Recent content by Bill Allen

Have a 21 ft. coil of premium trident (1.5 ") hose in my shop part #101-1120 this is the good rubber waste hose. Like to get half of what it's worth but looking to sell it. Can ship but that's extra. Thanks Bill

Well I'm now getting serious about selling the boat. I'm not cruising anymore and it just seems to be a sin to just have it sit here at the dock. She's pretty much ready to cruise bring you're personal stuff and go. Sad time for me but it's time. I have so many other hobbies and it's just time...

I need a windshield for my flybridge. It can be in poor shape as I could use it as a template to make anew one tried the usual sources but everyone wants the old one to use as a template, Mine is in tiny pieces and not usuable even for that. Thanks Bill

I have removed and replaced all the gauges on my 43. They're sitting in a box on my aft deck. Their looking for a new home. Not the greatest condition but i you're stuck their free. I'm in Marathon don't really want to ship them but don't have room in the car to haul them home. Missing one tach...

Looking for somone that might stock the knobs and nuts for the dash push pull switchs. Called Sams, can't help. Nothing wrong with the switchs just the crodded chrome. They look to be cole hersee # 8113-10 knobs which I found on the web but can't seem to find the nuts which look like 8340 like...

I've read a bit on breakers for our old boats and now find myself in need of a 12 volt 20 amp breaker It needs to fit in a 1973 panel. I can't find any amperage or maker id's. Anyone have one or any sugestions since I can't figure out the brand. Thanks Bill

I'm going to change out the orginal fuel filter housings on my naturals (6-71) i'm running racor 900's ahead of them. My engines run an orginal primary and secondary filters. Like to go to spin on's. First do I need to use two filters per engine with the racors and second any sugestions as to...

There's a later model Hatt running around the river in Brielle N.J. with banners all over it offering a charter, can't make out the name since they block it but it's Hatt something. Saturday he somehow got it pinned agaisnt the railroad bridge in Brielle. Coast guard shut the chanel down had a...

I seem to have a vibration around 1000 rpm both in and out of gear, any sugestions where to look first? Starboard engine, nothing else seems abnormal. Thanks Bill

I have a port and stbd. corners I got off one of the guys on the site quite a while ago, now started the job and found they're a little diferent then mine. Nice shape, used. Make me an offer and they're yours, hate to see them go to waste. Bill

I need to build an insulated fish box for a buddy. Any sugestions? I've seen fiberglass panels laminated over insulation, seems like the right direction. ANy sugestions, Thanks Bill

Anyone ever use a baby monitor to help with sounding an anchor draging alarm to their aft cabin? My Northstar has an anemic alarm but otherwise quite acceptable, thinking of using a baby monitor so I could hear it in the aft cabin. Sugestions, alternatives, Thanks Bill

When I replaced my elbows on my 6-71's I didn't like the looks of the supplied gaskets. Sure enough they leak some exhaust. I want to rplace the gaskets. Any sugestions for selant (or should I use some) and gaskets? thanks Bill

Going across the gulf my super max (all chain rode) decided to launch, I have no idea why, since it was fine all the way down. Anyway I now need to build a new pulpit I'm looking for a good (best price) source for teak. Need about 14 1x1.5x72 pieces of teak as well as some filler pieces. Can...

Robin thought I should post this, i've been having a shut down problem with my genset. It would run for twenty minutes (about) then shut down. Restart it and run for maybe five minutes. Checked all the shutdowns, changed filters, trouble shut everything we could. Never had to reset the shut down...