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My ACR EPIRB is due for battery replacement so I called the local dealer, good thing I was sitting down... $295 for a friggin battery? Has anyone else been to this rodeo and found a suitable aftermarket battery for a reasonable price?

From what I understand this is wish list of projects waiting for stimulus money. You can see what's on the table for your own town. Damn scary..... http://www.stimuluswatch.org/project/by_state

This was posted on another site, scroll down to see a video of it running. Really cool. http://www.moyermade.com/chevyV8.html

2004 unit complete with sound shield, 3000hrs. New raw water pump and stainless exhaust elbow plus spare parts. All records since new. Pick up only Florida. $5000 Mike

After reading the posts in the Simple Ideas thread this came to mind... I regularly visit an aircraft forum full of folks posting great ideas, experience, tips, much like our Hatteras site. Years ago one of our veterans decided to compile all the helpful tips into a 'Tips and Tricks' book which...

For sale: 1986 200 merc (carb) with approx 600hrs, includes 2 year old lower unit, an extra factory racing crescent gearcase, gauges, shifter, oil tank, harness, and cables. Runs great and can demo. $1200 for all. Stuart, Fl. (561)-308-5930

Happy new year everyone! I'm getting ready to purchase a new engine for my 20' flats skiff, the 22 year old 200 mercury has served me well but it's time for new. Weight is a major concern so big heavy motors like the Verado and other large 4 cycles is out of the question. I've narrowed it down...

Here's the deal: We are finishing the final touches on my buddy's 45 Hatt total re-fit and we ran into a problem. While attempting to charge the new freezer in the cockpit box we discovered a freon leak somewhere in the freezer wrap, the kicker is it's foamed in place with 2 part poly pourable...

I'm planning on keeping my skiff in the Bahamas for the summer and I need to coat the bottom with anti-fouling paint. I need a multi-season hard paint that can be sanded smooth (minimal drag), boat speed with gel-coat approaches 70mph and it would be nice to keep the speed. The waters there are...

My friends Clark & Connie got thier Christmas wish on the 23rd, after countless hours of work, 2 years and 2 months on the hard, she floats! The refit included hurricane Frances repair (huge hole starboard side but she didn't sink) new Cummins QSM11-670hp w/ 1.75:1 zf's, shafts, struts, props...

Dr. Jim, I believe you replaced your electrical panel in your 36 with a new paneltronics panel. Was it a standard panel? or something factory. I'm looking to replace mine with a 110/220 along with a 50a 220 cockpit plug. Just curious how much $ and PITA it was. Of course all responses are...

I have been helping my friend repower/refit his 1974 45c for some time now and we are nearing splash time, we are trying to determine prop size. Our power package is the Cummins M11@670hp through 1.75:1 gears. Between the prop shop and boatdiesel prop calculator we have come up with 26X32 4...

I've been chasing my tail trying to "unload" my engines. I've taken two inches pitch out of the blades and my last effort was a 1" reduction in blade diameter along with another 1/2" of pitch (done by a propscan shop). I can't seem to get the gain in RPMs or EGT's down, I have lost 4kts of...

I'm putting along at idle when the starboard engine ran rough for a few seconds then died. Thinking I ran out of fuel (floscan still showed about 40gals remained out of 150) I limped to the fuel dock and filled her up (stb tank took 112gals leaving 38 in the tank). Once full I opened the engine...

Last week I was on my way back to the dock at Spanish Cay after a GREAT day of yellowfin tuna and blue marlin fishing, setting up to back into my slip when the port engine shifted into neutral but no reverse :eek: ! The shifter would not move past neutral. I'm now pointed at big dollar yachts...

I'm ready to install my flake ice machine but I need a multi-stage water filtration system with UV to feed it. The package will also feed both faucets and shower with the exception of the cockpit fresh water washdown, it seems a 8-10gpm system is the correct capacity. It sure would be nice to...

I'm ready to install my flake ice machine but I need a multi-stage water filtration system with UV to feed it. The package will also feed both faucets and shower with the exception of the cockpit fresh water washdown, it seems a 8-10gpm system is the correct capacity. It sure would be nice to...

The boat is in the yard and I'm in the long process of removing the huge lifting rails. So far it takes about one hour per foot cutting through the more than 50 roving laminates that make up the rails, not fun. Anyway, I've decided to replace my shaft packing with GFO while she's out of the...

I'm hauling the boat next week to complete various chores along with a fresh coat of bottom paint. After nine calls over several days to the company's technical department I finally got through. I needed to find out if its compatable with Micron Extra and to find a source in S. FL. They promised...

The Admiral and I are helping our friends refit their 1974 45 hatt and they are looking for replacement hardware (door handles, etc.) for the interior cabin doors that will fit the existing holes. Does anyone have a source and part numbers? Thanks, Mike