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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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Control Cables for OMC, Johnson / Evinrude and Mercury Outboards
When replacing a cable steering system, you can typically find the cable part number and length roughly two feet from the helm connection, imprinted into the cable’s jacket. A variety of control cables are available that meet the specifications of your vessel and engine system. Teleflex’s direct replacement marine-grade, corrosion-resistant cables model CC179 can replace [...]
What to Consider when Buying a Replacement Marine Starter
Marine starters are similar to those used on automobiles, but are designed to be electrically sealed and more resistant against corrosion and explosions. API marine starters for gasoline marine engines protect against internal motor sparking that may be produced when starting a boat’s engine. API marine starters are built with an internal shield to contain [...]
Marine Electric Pump Usages Aboard a Boat
Marine pumps that are powered by a boat’s electrical system are available in impeller, diaphragm and vane models. Various styles of pumps are available for moving nearly any liquid aboard a vessel. Many boaters choose to use an electric bilge pump to remove the water that accumulates in the bilge because of rain, rough seas [...]
Tips for Purchasing a Fuel Transfer Pump
Boat owners looking to buy a marine pump have the choice of manual pumps, electric pumps and engine drive pumps. The decision will depend on the substance that is actually being pumped, which will determine the product’s material, and how much of that liquid is being moved, which will determine the required gallons per minute [...]
Which Way is Which? Marine Engine Rotation Explained
People are often perplexed when trying to replace their starter, distributor, camshaft and or engine oil seals and the parts are specified by engine rotation. Rotation is always determined by looking at the flywheel end of an inboard engine. The flywheel of a standard rotation engine turns left, or counter-clockwise, when viewed from the flywheel. [...]
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