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Making Sense of Marine Control Cables
Marine control cables for both throttle and shift are never a problem – until they give you problems. Depending on the vintage of your boat, you may have an old Morse cable or an early Teleflex cable. Your original cable may have lasted for 20+ years (and your new one should last longer) but first [...]
Inverters & Inverter / Chargers – Making the Choice
When you need 110 volt power, but you live “off the grid” on a boat, RV, in a cabin or due to emergency circumstances; an inverter can turn a battery (12 volts, direct current) into 110 volts (household alternating current) of useful power. Inverters and Inverter / Chargers are manufactured by industry respected names like Magnum [...]
Win $500 and have a great summer on us!
Go2marine with Solas marine products is offering a drawing for one lucky boater to receive a $500 Gift Card. Enter the Solas Sweepstakes. Solas manufactures high quality replacement stainless steel or aluminum 3 and 4 blade propellers for outboard and stern-drive marine engines. SOLAS Stainless Steel Propellers feature the industry’s highest percentage of chromium, nickel, and molybdenum. [...]
Lighthouse Windlass – Electric and Hydraulic Power
ON SALE NOW Lighthouse windlasses are manufactured for nearly any vessel; sail or power. For use on boats from 32′ to 70′. These electric or hydraulic windlasses are built for continuous duty use and are available with nearly any chain, rope rode, chain/rope combination of wildcat /capstan drum combination for chain from 1/4″ to 7/16″ in BBB, HT [...]
Crab and Shrimp Pot Pullers / Haulers
Crab and shrimp pot pullers lead a hard life. Pullers and haulers are one boat part that is exposed to the elements, harsh weather, hard operation usage and general negligence for it’s entire service life. Whether it is a small pocket puller used in an oarlock or a gas or electric pot puller pulling hundreds of [...]
Fire Extinguishers and your Boat
Nothing causes as much concern for a boater than a fire aboard while underway. Here is what happens in a boat without an automatic engine room extinguisher. Most boat fires start in the confines of the engine room, killing engine and electrical power to the vessel.
Performance Metals Perform for Your Boat
Performance Metals manufactures Anodes for Sterndrives, Shaft Drives, Hulls, Water Heaters and Heat Exchangers. What makes Perfomance Metals more than just another Anode? The material the Sacrificial Anode is made from- Navalloy Zinc is the most common sacrificial material. Performance Metals developed Navalloy (aluminum alloy) as an anode. Navalloy is specially formulated to provide maximum protection [...]
Freshwater Marine Pumps by PAR – Jabsco
The original Peters and Russell Pumps – PAR, by Jabsco The original PAR (Peters and Russell) belt driven diaphragm water pumps by Jabsco are the grandfather of the electric boating pumps. 80% of all boats made today will have a PAR or Jabsco pump of one kind or another on-board the vessel. The most common use [...]
Putting out Fires with FM-200 – Safe, No Residue, Non-toxic & Eco-Friendly
ON SALE until August 11, 2010 Sea-Fire Marine manufactures a unique fire suppression system that utilizes FM-200, the most accepted and safest extinguishing agent on the market. FM-200 Offers: Safe for use in occupied spaces Will not cause thermal shock damage Residual free Electrically non-conductive Sea-Fire extinguishers are available in sizes to accommodate any vessel, engine room, [...]
Choosing a Regulatory, Ski or Personal Water Craft Marker Buoy
When selecting a type of regulatory buoys, certain requirements must be met to comply with the regulations set by the authorities who govern local waterways. Many regulatory buoys, such as those manufactured by Taylor Made, are filled with polyurethane foam and have concrete weight to retain a balance between weight and buoyancy that keeps them stable, upright [...]
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