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Boating Tips
- I want to stay in touch with nearby buddies while we’re fishing, but if we talk on the VHF other anglers can listen in, and dialing a cellphone is cumbersome with a fishing pole in your hands. I was thinking about getting a couple of FRS radios. Would the 37 weeks 1 day old, Boating Tips
- I have a 26-foot SeaCat with twin 115 EFI Yamahas. As far as I knew, everything was fine when we packed up and went to Florida last fall. In the spring, I turned the ignitions on; the port engine started fine, but the starboard engine didn’t even activate 37 weeks 1 day old, Boating Tips
- My VHF radio stopped transmitting, so I replaced it. But the new one doesn’t work right, either. When I hold down the button to transmit, the screen goes blank, and no one can hear me. I figured the problem was a bad ground or power lead, so I replaced bo 37 weeks 1 day old, Boating Tips
- I have the option of putting an external fuel tank on the upper deck of my houseboat and connecting it to a 1992 Johnson 200 hp. The tank would be about 6 feet above the engine. Do I have to worry about too much fuel getting to the engine and flooding it? 37 weeks 1 day old, Boating Tips
- The economy has hit our household. I need to eliminate the middleman and start performing the service on my twin outboards. Is there any reason I shouldn’t? 37 weeks 1 day old, Boating Tips
- I’d like to install cleats on
my sidedecks so I can use a spring line. What does this involve, and can you give me some installation tips? 37 weeks 1 day old, Boating Tips
- I have a 2004 center console with a 225 hp outboard. Every time I accelerate the boat, I hear a loud snap from the transom area. I’ve inspected it closely, and I don’t see any cracks in the fiberglass, the transom is solid and the outboard looks fine, but 37 weeks 1 day old, Boating Tips
- I’ve had a problem with gas in my boat’s bilge lately, and I suspect my fuel tank may have sprung a leak. Unfortunately, it’s foamed-in and there’s no way to definitively see if that’s the problem. Short of removing the tank from the boat, is there any wa 46 weeks 8 hours old, Boating Tips
- I recently purchased a
used boat, and the surveyor pointed out that two of the plastic through-hulls (located above the waterline) were cracked. What causes this, and how can it be prevented? 46 weeks 8 hours old, Boating Tips
- My Teleflex hydraulic steering helm is beginning to leak copiously behind the steering wheel. How can this be repaired? 46 weeks 8 hours old, Boating Tips
- In your April issue, there was an excellent DIY column dealing with the repair and maintenance of marine canvas (p. 22). However, there was no mention of what to do with canvas that shrinks a little bit. You know — just enough to make getting the snaps on 46 weeks 8 hours old, Boating Tips
- The hydraulic steering at my outboard seems to be leaking from both ends. What’s the cause? Any repair? 46 weeks 8 hours old, Boating Tips
