Mercruiser V6 Manifold problems and Conversion kits
From approx 1997-2001 Mercruiser fitted a beautiful one piece exhaust manifold to their V6 marine engines, unfortunately many of them started to corrode internally early on, especially on salt water engines, giving cause to the usual manifold related problems, ie- water in the oil, rough running etc.
The problem was probably caused by “core shift” during [...]
Plastimo Reviews
Plastimo are a French company and with over 6000 products are one of the largest Marine and boat accessory or chandlery suppliers in Europe, they have been manufacturing boating equipment for over 40 years and have seven subsidiaries in Europe and one in the USA, their catalogue is printed in eight languages and they manufacture [...]
Starbrite Canvas waterproofing video
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How to Measure boat steering cables
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Hydraulic Boat Steering and Upgrading from Mechanical type
Video from Teleflex on upgrading from mechanical to hydraulic steering
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Turboflame Windproof lighter
The Turboflame windproof lighter is a great tool to have aboard a boat, it will seal the end of a cut rope, light the cooker (or your fag) and perform loads of amazing feats of heat (are there such things), click the link below the video to find them on our site.
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Windproof lighters
How to Identify and measure boat steering and Control Cables,
Heres a neat little video from Teleflex about identifying and measuring your boat’s control cables
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Mercruiser & Volvo Penta Exhaust Manifolds, How to remove and refit them
Here is a quick video on the basics of how to remove your Mercruiser, Volvo Penta, OMC or other Marine Engine Exhaust Manifolds, obviously the refitting is just a reverse of this process. These manifolds and risers are quite heavy so make sure you have the correct tools and clothing (read footwear, NO FLIP-FLOPS) and [...]
Welcome to the Chandlery, Boat Accessories Product Reviews & Videos section
Hello everyone,
Welcome to our product review/tips and tricks section, where we will review and occasionally video some of our boat accessories and chandlery products, showing them in use and hopefully also give you some helpful tips along the way.
The Aquapart team.