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We live in Canada and have what I refer to as "Get drunk in bar and say to much" insurance it covers me from slander law suite if I say something that I thought was true but turns out not to be, defending myself in a fight where I injure the person and divulge something that is confidential...

I dropped the cap in the water. I went to West Marine and got a new 1.25". The diameter was correct but the threads were different. Does anyone know where I can get a replacement cap. Or know the thread type and pitch. The cap off the gas tank fits.

We have one of 2 heads that has a very small leak between the upper and lower half. The ball seal does not leak the leak is at the external mating surfaces. I have replace the ball seal 3 times and it still leaks. Last time I covered the seals in plumbers silicon. It still leaks. Question has...

I hit something underwater bent two props and damaged the keel for a foot at the front. No leak or shaft damage. I have Boat US. I called them they dived the boat, arranged for moorage and found me a repair facility. Very impressed with the service. I have $10,000 towing coverage in my...

I recently had boat out of water. The person beside me sprayed Lithium grease into his through hull valve from outside the boat. Said he has been doing it once a year for the past three years to lubricate the valve. Has any one done this and will it damage the rubber in the valves. If the seats...

We have a 1989 Quicksilver 8KW generator. Engine starts and runs fine. The temperature of the engine based on heat gun remain constant regardless of load on generator. Manual says max AMP draw is 33 per side. We have a 140AMP inverter charger and a village marine watermaker. The draw rate for...

We have twin 454 year 1989 3600 hours. Uses 1/2 Qt every 100 hours Port engine at 1200 RPM temperature fluctuates from o on gauge to 190F when it gets to 190 it drops to 100F. The Starboard engine goes to 160F at 1200 RPM and stays there. At 1600 RPM Port goes to 180 fluctuates to 190 never...

On fresh water cooled (Antifreeze cooled engine) what is the normal top of riser temperature range when running at high RPM?

Anyone have any idea what the cost to replace the canvas on the boat would be. Price so far is $24,000 CDN = $17,000 US. No support work is required on SS frame.

The riser temperature on the 7.4 (SeaRay Mecruiser) is 80F when running regardless of RPM the temperature on the 5.7 Jetboat (Marinepower) is 140F when at idle and 130F at 4,000 RPM. All lines are clear. Jetboat gets it water supply from the jet drive so there is no raw water pump. Both engines...

Our upper helm window is ridged acrylic size 42 by 44 inches. It is in canvas frame glued to fabric and zippers into the rest of the helm canvas. It needs replacing. I have only found canvas shops that offer stitched into fabric not glued. Anyone have experience with stitching ridged acrylic...

Not a SeaRay engine Have a 2008, 350 Vortex with 180 hours on it in my jetboat. Run it at 3,700 RPM most of the time. Use SAE 30 single weight oil. Manufacture recommends 30 or 40 weight oil. This summer engine started to use a quart of oil every 10 hours. We ran it 8 to 13 hours a day for two...

We keep our boat on the hard in Anacortes. We used to winterize the main engines with Propylene Glycol solution but can not do so due to new on land discharge rules. Question I have looked at various engine heaters and Extreme seems to be OK. Any idea on size I should get. Every winter I place...

If the top of the plats are dry on a battery is the battery no good. Will it hold a charge. One is 1/4" other is 1/2".

This may be of interest. It is a test of marine oil verses car oil. Any one seen similar for the other manufactures of marine oil?

We boat from Olympia to North end of Vancouver Island. Does any have recommendation for Boat Tow Service that covers this area.

I assume this question has been asked before; but due to changing technology latest information would be of help. Looking for a small 5" chart plotter for dinghy that has water speed by probe and by GPS, depth with with fish indicator, built in GPS, and can be loaded with charts.

General question. If you run your boat at 3,500 to 4,000 RPM extended time do you use oil. Reason for asking I ran engine for 35 hours at high RPM over a 4 day period and it burnt 1 quart of oil. No smoke, no water in oil, no loss of power. Engine hours 120. Engine 5.7 year 2008.

Just for information Boat was using about a quart of antifreeze every 10 hours. The over flow bottle level did not change. Turned out rad cap had failed. Never seen one fail before.

The depth gauge only works when we go slow. It is located just below the hull on aft of the boat. Should I put it a few inches below the hull? IE deeper into the water.