Forum: Maintenance

It is time to replace my house batteries. I currently have two 12 volt deep cycle batteries tied together. But I have a question. Every houseboat...

I just purchased a houseboat with a MAST-R-KEY remote start system. Prev owner is no help, says it never worked. Looking for someone with...

We just replaced all our outdoor carpet. Like everything else houseboat related, it wasn't cheap. Can anyone share some tips on keeping it clean...

We just completed some roof repairs and new Pitthane paint done by a very reputable contractor. It looks great and we plan to keep it that way. I...

1974 Lazy Days with twin mercruiser 302's 255hp. Port engine runs warm/hot no "exhaust" thru hub. Require 93 octane min., New impeller installed...

Took the boat out yesterday for the first time since buying it. It ran great for about 30 minutes then the starboard engine ran hot. Came back to...

new houseboat to me , first time houseboat owner - early 2000s sunstar, raritan MSD type 1 , trying to find the right chlorine type chemical that is...

I discovered that our house batteries have lost some of their storage capacity on recent tie-outs away from dock. My rough estimate is that the...

My inverter doesn’t have a ‘Return Amps’ setting. Does anybody know if there is an equivalent Voltage setting that can achieve the same effect? All...

I understand the operation of this clutch, but I'm needing to know when the clutch is supposed to be engaged. Is it engaged whenever the boat is...

I thought I'd share this recent weird experience. Our last trip out in the houseboat was almost cut short by a generator that wouldn't run. Our...

This HB has the C Charger 9000 series, boat is 2005. When installing a new batt, without the Charger plug in I get an arc. Nothing else on...

OK, I've had this boat for 25 years and now the transom is rotting out. It's a 1971 35' SilverQueen with the Chrysler 318 and Dana outdrive and...

I went back and looked at previous discussions on this subject. We have contracted to have the interior ceiling replaced in our boat in the fall. ...

We are getting our roof repainted this season when warm weather finally gets here. This job got moved up the list after we found some issues over...

We plan to have our outdrives serviced as soon as weather permits this Spring. This will be the first time I've been through this, although I went...

we have a purasan in our 1991 Gibson. it worked flawlessly then overnight it just quit.i changed the push button flush board and the main control...

We may have a temporary solution in the form of a guy who builds fine fishing boats, but does a little maintenance on the side, but just curious: you...

Time to start a new 'maintenance' thread methinks! SO-- sometime this summer I'll finally have the hull of our SkipperLiner ready to blast,...