based on my serial numbers they gave me the part number for the lowers but couldn't tell which should be on which leg... Ie - looking at the stern of the...

Any ideas? Have 3 floor hatches that all lift up for access. Any ideas on how to lock them?