I tried hooking up to a friends dock yesterday, and the GFCI breaker that powers the circuit had no tolerance at all for my boat. Her '64 Chris Craft doesn't seem to have the problem, though her son's '89 Sea Ray 390 has issues on the dock as well. Everything is fine at my marina dock, for all...

Heres a couple more guys. Auto pilot reads "compass error" (AP300x) and I have yet to find the gyro. What drives the steering?? NEED INFO PLEASE !! The other pic shows some kind of sleeve on the rudder stem. Any ideas?? It kind of appears to be an extension to bring the gear up to the rudder...

I have a SEA 222 SSB radio that I believe is about 20 years old that came with the boat when I bought her. I do not know if it works or not; I may find out tomorrow. Are these radios worthwhile, or have they been replaced by satellite phones? Do I need an FCC license to use it? Is there an...

I have been having a current overload, rudder response failure error with my AP 22 pilot. The boat is used but new to me. In checking out the pump, it appears to be an rpu 160 pump which is the correct size for the boat. Howver, the junction box is a J 3000x, which I undersand is a mismatch with...

I have 2 cruiseair units on my 43dc and while i was running them last night and the unit that heats the back state room started blowing cold air (while set for heat)any idea's? then my second one in the main salon will run for about 10 minutes then trip the breaker. I am only running 30 amps to...

Well, I told my wife as I reached for the $19.99 gallon of True Value black porch paint, I have fully morphed into my 90YOA father. I had tired of repainting the $125/gal "ablative" paint every year, which came off right down to my expensive Interlux 2000 barrier coat. So this year I went with...

what is the name of the device that is on the windshield, is round and spins to give clear vision in rain?? usually found on larger ships...

Has any one heard of this phenomena?? I recently purchased a pair of Yanmar 8SY engines. They are to repower my 53C (stetched 50C). I paid my down payment in Nov 06 and got delivery on April 10th 07. The initial technical evaluation was to repower and us my existing zf bw165 transmissions. The...

Like most of the MY's, I have that forward hatch that has the integrated vent. I really don't like having that thing stick up on the front deck. If I need ventilation, I can open it. I don't need a vent. It's just in the way. It would be better to replace it with a hatch that was solid and...

I need to replace the pantagraphic 20" wiper arms on two of my three wipers on the 43. Are there any tricks to watch out for or is it pretty straight forward? Right now, although I am pretty sure it is only a lubrication issue, one arm remains stuck while the motor is working and the other actually...