I see both Racor and Filtereze have replacement filters for the Airseps on my 6V92's. Does any one have any comment on these as alternatives? The Filtereze is only $10.50. Bob

I thought this would be interesting to talk about because everytime I walk into my boat I see a picture of the original owner hanging on the wall taking a ride on the boat from the cockpit in a chair while someone else pilots. I always think about who has owned this boat, where its been and what...

I remember reading something somewhere about marine refrigerators and several people mentioned that they thought Tundra was better than Norcold, which is what I used to have in the boat. I need a new one and wanted to know where Tundra owners got the best price on a replacement fridge/freezer,...

It seems to me that with few ins. companies willing to cover our boats in the gulf/florida region, the values of our boats may tank. No coverage = no financing. what do ya think?

Just in from Dry Tortugas. Zydeco, our '78 53MY handled the very difficult experience beautifully. We berth her in Pensacola and decided after the past 2 years of unfortunate mid to late summer hurricane activity down here to make our run down to Key West and The Tortugas an early one to beat...

I was due to flush the fresh water circuit on my 8V71TI engines. I had paid close attention to the numerous discussions on this forum about this. I made my decisions, and went about the task. One thing stuck in my mind though... I remember Karl saying he replaced his petcocks with pipe plugs. It...

Greetings folks, I am looking at purchasing a boat with a significant amount of mildew inside. This boat has not been used in a number of years. What are your thoughts and counsel on eradicating? Also, what do you folks think of the 871TI's? I don't know a lot about the 871s or the 853s...

I am servicing the transmissions on my 1979 43' DB for the first time since I've owned her. She has Twin Disc MG-506 transmissions. I went to remove the screens and oops....no screens there, so I ordered two from Twin Disc. They are 1-1/2" tall but they have to fit in a 3/4" deep space !!!! I...

My Hatteras has Boat Leveler (sorry- "Insta-Trim Boat Leveler") trim tabs. One is acting up- again. While I like the company that makes them, they have required a lot of maintenance over the years and I am getting a bit fed up. Has anyone on this forum done a conversion to another kind of trim...

I’m shopping older 41 Hats... twin diesels... the engine sizes are all over the place... 195 HP, 200 HP, 230 HP and 283 HP... I’m not confident in the answers I’m getting from the Brokers... Could anyone help? - What fuel burn should I expect at typically stated 13-14 kts. cruising speed? -...