Forum: Maintenance

What can you do to clean out the cavities inside of a strake???I know you can clean the out side ,but the growth is in the strake as well

At the time of purchase of my pontoon boat I had noticed what looks like hard water stains and have tried a few things to remove them (water/ vinegar...

This is a big hold back on speed.

Yep,.... it's that time of the year to clean the logs.

I have a 90hp Yamaha and when I start it the water doesn't flow out. It's been sitting for a year and has 36hrs on the motor. Do you think the...

I was long overdue to change the lower unit oil, but I don't have a trailer, so I had to get creative ...

How come some MFG's have there drain ports on top?:p

any ideas here? I have been working on my 25HP merc 2002 bigfoot 4s Last year it was running, not so smooth, I only run Prim Grade Gas in it. I...

Has anyone replaced their Water Impeller on a Yamaha outboard, is it in the shaft or on the engine ? I don't have the manual. Is it something you can...

Any ever buy marine carpet for their pontoon boat on Amazon? I am scanning around and see what is available and wondering what others have gotten...

Just a question on the water pump on the 25HP Mercury 4stroke outboard. I have it on my 16' 2002 pontoon, I am looking at upgrading it to a 60HP but...

Just bought our first pontoon in the fall of last year. Now that spring is here looking to start getting it ready for the slip. It’s already bottom...

I've seen countless videos on YTube about winterizing OB motors and I have read as many articles on the subject as well. Fogging....changing...

OK folks: For years we have boated and docked in a low water cove so this has a tendency to shorten up our boating season. Further more, our all...

Hey PDB members / readers: Is the boat winterized and covered up yet for the duration? We pulled ours out the last weekend in September because...

I just added some pictures of the new covers I purchased from Wholesale Marine Supply. Look in the maintenance forum under "Winterizing yet for...

I keep hearing bleach will "melt" stitching on vinyl seats, and avoid it. I see videos on YouTube where they use products with beach? I have small...

Hey guys, Due to medical issues, I need to convert my pontoon trailer's winch to an electric version. My thoughts are to mount a battery on the...

Hi All, Happy Summer ! I just bought a new canvas cover for my boat, and as you know, the snaps must be fitted to the existing snaps. My question...

I have been try to search for replacement bulbs for my pontoon. I find some and then start reading only to see that my bulbs aren't listed as...