Hey all, i have a question. i purchased some whitecap T Handle latches for my boat project. i'm getting ready to put them on a cover made of 3/4' plywood. I plan to carpet this piece. i'm not quite sure how to install the latch. Normally, I would cut the carpet and wrap it though the round hole...
Maybe this has been discussed before, but I stumbled across this method online and was shocked with the results. I had a couple old boat cleats and some odds and ends that were pretty tarnished. I read online that if you wet a piece of aluminum foil and polish the chrome plate with you can...
I'd like to come up with one design style to use on my boat for floor hatch access covers and side (gunwale) access doors. My floors are plywood covered with Nautilex. The Gunwales will probably be face frames of 3/4 Cypress. I'm looking for something repeatable and nice looking. I have...
Does this look like normal gear lube? I drained it last fall when I winterized and put new in. Not sure if I might have a leak and what I should do this spring when I get it out of storage.
currently I have a starting battery for my main outboard and lights and a house battery that runs ff, starts yamaha t8 and a couple other small things.
I was given a 24 volt trolling motor. My question. can i buy one battery more - wire in series with house battery and have 24 volts AND run...
Ok, I'm pretty sure the carbs on my 1999 Johnson 90 need to be pulled and cleaned. Its a new to me boat that had a lot of neglect. The engine runs fine sometimes and gets real laggy others. I've been through a lot of other things including replacing old fuel lines, plugs, adding my fuel water...
Below is a shot of two deck boards I want to glass together. I want to do this so that my vinyl is a seamless sheet covering entire floor. There will be a 2" wide rib under the seam, so I just want to glass the bottom side and pb the top so it is smooth. The only strength it needs strength...
Hey all, I ordered some Nautalex Vinyl to replace the nasty carpet on the deck of my boat. I pulled the two deck boards tonight. They are in pretty good shape. A little dry rot along a couple edges, but I can cut that back and fit a strip to take care of that. My question.......The carpet...
sorry to have to repost this, i think my original got deleted in the last database error with forums. I am going to be paining up some deck pieces, hatch covers, bulkheads, etc. I am making them new. One set of boards i threw in last fall and soaked with 50% poly and 50 % mineral spirits to...
What are the important things to look for. I like the idea of a maintenance mode when the boat is parked in the garage on trailer for long periods. Is it worth buying one for that alone? Woud be for starting and house battery (deep cycle or combo).
Buying a new battery. Yamaha T8 will be wired to it and I'll have fish finder, temp and speed, auto bilge pump and spotlight connected. I will troll with the t8 (lots of hours). Question is: Is this a Deep Cycle Battery or a combination marine battery. Reason for question is will the...
Hey all. I need to purchase a 12 volt battery for the boat. It will be dedicated to the kicker motor (a yamaha T8), fish finder, fish hawk (speed and temp), stereo and the float operated bilge pump. I believe cca for the yamaha is around 250.
The other battery starts a 90 hp johnson, runs...
Hey all, going to be relocating my batteries about 10 ft. forward from the back to middle of boat. What type of wire do I need? I'll be using 2 ga. Does it need to be marine Tinned wire or will the copper from lowes work? Its a freshwater trailer boat stored indoors.
