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So, every summer my boat turns from nice white to brown from the tannin in the bay. and that's gross. So, for fun I got $10 worth of PPF, and applied it a few areas and will update this thread in the summer and fall. I also put some on the air intake where the water hoses lay when I'm flushing...

https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/baltimore-bridge-collapse-03-26-24-intl-hnk/index.html I've been on and under this bridge a hundred times. This is a gut punch and it hurts. I hope for the best for anyone involved.

https://www.amainhobbies.com/pro-boat-formula-fastech-brushless-deep-vrtr-prb3750/p30810 WHY Am I just finding out about this NOW?! of course it was dropped years ago, but still.

Ok, I know it's not a Formula, but this thing was so odd, I just had to share it... thoughts?!

what is everyone servicing their drain plugs with? When on the trailer - the plugs (3) are out, so for me, 2x a year or once I guess depending on how you count it. Mine are old and nasty, I saw the Born Again Boater guy cut strips into his plugs, so he could use one as a tap to clean out the...

Whoever wired these gauges was blind and not a boater. Labels like 'left tach' are concerning enough, but the twisted wires, overdose of electrical tape, and house wiring nuts is... something. So I'm going to fix this up, since some of the lights are acting up. Has anyone taken a Livorsi gauge...

Anyone use anything like this to run Navionics? $50, wifi only, slap it on the dash. wifi it to my real iPhone for updates every now and then...

Anyone have a fav shop? I'm open to almost anyone good within 100ish miles of Harrisburg, PA. I think the previous owner left the boat out in the sun when not in use :( Went to install my new dash panels and stepped on the sunpad, in socks, and CRACK. Material is quite thin at this point. It was...

So, my boat's OEM wiring looks like this, (not my pic). I thought it was just MY boat like someone had done something wrong to it, or sank it or who knows. This photos is from another Formula I found on FB. What's causing the wiring to become like this? how do you fix it? The gross stuff on...

Thinking about replacing the compass, as it's looking rough after all these years. Looking for ideas. Thought about a GPS, but that's a good chunk of change and I just use my phone. Was going to replace the compass with new, but that seems to be $100-$200 and... that's not going to happen...

Now that the cybertruck is out with it's 48v low voltage system, replacing the 100 year old 12v... when will Formula go 48v? The benefits are amazing...

I have about a dozen of these around the house, and they work great. So well in fact, when I thought of a boat dash cam, I was thinking maybe just wire this up, and when the batteries are on, the cam records, and off is off...

So, there should be a nice red light ring here, it seems to work when it wants to. All the other panel lights light just fine, and it worked all summer just fine. Now it lights up, then off. then on. then off. then on for a while. then off. Is there a replaceable bulb in these, or do I have to...

Thinking about how to improve this, since I have other panels off for winter. There is a thin piece of plastic (Lexan?) around the base of the shifter. I think these shifters have a smaller base plate than the factory ones did. Previous owner did an okay-ish job of making this surround, and it...

After 20 years of rough boating, the rub rail was loose at multiple spots all over the boat. you could grab it and move it up/down a good inch or so! :( Removed 525,600 stainless screws, that removed the stainless trim, then magic eraser to clean up the rubber rub rail, then another 525,600...

Long story short: 20 year old hard to find, expensive switches broke. Time for a new panel/switches. So, the plan is to just 1by1 cut the wires over to the switches, but hey, I wouldn't be me if I didn't dig a bit deeper. After a careful analysis, found some cool stuff, the trailer switches have...

Found some motor oil on the port side under the trim reservoir. Brand new OEM one too. Pulled the assembly out, cleaned everything up. It appears to be leaking between the 2 parts that make up the reservoir. What a stupid design. Why is it 2 pieces? this could easily be 1 piece. I googled trim...

Anyone have any sunbrella safe cleaning methods for a cover that looks to be growing green stuff? I'll try to get a pic when I have time thanks I've tried boat soap, a pressure washer on low, etc. Last time I used a washing machine and laundry detergent and ruined the previous cover's...

Does anyone have a moderately priced trailer jack for a 6" tall frame? 3x6 to be exact. 10k trailer, so 1500lb capacity. the only one I've found thus far is: https://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Jack/Fulton/HD50000101.html it seems 99% of the stuff on the market is 5" tall frame only... The jack...

is there any type of greenish grease inside a bravo raw water pump? I found some drops of something green and it kinda looked thicker than drive lube, but a similar color. I didn't have my tools with me and only had a few min to look it over, but the underside of the raw water pump looked slimy...