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I'm looking for Helder nav lights, port and starboard. The lenses need replacing and I can't find Helder lights online. Does anyone know where to locate them? Maybe the company was sold and now under a new name.

Steering has gotten pretty stiff. Bled the system of air, still stiff. So, looking for used or rebuilt helm pump or parts/where to find parts. There's a number EG 42CC stamped on the top of the pump behind the wheel. Pump is vintage 1993. All help appreciated. Mike

Greetings all, haven't been here for a while. I'm looking for opinions on battery switches, the 1,2,1+2 kind. My red one has died Perko I think. All ideas appreciated, thanks. Mike

Hello to all, been a while since I checked in. But I’m back and glad to be here. Got a question. What’s a fair charge for a day or week charter with me captain? I ask this because I was asked the question for possibly putting my boat to work. Ive looked online along the Gulf Coast and its mostly...

The PO of my boat did not remove all of the plastic film from the ceiling panes and it looks awful. Tried the heat gun but no luck, maybe didnt leave it on long enough or needed a scraper like a credit card. Anyone have suggestions?

The last posts I could find on Speed Seal were 3 years ago. Are they totally gone or did someone buy the business? I called the owner and spoke to him about selling, didnt get anywhere. The old posts had plenty of suggestions on finding O rings so that shouldn’t be a problem in Baton Rouge, lots...

https://www.keelcrab.com I bought one of these used from a guy in N. Carolina. He said he was in the hull cleaning biz but took a job in the mountains, no longer needed it, and wanted to sell. I have not used it on the boat but have practiced w/ it in the pool. Seems to be well built and appears...

Looking for a momentary switch, stays off till pushed on, pic attached. Cole Herseey comes up with a bunch but all that does is confuse. What amp does a start switch need? Where to buy? All help appreciated.

Greetings to All: I have had my ComNav 1001 control head refurbished with new card and updated at the factory. Also bought and installed a new distribution box. Now I’m getting rF/Er signals, rudder follower error. So it’s time to rebuild or replace it. Has anyone rebuilt one of these...

Went to start the boat this morning, didnt happen. Turn the key switch, push the start button, nada. Not even sure where to start: start button, starter, solenoid engine control neutral switch??? Had a spare solenoid so started there and replaced the old one. Nada. Been wondering about the Morse...

Planning to build a washdown system for the anchor. I have the pump and there’s an unused hookup in the sea chest. What I need to find is some kind of stainless quick connect for outside hose that I can run a hose to forward of the pilot house thru the port side. Also looking for ideas, dos and...

Another thread had mention of regular schedule for injector service. I have never had mine serviced and the engine runs fine for the past 12 years. Is this something that should be done regularly or is it `don’t fix it if it ain’t broke`?

Here’s a good read. German Jew escapes Nazis in the mid ‘30s, goes to Japan for several years, then things get bad there so he runs from there to Philippines and gets caught up in the Japanese invasion. He decides to escape via small sailboat to Australia. Read about it on gCaptain forum...

Did a search, no luck. I have about 80 hours/10 months on my last oil change, figured going to 100 hours would be ok. Perkins 4-236 manual says 250 hours or 3 months, appears the manual call is for OTR trucks. Do the change now or run it to 100 hours which Ill probably have pretty soon, 2980...

Started the stuffing box repacking about 9 this morning. 45 minutes or so later, I pulled the last of 6 flax rings out of the nut.The corkscrew worked ok but needed the picks too. Then began the cutting of the GFO rings, huge PIA. Laying on the galley floor hanging over the shaft alley, water...

$400.00 total for both, buyer pays shipping from Baton Rouge, LA.

Couldn’t find an answer in search so here’s my question. I have a 2000watt inverter, 2 six volt GC batts powering it, and want to run a 900 watt (7.5 amp) small microwave (.9 cubic ft). Will it work?

I installed a new valve cover gasket yesterday and considered a valve clearance check or adjustment. I chickened out and went with “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it”. Engine is running fine, a Perkins 4-236. My questions is this: how can you tell if your valves need adjusting?

What would be an ok reading on a fuel vacuum gauge? I did a search here because I know this has been discussed, but no luck. At the end of a 6 hour ride home this weekend my gauge was reading 3.5 to 4 inches vacuum. Filters were changed maybe 20 hours ago, fuel was clean when I changed them...

Ladies & Gents: I have a couple jobs to get after this weekend, drain & refill antifreeze and r&r valve cover gasket. 1. Antifreeze: I know where the drain plug is located per the manual, question is where to refill? Pull the hose off header tank and fill there or remove header tank and refill...

Spent the morning at the slip getting Old School ready for whatever is headed her way. This is one weird storm, nobody seems to have a handle on it. But, I expect flood waters so moved her out into the fairway and tied as well as possible. Had to get out from under cover because the paravane...

Is there any type of instrument that can detect stray electrical current in the marina water around boats? Something like an instrument with a long wired sensor that could be dropped in the water near docked boats? I’m not an electrical guy but an instrument that reads BAD to GOOD would be...

Brand new, never been used or installed, Dickenson Lofoten floor mounted diesel heater. Bought it, decided I didn’t really need it in South Louisiana. I’ll include the fuel pump which is used. Heater listed for 1,139.00 on the Dickenson site, I bought it from Sure Marine for 770.00, Dickenson is...

I get an email from this outfit every day and have bought a few things from them for the boat. Take a look, there's boat uses and all kinds of uses for things non-boat: https://mailchi.mp/repurposedmaterialsinc/repurposed-proposal-cal-berkeley-castoff-more-76165?e=e1cedda0e3 I am not...

I just replaced the old lines that control the paravanes. New line is 3/8” double braided polyester, roughly 75’ in length per pole. According to one strength chart I checked, the tensile strength of this line is 5,000 lbs. There are 5 pulleys that control one pole, thus 4 loops from the crane...