Recent content by Halfhitch

I hope you can get some satisfaction on this and get him gone from this forum. I almost got caught the same way here a few years ago. I asked a question about where to find parts for the wing window on my 228. A guy chimed in sounding real nice and helpful, giving me the email of a buddy of his...

I would get it from these guys. They have a large shop here in the town I live in. They specialize in building and repairing Sea Star equipment of all sorts. They have techs there to answer your questions, and they will give you trade-in value on your old equipment if you buy from them. They...

There will be a model number on the bottom of the helm pump. Use that number to order the correct seal. Do not get it from Amazon or any other non-marine store. If you do it will be a China knock-off and it will not last.

I really like that setup. I think it would be cool to mount that upper platform with the drink holders with friction hinges at the back so you could flip it up to clean the old slim and cut-bait chunks outta there easier. I'm hoping to see how and where it gets mounted.

From experience, I must inter my two cents on the blue color LEDs. I Fish at night for snapper in the Gulf and I find that after several hours of the blue colored light, my eyes get so tired, I have trouble tying knots on my fishing gear and by the time I get home at 0200-0300, my eyes are hard...

Could you post a picture of this LED panel.? Is it a stand-alone gauge for battery voltage or is it an engine associated panel that shows battery voltage or alternator output? What brand engine?

First of all, I would not give the job to a dealer that is hesitant and doesn't really want to get into it. That means, they have little experience and are not good at it. Probably had a bad experience in the past with a customer. Go with a company that does that job regularly as a normal part...

This is something I have always tried to be careful about. During the years I had radar and on our work boats the radar was always shut off if there were guys working the bow but that was during the analog radar days. Now that we have digital radar, does anyone know if that is still a...

You did well making it back to base. I'm glad to hear the Coast Guard came to help. Having them onsite lowers everyones stress level. You said the suspect hatch cover wound up in the bilge. I take it then, it must be a rectangular one to allow it to get into the bilge?? Could you show us a...

Yes, the gypsy will only accept the one specified chain. The one downside to going up to 5/16 G40 chain and gypsy is then you have to use 9/16 line and for the Marlin 1/2-inch line is fine in my view.

You can get either gypsy on the 700. The 5/16 chain is heavier and helps lead the shank of the anchor near the seabed better. Either one will work. The 1000 is a better match for your Marlin. It's all just choices and they are yours to make. Good luck and show us some pictures as you go along...

I think I smell a prime rib dinner in your future Lazy Daze.

Most calls for help aren't due to risk of sinking. I would guess that it's from lack of fuel, broken down, grounded, medical emergencies all are more common than going down. That said, I think the manufacturer put it in an out of sight accessible locker, so it is out of the way and since it's an...

Welcome Mayork!

Maybe move it up to the bow in the anchor locker. It would be easily accessible up there.