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Anodes are due. Interesting experiment - get a gram scale and weigh old ones and new ones.

The pump doesn't look good. If it were mine I would plan on it. Unusual run around top seal. Looks like it was hit with something scraping the paint off down to bare metal.

If you have access to a hose and a power outlet I would do a few things first. Charge the battery. Put a set of "rabbit ears" on the lower unit and turn the hose on. Pump up fuel bulb. Try to start it. Don't run for more than a minute on "rabbit ears" - sometimes they overheat - but a short...

I have a GMR Fantom 18 on my 268 Islander with 8612xsv, 8610xsv, GPS 24xd, no autopilot. For your size boat I would go with a 24" GMR Fantom 24x dome optionally on a pedestal mount for increased performance. $2,999.99. The open arrays are significantly more expensive and are 48". If you are...

For your size boat I would stay with 18 dome. I have a GMR Fantom 18 on my 268 Islander. The GMR Fantom 18 and 24 are discontinued. You may be able to find one discounted. Personally I would go with a GMR Fantom 18x optionally on a pedestal mount. $2,199.99. You won't see a current model...

It's not going to be easy to find the chair slides. My experience was ordering parts and sending them back. Search won't bring up much. I think I found them from Springfiels and even then they weren't right - hacked them to make them work. The bushing is easier but I had a few that were the...

So what are these knuckleheads fixing? https://www.facebook.com/reel/564229963371958

The plastic slides and bushing don't look that bad. Usually that are busted up and in pieces. The slides are impossible to find. You can find the bushing easier but sizing it can be difficult. I would replace the complete spyder slide. Look at Springfield Marine (a Bass Pro subsidiary in...

I painted my boat hull, aluminum tower, hardtop and console bubble three years ago with AwlGrip AwlCraft 2000. They recommend their wash and sealer. This has worked out well. Good as the day I did it. Wax is bad-it clogs pores and yellows. The sealer doesn’t react that way. Are these “magic”...

Get in West Marines Captains Club and wait for 5x points week. 20% discount. Garmin units are not discounted so West deal is best around.

I own a self storage facility and cars are stored off island over the winter (flooding). All the fancy cars draw power from the battery all the time. If these cars go dead it's nearly impossible to get into them to access the battery. Ferrari has a power/battery charger connector near the rear...

L Turns out the yellow is actually continuously providing power and the red only has power with the battery switch on. Correct. I have another boat that the radio is setup like a car. You have to turn ignition switch to acc or run to turn the radio on. Only took me a 1/2 day to figure that on out!

The rod holder parts front and back are flipped for rod tip/butt but are identical dimensions. The mounting part will be different front and back and slightly different from the 268 because of the window. I would make up a cardboard template first, copy to wood or plastic template and router off...

The blue wire is a remote turn on - raise your car antenna, power your external amp on. The yellow wire is power to the unit but the unit isn't really turned on. It's always on so it powers memory circuits too. The red ignition wire turns the unit on and uses power from the yellow wire to run...

Below is a thread I created on replacing fuel tanks on a 1997 Islander 268. It pretty much explains everything you need to know. The forward tank is 134 gallon main tank. The aft tank is the aux tank which is 72 gallons in my boat. You need to get the length of the sending unit. It's located...