TECHNICAL SPOTLIGHT

You can usually tell which outboards get flushed properly and which ones don’t. The engines that are looked after tend to have cleaner cooling systems, fewer corrosion problems, and less salt buildup around the thermostat housings and water jackets. The neglected ones are normally the opposite. Seized fittings. White salt stains. Broken flush caps. Cooling issues that start showing up at the worst time possible. The Flush M Quick Flushing Plug Solution fixes one of the most annoying parts …

You can usually tell when an anchoring setup has a poor swivel. The chain comes up twisted. The anchor hits the bow roller sideways. The winch labours harder than it should. Sometimes the chain piles badly in the anchor well because the anchor never straightens properly during retrieval. Most of the time, the anchor gets blamed first. In reality, the swivel is often the weak point. The new Rocna Anchor Swivel is designed to fix those problems before they start. It gives the anchor and chain room …

Mercury outboard parts are the difference between a clean day on the water and sitting at the ramp wondering what went wrong. Most issues don’t come out of nowhere. They build slowly. A tired impeller, a blocked filter, a worn seal. Leave them too long, and the motor lets you know at the worst time. If you run a Mercury outboard, you already know how quickly a small problem can turn into lost time or a costly repair. Staying on top of your Mercury outboard motor parts is how you avoid that …