Have two questions we are looking for help with, this is on 1968 flush deck MY. Weight lifting limitations on a "J" pole type Davit for the tender - manually push out/pull in but has electric winch to raise and lower. I can get rating on winch, need rating on Davit pole itself. I have heard...

I am looking for a 10' tender. I looked at what was available at the Miami show and I'm thinking about a Zodiac Yachtline 310 RIB or an Avon 310 RIB. Both are rated at 4 persons and 15hp. The Avon has 17" tubes vs 16" on the Zodiac and the Avon warranty is 10 years vs 5 on the Zodiac. Anybody...

we have decided that since the party is on the flybridge the space behind the seating would be better used with a hottub than the dinggy.but now we have to figure out where the 11ft rib will go when we travel.freedom lift too expensive and weaver snap davits a pain to use any ideas would help

Thinking about buying a used tender. Choice is Caribe or Novurania, 11'2, 11'10", 12". The 11'2" 2002 Novurania has a 25HP Yamaha. 11'10" 1999Novurania 40hp Yamaha, The 12' Caribe 40hp Yahmaha (no year). Any thoughts on price? On manufacturer? On size? Smaller would be better for us.

Well, I made it back home from the land of sweat and squalor-- 3 weeks of living on a " sinker " in NOLA and then a week at home in Chicago is a blessing, but its' 90 here too !!! Great news tho; it took me 45 minutes to close-open and close at least 11 sea-cocks. Bar far the worst was the center...

Had to run a new antenna wire under the bridge and found some unwanted visitors. Now I have to get the boat tented. I was saving up for a new enclosure now this will tale a thousand dollars. Not to mention prepping the boat for tenting. The joys of living in the tropics.

We’ve all had good and bad experiences with boat service people. Even in the best of circumstances, most service folks spend quite a bit of time on “the learning curve”, getting up to speed on some of the complicated, often interconnected systems on our boats. I just had the single best...

Test - to be removed. Well, I tried to remove it but I can't. Was testing my new Avatar which is much more appropriate than my old one!

My brother is looking at an 85 42' Chris and it has 450hp 6V92's w/1400hrs. He's wanting to put an offer on it, but is wondering what kind of engine testing can be done while the boat is in storage? Is there anything that can be checked out? And what's the verdict on the 6V92's? From what...

I currently have a Heart Interface (now Xantrex) Truecharge 40+ charger on my two bank battery system (2-8D's in each bank). The charger has worked without a problem for the past 10-12 years. Two days ago, apparently one of the 8D's shorted out (3.5 years old) and the charger "cooked" it dry. ...