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I have a factory Good Rope Windlass. My question is...When I am realing in the rode/rope and the line goes slack the windlass seems to not slip or no pull in the rode...When the light is tight the windlass has no problems... Is my windlass malfunctioning, and if so what could be wrong?

Over the last ten hours on the motor my trim guage mysteriously stuck to the fully upright position. This was while the drive was trimmed down and we were at about 25 knots, tac is goes a little crazy everynow and then (have to tap the tac to get it back on track), and my oil pressure guage...

I have a friend that swears in running Rotella 15w40 in his "gas" 454 engines on his boat. Has anyone heard of using this oil? I have always related Rotella to diesel applications.

I am trying to delete a thread I started. I went to my first post and clicked on edit. Now what do I do??

Long story short. I had a new engine installed and asked my mechanic to make sure stern drive was ok before installing new engine. We did a sea trial with the new engine and the drive failed. On the dock we pulled the drive off and smelled a burning odor. Mechanic pulled apart and said...

I cannot get the member map to come up.

I have a factory windlass on the boat. It retrieves the anchor, but the rope seems to slip at times. I have also noticed my anchor has no chain. It is just connected to the rope via a shackle. My questions are why would the line be slipping, and also is a chain not used on this type of...

My garmin in hull mount transducer bracket is cracked. Anyone know where I can get a new plastic bracket that the transducer attaches too???? Ive looked online and can't find it...

Ok, I have looked at other posts and am still confused. My toilet has a small tank attached..Then there is a line that runs to the engine compartment...That line then T's and one side goes to a waste pump out on deck..The other goes to the macerator, and then to a valve on the hull of the boat...

I have a 270 da....What is the difference between a da and a se?

I have a 270 with a macerator...From what I can find my only black water storage tank is attached to the bottom of my toilet. To the right of the toilet is a small button with a key (I believe this controls the macerator). I then find a line that says waster next to my water fill on the...

I am looking to get a tow service for my boat in the St. Pete area. Tow Boat US is a pretty big service here and has a couple boats stationed in my marina. Anybody know of any promo deals with them, or any other services in the area...Looks like $125 a year is what I am looking at for...

Does anyone have any magical ideas on how to get rid of the mildew smell out of my boat. I had the interior steam cleaned, but the smell persists...

Out today in the bay and was cruising when I noticed at full throttle my boat would not exceed 3100 rpms...As I was trying to figure out what was going on I heard what sounded like a clunking noise and then the boat had no power. The engine was running but there was still a clunking noise..Could...

I am looking to get a carry on ac for my boat. I tried the portable ac's from home depot and they take up to much room and have a water tray at the bottom that will leak if the water becomes rough...Anyone know who still makes tthe carry on's, and where I can get one? I like the 7k btu..

Does anyone know where I can download a free Owners manual, not service manual for my merc?

Does anyone know where I can download a free engine manual for my 7.4 Bravo III?

I had my sundancer on the trailer at the house. We had a bad storm last night, and when I went into the cabin this morning I found 1/4 inch of water pooled on the floor at the bottom step. I can't figure out where it came from...Could the bilge leak into the cabin? Help!

On my bravo three there is a small bottle attached to the engine that appears to be a reservoir. On the top it says drive oil. can anyone tell me what this does, and what kind of oil I need to put in..It is reading at the add oil line...

I am about to do an oil change on the engine and drive. Any recommondations on the proper oil for both engine and drive??:huh: I have a 95' mercruiser 7.4L bravo 3...