I am having trouble finding parts for my old Onan, in particular the centrifugal engine stop switch. Has anyone used a simpler method of engine protection? Could I use the oil pressure and temp senders to control the stop solenoid directly with a bypass for start up?

I am trying to remove my windlass, to repair or replace it. The capstan came right off, as well as the plate that holds the springs. However, the wildcat will not budge. Is there something I am missing? Is that I bushing on the shaft, or is it tapered?

Have a 1973 38' FBDC with a fire canister as shown in photo. The original design drawing is labeled Halon, but it might have Carbon Dioxide? The last date checked on the card is 1999. Is there any way to confirm whats inside and whether or not there is any charge left ... without discharging it, of...

I'm jealously eying all this potentially usable space. Would I be foolish to get rid of this system? It was last certified in 1995.

Seems like the bigger motor yachts have deck drains either on the after deck or on the gunwales before reaching the aft deck. One of the most annoying features on the 43DC, at least one without wing doors, is that all of the water that comes on to the boat when it rains runs down the gunwales...

Our new to us '73 Hatteras 53 (well, waiting on the survey-sea trials) is going to need a serious electronics update. Currently it has no autopilot, a Standard Horizon GPS Chart 1000 C, a Furuno Echo Sounder LS-4100 and an obsolete Raynav-570 Loran C navigator, all of questionable vintage. Also, no...