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Hello BT Can you check if any other part number updates or interchanges with a Mercury "47370a" or a-1? This is a bellows for a SSMIII or SSMIV. Maybe more. I've heard early alphas too. Or better yet, is there a site I can go to and look up this and others?

Looking for any and all OMC Engine Oil Supplement: OMC P/N 312312 RSA P/N 660 GM 1051858 So long as reasonably priced.

If you want pix of the event, click on my sig link below and go to the "Michigan City SBI 2009" album. Here's the cool part. Saturday, Miss Geico's brand new boat, an all Carbon Fiber Mystic with twin turbine engines (6000+ horsepower, they run them at over 105%), broke the tunnel flap off...

I <may> have a killer deal for a 1988 3807 Carver Aft Cabin. The boat has been sitting under shrink wrap, winterized, for two+ years. The owners are in $$ trouble, and their bank is dealing. 1988 Carver Aft Cabin, 330 hp Crusaders, indiacted at about 400 hours. I've checked just about...

Hey BT Need a little guidance. The neighbor has a Rinker with a 350 Mercruiser fuel injected. His temperature gage reads zero. The engine is getting warm, and seems about right. It appears the sender is a two prong device in the thermostat housing. How can I determine if there is a...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Star brite, manufacturer of Star Tron Enzyme Fuel treatment, has filed a federal lawsuit in the Southern District of Florida against ValvTect Petroleum Products, Star brite said in a recent statement. The suit seeks "injunctive relief and damages caused by ValvTect’s...

ELKHART, Ind. — Nautic Global Group has been engaged in a process to acquire the assets of Crownline Boats for the last several weeks, the company reported in a letter to Crownline dealers on May 27. Nautic has signed a non-binding letter of intent to purchase Crownline's assets, according to...

DESTIN, Fla. – Fred Pace is speaking out in support of Genmar Holdings during what may be called one of the most challenging moments in his company’s history. As managing director of Legendary Marine, a dealer that dropped all but one of its boat brands late last year in favor of Genmar brands...

ST. LOUIS — In the wake of Genmar Holdings filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy late Monday, dealer and manufacturer bankruptcies are expected to accelerate this summer, suggested Timothy Conder, CPA, managing director of Leisure Equity Research for Wachovia Capital Markets, in a statement Tuesday...

MINNEAPOLIS – Despite the announcement Monday that Genmar Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Chairman and CEO Irwin Jacobs expressed confidence about the future of his company in a phone interview this afternoon. “We will definitely emerge in one piece,” he said, emphasizing his...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – In the wake of news late yesterday that Genmar Holdings, Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 reorganization protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, the industry is questioning the impact to be felt in the coming weeks and months. “I’m nervous for the industry as a whole,” said...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — BoatU.S. Towing Services projects that 3,400 recreational boaters and anglers nationwide will need some type of on-the-water assistance during this Memorial Day weekend, which marks the unofficial start of the boating season in many parts of the country. Most tows will...

KENNESAW, Ga. – Outboard engine builder Yamaha Marine Group has unveiled a new retail promotion designed to give customers an extra incentive to purchase this summer, it reported in a recent statement. “Today, customers expect a maximum return on their investments, and this new promotion...

WESTERLY, R.I. – National Youth Marine Alliance has teamed with the United States Power Squadrons to reach out to all youth programs and offer free boating and water education materials for local youth programs, it reported in a statement today. WaterSmart From The Start is a program that can...

RACINE, Wis. – Johnson Outdoors Inc. (NasdaqGM: JOUT), a manufacturer of outdoor recreation products, experienced higher earnings on lower net sales for its second fiscal quarter ended April 3, it reported in a statement today. Net income from continuing operations of $2.5 million, or $0.27...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Dredging Contractors of America (DCA) is pleased with the inclusion of $440 million of dredging projects in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers stimulus funding, which it says will provide a "shot in the arm" for the maritime and boating industries. The American Recovery...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Coast Guard is seeking applications for membership on the National Boating Safety Advisory Council, according to a notice published in the Federal Register today. NBSAC advises the Coast Guard on matters related to recreational boating safety. Application forms are due...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Trade Commission will delay enforcement of the new “Red Flags Rule” until Aug. 1 to give creditors and financial institutions more time to develop and implement written identity theft prevention programs, it reported in a recent statement. Under this rule, boat...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Barrack Obama is now considering extending loans to dealers so that they might borrow money to acquire new and used boats, the Marine Retailers Association of America reported in a statement this week. The Small Business Administration (SBA) is currently authorized...

WATSONVILLE, Calif. — Pre-tax operating results at West Marine, Inc., improved by $11.0 million compared to the same period last year, the company reported today. The gain represents the company's best first quarter pre-tax operating results since 2005, the company said. “We are pleased to...