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That is an option that I may have to pursue. The pins are welded in so it makes that a little more difficult. Thanks!

I have a Navigator with stainless sliding entry doors. The rollers are starting to fail and need replacement. I have been searching for replacements but have had no luck. I believe the door was made by Aritex in China. They have not responded to request for parts info. I have attached a...

Ditto on the Victron state of charge gauge. It provides much more info than just how many amps you are using. It was one of the easier things that I have installed.

We had a set that had the controller/battery plugged to the headset via a wire so you had to keep that in your pocket or attached. Needless to say after two of those went in the drink, we switched to eartecs and love them.

He recommended Jim Brown at Monkeyfist Marine.

My system was also installed by Rixen. I talked to Guy today and he gave me a long list of problems with how it was installed. He said the only real way to fix was to reinstall in a more traditional way. He didn’t want to take on that big of job so recommended me to another person in Seattle...

I have been fighting my Espar for months. The guy I had look at it (from the certified repair list) said it was air locked but hadn’t seen one installed like mine and wanted to redo it. I have been doing everything I can to bleed it but still can’t get it to work quite right. I will give Guy a...

You might want to take a look at this....a little pricy but looks like it might do what you want. I have some rain water leaks that I have not been able to completely eliminate and am concidering this. Dry Bilges are possible!

I have had pretty good success using Starbrite Ultimate Fiberglass Stain Remover - Gel Formula. You need to spray it on and let it sit for about a half hour and then rinse it off.

I just had to install a new KVH TV3 satellite antenna on our boat shortly after taking ownership. I asked about internet and they said you couldn't get it with the TV antenna. I did have a second "fake" antenna but got rid of it.

Thanks all for sharing your thoughts and suggestions. You gave me many things to think about which is what I needed!

Having problems with my old Raymarine electronics package and considering an upgrade. What are your thoughts/preferences between Raymarine, Furuno, and Garmin? Pros and cons? What about map package? Navionics, Lighthouse, C-Map?

Just cleaned up my dinghy. It had a bunch of black residue. Used an inflatable boat cleaner called Amazon that I got from Defender.com along with a Mr. Clean magic eraser. When done the boat looked new. This combo worked miracles!

I tried running through the washer with Tide and Downey softener and again with just Downey. They are somewhat better, but still awfully stiff.

I have several double braided lines that are stiff as a board? Any suggestions on how to best clean and soften them. They are in very good condition other that this.

Take a look at TDS FE-180A fitting epoxy from Teakdecking Systems. The World's Leader in Pre-Manufactured Custom Teak Decks - Teakdecking Systems® You can get it from Defender.

I had a similar issue with the one that was on my boat when I purchased it. I tried it at a marina and it didn't work. I verified power in both 30 amp outlets, but still no go. I assumed it was smart Y. However, when I saw the cost of a new one I decided to try it at my home marina. Sure...

So back at the boat today. As I expected tightening the terminals made no difference on charging the bad battery. I did discover that my pair of house batteries are separate from the inverter bank and the same age. I plan on taking one of the house batteries and replacing the bad battery in the...

Thanks all for your input and suggestions. The batteries are 6 volt Trojan L16H-AC 435 AH @20hrs, big guys. The first place I checked was asking $375 per battery so price is a big factor. All the cells on the questionable battery were low. All the rest of the batteries looked very good on...

I have six 6v house batteries and discovered one that appears to be failing. I have been told to replace all six rather than just the one that has failed. Why is this being recommended? What might happen if I only replace the failed battery? With the cost of these I hate to replace five good...