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SN Dinghy Chocks — These will secure most any size inflatable to the deck. Heavy gauge aluminum. Some paint flaking but otherwise in very good condition. $200. Can be seen near Chattanooga, TN or will ship at buyer’s expense. Alternatively, we can deliver between Chattanooga and Norfolk...

Balmar Smart Gauge Battery Monitor — Brand new, never installed. $75 + shipping. PM me.

Simrad Autopilot System — Almost complete two-station system; the only thing not included is a pump. This equipment worked when it was removed last year. We switched to a Furuno system to match the rest of our electronics. Selling as a complete set only. Includes: —RC42 Rate Compass...

135’ (approx.) 3/8” G4 anchor chain. Lightly used and the galvanizing is good—no rust. Only replacing because we need more chain in the deeper waters we plan to anchor in. West Marine sells for $7+/ft., so retail would be $950 plus tax and delivery. $250 and free delivery to certain...

Original Made-in-Scotland 45-lb CQR. Like new. This anchor came with our boat but we have never used it. If it’s ever been used it was extremely lightly; the galvanizing is nearly perfect. Complete with shackle. $300 and free delivery to certain locations (see below). Can be seen near...

Our boat is at Atlantic Yacht Basin for the next couple months and I’m thinking of having the injectors changed out. It’s been 10 years since they were tested and I think I’m seeing unburned fuel in the exhaust. Anyone have experience with the mechanics here or have recommendations for a...

I removed all of the steel half round on our boat to paint the teak rubrail beneath it. Looking for the proper way to reinstall it. It looks like it had been originally packed with Dolfinite or some other bedding compound, which would really complicate the job. Thinking I might wrap a bit of...

Anybody using it? Planning to buy 300+ ft of 3/8” G4. I’ll get a sample from the dealer first to check on the gypsy. I see better prices on it vs ACCO and assume it’s Chinese, but has met ISO standards. I’d appreciate any direct knowledge/experience with it. Thanks in advance.

Is there a preferred location to mount one? I’ll be wiring our new Vetus unit with proportional control joystick on the flybridge helm this weekend. Like many older boats, our throttles are starboard of the wheel and shifters are to port. If you have a joystick, where did you mount it, why...

In addition to MFDs, we use a pair of 12.9” iPads to run Navionics and AquaMap. The iPads occasionally freeze when they lose their GPS signal, most problematically when we were leaving Crystal River in the middle of the night (don’t ask). I’ve thought of trying to tether the iPads to our...

Even with the Groco washdown pump I installed to clean the mud off our anchor chain as it approaches the roller, we still get mud on the deck. Some of it can be pretty difficult to remove and would stain any unprotected gelcoat. How do you deal with keeping anchoring mud out of the boat?

We were hoping to take Stella to SW Florida—somewhere between Clearwater and Ft Myers—for the winter. We’ve been on a couple of waiting lists for slips but nothing had opened up before Ian hit. Now, it seems even more unlikely that a slip will materialize. Also, it’s hard to predict how much...

With about 10 years on them, I’m probably past due changing out the heat exchangers and coolers on our Lehmans—although much of that time has been in fresh or brackish water. Probably looking at ~$2K or better for all six components. The three major sources seem to be American Diesel, Seakamp...

Vacuflush system for sale. Includes low-profile toilet, low-profile vacuum generator and SW vacuum pump. This system was in excellent working condition when removed from our boat a few years ago. It has been boxed up ever since. We replaced it because we needed the room to install a Purasan...

We haven’t beached our hard shell BlueWater Baby yet, but will probably start doing that this year. Does anybody use KeelShield, KeelGuard or something similar to protect against rocks and abrasion? How do you like it and does it affect your boat speed?

Apologies if this is too far into the weeds, but I’m replacing the older VDO tachs on our lower helm with new VDO SingleViu units and finding the directions less than complete for a shade-tree “electrician,” like me. Just want to confirm what I think is called for. The tachs are reading Lehman...

I inherited some beautiful chart books and cruising guides from a friend whose cruising days are over. They date from 2012–14. I don’t normally use paper; there seems little that I can’t find on line or with charting programs that isn’t more up-to-date. I’m wondering if there’s much value in...

I’ve been looking at this line of Italian-made, self-contained, variable-speed compressor units to replace three split systems. (Note that the 7K btu model shown is not variable speed.) https://www.uflexusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Brochure-pages.pdf These seem to have a lot going for...

I’m away from the boat and need to buy some fittings for the ubiquitous copper water piping found in many Taiwan-built boats. Are these pipes metric or standard OD? Do they require special fittings or will shark bites or conventional sweat fittings work? Thanks in advance.

I’m still researching A/C vendors to replace three split systems on our DeFever. I’ve looked at all the usual suspects (Dometic, Webasto, Marine Air—even Flagship, Mermaid and CTM). But I see very little on Mabru Power Systems (one member here, AquaDestiny, has posted a positive experience)...

Getting ready to replace three aging Cruisair split systems on our boat. The antiquated controllers are about seven inches high and perhaps two inches wide. The replacements will be more like 2.5 inches high and 3.5 wide. For those of you who have done this, what did you use for a bezel to...

I have several items listed on Craigslist that either came with our boat or that we bought and are no longer needed. Aqualarm Model 20003 Monitoring System for twin-engine boat (new in box) $395: https://chattanooga.craigslist.org/b...429145648.html Balmar SmartGauge (new in box) $250...

We have a noticeable list due to galley, A/C equipment and large house bank located on the port side. I can correct by adjusting tank levels but at some point we lose a fair amount of fuel/water capacity to list-correcting. I’ve read some of the archived threads but would appreciate knowing...

Probably a stupid question: I have a Magnum 2812 inverter charger and ME-BMK battery monitor installed. Before this was all up and running I had also bought a Balmar SmartGuage (44-SG-12/24) but never installed it. I’ve reached the point that I should either install or sell the SmartGauge...

We’d like to remove the old, non-working U-Line ice maker and shoehorn a small freezer into the same space on the (covered) sundeck. Whynter makes a 2.1 cu.ft model that would just fit but they don’t recommend it for an enclosed area, like a closet, much less a tiny cabinet. I was thinking of...