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While we were in Stiuart, a friend gave us a pair of these that they used to use when they had boats. https://www.amazon.com/Eartec-UltraLITE-Wireless-Microphone-Headsets/dp/B01LOKU8KQ?ref_=bl_dp_s_web_7482821011 These things work really well. They are very clear and full duplex. Much better...

I knew my Harbor Freight 300 pc tool set would come in handy... It has a socket for every size fuse on the boat.:)

Looks like the issue is that fuse. It didn't blow, it just seems to have worn out. The thing is ancient. In any event, can I just jumper it, or should I run down to west marine and get a replacement? Actually, looks like Lowes carries them as well. It appears to be a BUSSMAN FRN 30 AMP

When I turn the key on for my STBD engine, the gauges do not come on. I traced the voltages and they are good (35v - 36v) coming from the battery up to this thing, where they are are 1/2 (18v) across the two large connectors. On the port engine I read 36v across the two connectors. Is this...

Sunset at Sunset Bay Marina, Stuart, Fl.

We are thinking about heading to Stuart for a couple days. Any suggestions on marinas?

I had mine sand blasted at cape marina, and then painted it with SR 60. The sand blasting did a good job. I will definitely do it that way again. The previous paint was ablative, and past due for painting, but it spent its life up in St Louis on the Mississippi, so I don't know if that makes a...

Your fixed VHF radio(s) will be your primary life saving equipment. The coast guard has those distances covered very well. We have two fixed radios, each on its own antenna. One is a backup. Our main VHF has DSC and AIS, but I would definitely get DSC and also register your radio. Our primary...

This is a Marquipt Sea Ladder. I like it overall, but I am actually building a folding version that will rest on the dock like stairs, and that I can fold up when I am not there. I built stairs (second picture) but they made me remove them because they didn't want anything blocking the dock.

I want to install a shower at the swim platform. I figure on the stbd side, since it would be easy to tee off in the master head. Any suggestions for showers? Since the master is so close, I will probably do hot and cold.

My fresh water pump stopped working. I pulled the stator/rotor housing off and the rotor wasn't connected to the shaft. It is a plastic rotor and I suspect that the threads stripped. I see threads, but they may only be what was past where the main threads used to be. Where do the threads usually...

I started to recondition the old rayline search light, but decided new is better. I do like the look of the old one and may go ahead and mount it for looks, but for function I am going with the Golight Stryker HID. Since these are 12 volt lights, I will need a buck converter. The specs say 8 amp...

How fast does an 8v71TI engine transfer fuel from one tank to the other, at idle, if I switch the return to the other tank?

I am in the planning stages of replacing the two side panels that enclose the wing doors. Do you think sams might have the blueprints? They have some curvature on the outside. The originals are plywood/glass/epoxy. They do not appear to be structural, though, they were pretty solid, well, when...

No, there is no wash down. There is a breaker switch, but I will have to trace the wiring to find the pump, if there is one. The original mechanic said that the boat originally didn't have a pulpit and the PO added it after he bought the boat, and there is a hawsepipe on the deck. Maybe that has...

Has anyone converted the standard screw on hose connectors on a 53 to quick connect? I searched the archives but the comments seem to be about boats that came with quick connects. Also, where is a good spot to plumb a wash down pump, and which should I go with, fresh or sea water?

And this is it now. My first attempt at the shades in the trapezoid windows failed because I cut them while they were laying flat and when they were hung, the edge that was supposed to be a straight diagonal was a drooping curve instead. This was due to the fact that when they are...

I finally got around to replacing the salon furniture and drapes, which was all original when the PO bought the yacht new in 1978. This was how it looked when I bought it.

I finally found a map for the launch. https://www.patrick.af.mil/Portals/14/WGS 10 LHA 15 MAR.pdf I think the plan is to leave early enough Friday to get through the zones to Hetzel Shoal, before the zones close, hang out there for the launch, and then continue on to St Augustine. The launch...