We have a fair number of taylor-made fenders on our 53. I'm guessing they are approximately 2.5 feet long and maybe 10-12 inches in diameter. We are looking for something longer. Is any familiar with these: http://praktek.com/fenders/ or these? ...

Does anyone have a source or fix for the AC fan speed control? My salon control goes from virtually off to wind tunnel speed just fine, but the stateroom fan cannot be turned much below the wind tunnel setting. I like my AC on, and of course, the admiral wants to wrap up in 3 sleeping bags and...

I guess boating is a fetish, because I like to videotape my runs from time to time, using a camcorder on a tripod at the window and recording the passengers. Some are flat calms into a sunset, some are big sea runs. I get my jollies by watching the rerun on the big screen TV, esp. in the Winter...

Any one w/ advice as to how to best clear props, rudders, shafts etc from growth? The marine store i go to told me that the divers buy metal scrapers for the job....does that sound right? Can I cause any problems to my running gear w/ metal scrapers? Thank you.

Anyone know of a reasonable (HA,Ha ,Haa) place to fuel while in Martha's Vineyard, Block Island, Cuttyhunk , Nantucket, areas. I will run offshore up and back from the Chesapeake and could do it on one fill but do not want to cut it close on the return as we will most likely be bucking the current...

Does anyone know the bridge clearance, with the mast down, for a 48 LRC? We are planning a possible "great loop" cruise. Our boat is a few thousand miles away right now and none of the archived literature indentifies the clearance.

This weekend, the belt on my port engine shredded. Everything continued to work fine, but I obviously need to replace it. I'm going to replace the starboard belts as well. Other than flinging the belt pieces all over the place, is there any damage that this could have done? The alternator spins...

Does anyone know of a place where you can obtain used parts. Not those items specific to a Hatteras, but those items used among various yacht manufacturers. With all the boats junked out to the rash of Hurricane damage there should be a bunch of stuff out there. I am looking for, anchor winch,...

I wrestled the old refrigerator out of my 1970-45C (45C360) ... it was hard wired, the colors being red, green and a labeled ground in green. New receptacle to add in is labeled black, white & ground. red to black green to white green (gnd) to ground true ? ... i realize/think that a...

I'm looking at Furuno sounders and wondered which would be better sunlight- viewable...CRT or LCD. Everything I've had previously was LCD, but with more space now, I can fit a CRT. Rick