Forum: General Boat Maintenance

I just got a portable AC unit that needs a 5 inch vent. I am looking for a way to make a more permanent place for it on my boat and was wondering if...

I am missing more of my boat cover snaps that I care to count. What is the best way to replace missing snaps in the fiberglass. Do I try to fill in...

OK, so I have now asked about 432 questions about winterizing and this should be the last (I feel like I owe you all a beer or three!). My boat is...

This question may have already been asked……sorry if this is a repeat! I have a new to us boat that has bottom paint on it and obviously needs...

Well I pulled my boat yesterday, changed the oil, changed the drive lube and greased everything and ran some anti-freeze. That mixture of Lysol...

can someone recommend a place to get my wave runner winterized?

I just recently replaced a head on my boat cause it was cracked, and I was told the temperature may have gotten too hot, and that was why it...

Ok, about that time of the year. I want to pull her out and use that secret mix of toilet bowl cleaner and peroxide. How tough is gel coat? I...

Hello All, Was wondering if I could a thought on something. Just moved from Colorado at high altitude, 5280 ft above sea level. Have a 19 foot...

Does anyone know of a good shop to get a Merc 2 barrel carb rebuilt in a reasonable amount of time? I need to get mine overhauled since my engine...

Hello All You Follow Helpful Boaters: My wife and I dock on the Allegheny at Silkys and have the river "green stuff" on the bottom of the boat and...

Does anyone know of a really good spray, that will last more than a day, to kill and repel spiders?

Hello fellow boaters, We've decide to keep our boat up in Marblehead (Sandusky Bay), Ohio this boating season. A new adventure for us after 14...

hello i am looking to pull my boat from bradys bend in the next coming weeks. i just impulse bought a 20 ft sea ray overnighter late last season...

I'm trying to change the spark plugs on my 2000 Volvo 4.3GL PEFS. There is a thin stainless steel tab, (which is a support for the spark plug wiring...

I broke off my skeg on the 85 force. Got a replacement, but need a guy to TIG it back on. Any local, good, cheap welders? I have a guy from work who...

Anyone ever done this on their boat? Gotta be easier than a car or truck. Just thought it would look pretty slick:cool: and I'm not out at night too...

I hit it last summer with rubbing compound, and although I'm pleased with the results, still have a little white haze on it. What grit? By hand or...