Mobile marine mechanics are so unreliable. I can't wait for mine to show up anymore and decided to go ahead and do this myself. I found the block drain plugs, removed those, and poked around in there and got plenty of water and crap out, but I couldn't find any on the manifolds. I did find a...
Post your favorite "boating" movies for those of us that have to endure long cold winters. Obviously there probably aren't any specifically about boating, but I'm sure there are some you enjoy with some boating elements and scenery.
Since we are moving to Tampa with the old, HEAVY Sorrento that I intend to keep for a long time I need to face my repower options soon since I have raw water cooling. It has been performing well this year, and I will continue to trailer it for a while and flush well, but it won't be long before...
I'm moving to St. Pete in January, and am considering bringing the boat down earlier (next week) so as not to have to winterize it and tow it down when we move in January with possible poor weather.
Can anyone in the area recommend a secure storage yard preferably at a Marina?
Thanks!
We'll be moving to VA in January and as a field service engineer I would be ideally located somewhere between Richmond and Hampton. I'm looking for an inexpensive smaller rural house with a few acres (the nest is real close to empty now :) ), and good access for trailer boating in the area. Can...
I'm not sure of my drive ratio and I'm guessing it may be 1.5, but an old beat up 15 pitch aluminum prop turned about 4400 when I first got this boat and before I added about 400 lbs to it. Now the new Apollo SS 15" only turns about 4100 at 36. Cruise is about 3500 at 31. What would be a good...
I had my tabs off to do some hull cleanup, and they worked fine last year, but now the starboard one closest to the pump only travels in the range from 2/3 down to 3/3 down. It started all the way up but once it passed the 2/3 down point it never traveled up past that point again. It moves up...
The small instrument panel circuit breakers with the threaded shaft and plastic finger-nut for mounting through a half inch hole can be mounted with a threaded rubber boot cover. I see that newer boats have these, and I just bought one new breaker that included three - black, white, and clear...
I have a seacock on a macerator that I can't use anyway. I plan to remove the hose to it, the macerator, the Y-valve, and then replace the pump-out hose to the PP. This leaves me with a seacock that I'd rather remove than cap off. Whats the best way to do this and end up with a smooth bottom again?
I found these:
http://www.ledshoponline.com/FLUX_masthead_lights.htm
3W vs. 25 for a regular bulb. Anybody tried them for anchor lights or know of a better source and price??
Is this an oval port or rectangular port engine? When did Merc switch over to rectangular port heads?
Edit: I just found this searching on the net ->
The 454/Alpha combo was only available for one year, 1987, then promptly discontinued. It just was not designed to handle the torque of the 454...
New to the cabin cruiser world here...
My boat has a portable type head with an integral tank etc. It has a waste pump-out. That seems simple enough to understand.
It also has a macerator pump that is inop. Do I need to replace this? Is this only to pump out waste if the shore facility cannot...
I have some trim around the rear of my cockpit that I would like to remove to buff the glass adjacent to it that is stained with teak oil, and to restore the teak. What is the trick to safely remove the plugs over the screws without destroying anything? What are some options for replacing them...
My tach seems to read a little high at times. Idle will show 1500 etc. and at other times it seems 100% accurate. Is this a bad gauge or could there be another issue??
88 Sea Ray Sorreto 25 7.4L Merc
What a miserable day. Yesterday went fine. I popped in a new VHF in about 30 minutes. Today I spent about 8 hours on the boat and all I planned to do was install a new depth sounder.
Mistake #1: Thinking I was being clever I decided to fish some extra wires up to the cabin for some AV stuff...
