Pontoon Fender Lock Taco Marine introduces the latest in a line of accessories intended for easy docking along with safety and  convenience. Make your docking experience as effortless as possible. Quickly set your fender lines at the desired length off the side of your pontoon boat. The line remains at optimum length with the mounting pin attached. At the dock, you simply insert the pin into the fitting and your pontoon boat is protected with the fenders in their ideal position. Features: Stainless Steel Type 316 Designed for pontoon boats 1” diameter button Fits 1" - 1-1/4” square tube Nylon ring washer to separate dissimilar metals Mounting application fastens from the bottom of the square tube

Quick Release Fender Lock Receiver Only Stainless Steel & High Polish For dockside safety and convenience, Taco Marine's new fender lock ensures secure, quickly stored fender lines. The fender lock ensures that lines remain at the optimum length with the mounting pin attached. At the dock, you simply insert the pin into the fitting and your boat is protected, with the fenders their ideal position. The "Fender Lock Receiver Only" allows boaters the ability to quickly and easily place fenders in multiple places where they prefer to hang them off the boat at the desired height position every time. Features: Designed for simple single hand operation Will allow easy installation and removal of float style fenders Limited 3 year Warranty Specifications: Stainless Steel Type 316 Drain plug: 1/4" NPT

Quick Release Fender Lock Stainless Steel High Polish For dockside safety and convenience, Taco Marine's fender-clip ensures secure, quickly stored fender lines. The Fender clips ensure that lines remain at the optimum length with the mounting pin attached. At the dock, you simply insert the pin into the fitting and your boat is protected, with the fenders their ideal position. Features: Designed for simple single hand operation Will allow easy installation and removal of float style fenders Large push-button for comfortable operation Large hole diameter for rope Limited 3 year Warranty Material Characteristics Stainless Steel Type 316 Overall height above deck: 1.60° Drain plug: 1/4" NPT

Quick Release Fender Lock Kit Enhance dockside safety and convenience with the Quick Release Fender Lock, which ensures secure, quickly stored fender lines that are set and maintained at your preferred length. This complete kit includes the locking Pull Pin and the Receiver. The Receiver features a spring-loaded hole cover that provides a finished look when the Pull Pin is not inserted and protects the interior of the receiver from the elements. The locking Pull Pin features a 1" diameter push button and a 7/8" diameter hole to accommodate a large line. When you're ready to set your fenders, simply insert the locking Pull Pin into Receiver. Features: Manufactured from stainless steel Type-316L Designed for fiberglass The overall height above the deck is 1-11/16" Features a 1" diameter button Nylon ring washer to separate dissimilar metals The mounting application fastens from the bottom of the Receiver 3-year limited warranty

Mooring Fender Lock Kit - Stainless Steel Pair Stainless Steel Fender Lock Kit 11575-3 makes hanging or moving fenders quick and easy. The two-part kit is easy to install with stainless steel screws or bolts (not included). Tie fenders to the key part of the kit then twist into the deck plate to secure fenders to the gunwale. No need to untie and retie fenders when moving or docking; just twist the key for installation or removal. Features: Accepts up to 1/2-inch diameter fender line Stainless steel construction and includes mounting hardware Includes two flush-mount stainless steel mounting plates and two stainless steel keys Quickly and easily install or move fenders when mooring Dimensions: Width: (inch) 2" Height: (inch) 1" *Line sold separately

Fender Lock Chrome Plated Zinc Alloy The eye is to be permanently attached to the fender line

Dual Actuator Marine Hardware Pack High quality dual actuator hardware kit. This hardware bag is required in order to install hydraulic dual actuator systems. Includes: additional pipe nipples and brass "T" fittings. This product may not be returned to the original point of purchase. Please contact the manufacturer directly with any issues or concerns.

Marine / Boat Hardware We offer a full selection of marine hardware, including anchor rollers, anodes, ski tows, vents, and more. If you have a boat and need hardware, you are in the right place. From chocks and cleats to shaft seals and steering wheels, you can count on us for your boat hardware needs. It can sometimes be difficult to find everything you need for your boat, especially all in one place, but our full service site gives you plenty of excellent options for all the hardware you will need for your boating excursion.   Bow & stern eyes, deck fills, deck plates, and engine mounts are all available here, along with gas springs, grab handles, and hatches. We also have a wide assortment of hinges, hooks & clamps, and latches so you can find just the right option for your boat. With oarlocks, rail fittings, rub rail, shaft couplers, and swim platforms, as well as a selection of rope & chain pipe, you can find the things you need the most. We also have a selection of marine lumber, including teak. By using teak lumber for your marine needs, you have a great wood look that will hold up to the elements, and you can get it right here with all your marine hardware.

Grand Slam 280 Outrigger Top Mount The GS-280 is the 4th generation of the top mount that sets the standard in the industry. Its rugged design will provide years of reliable service even in the most challenging saltwater applications. The redesigned locking head provides secure outrigger height positioning using TACO's spline lock technology which provides a positive lock with minimal parts for increased reliability. TACO's further enhanced the rotator lever to provide a sleek and ergonomic shape, using polished Stainless Steel and UV-resistant non-slip Santoprene. Features For use on 20'-36' fishing boats Fits both hardtop and soft top applications Designed to fit the industry standard TACO Outrigger-Ready Mounting Plate Rugged stainless steel and anodized aluminum construction 12 locking fishing positions Uses TACO's spline lock technology for secure outrigger elevation Ergonomic shaped rotator lever Polished 316 Stainless Steel arm assembly and lever Brushed anodized aluminum body Top-mounted 4" x 6" mounting base Compatible with TACO Metals 1-1/2" heavy-duty Telescoping TeleOutriggers Fits TACO Metals Clamp-On Mounting Plates Sold in pairs

Grand Slam 2801 Outrigger Top Mount The GS-2801 is the 4th generation of the top mount that sets the standard in the industry. Its rugged design will provide years of reliable service even in the most challenging saltwater applications. The redesigned locking head provides secure outrigger height positioning using TACO's spline lock technology which provides a positive lock with minimal parts for increased reliability. TACO's further enhanced the rotator lever to provide a sleek and ergonomic shape, using polished Stainless Steel and UV-resistant non-slip Santoprene. The GS-2801 features an off-set handle. Features For use on 20'-36' fishing boats Fits both hardtop and soft top applications Designed to fit the industry standard TACO Outrigger-Ready Mounting Plate Rugged stainless steel and anodized aluminum construction 12 locking fishing positions Uses TACO's spline lock technology for secure outrigger elevation Ergonomic shaped rotator lever Polished 316 Stainless Steel arm assembly and lever Brushed anodized aluminum body Top-mounted 4" x 6" mounting base Compatible with TACO Metals 1-1/2" heavy-duty Telescoping TeleOutriggers Fits TACO Metals Clamp-On Mounting Plates Sold in pairs

Grand Slam 170-2 Center Mount Uses TACO's spline lock technology for secure outrigger elevation Designed for use with standard 1-1/8" butt OD outriggers Locks every 18° Derlin bearings and stainless steel internal locking mechanism offer smooth adjustments, secure positioning and prevent movement Rugged, sure-grip knob adjusts and locks-in desired height & laydown position for safe trailering and navigation under bridges Stainless steel arm with locking feature ensures TACO outriggers remain securely in place

  Since 1966, Schaefer Marine has stood at the forefront of Marine hardware design and engineering. Schaefer's entire line of products, from blocks to furlers, are built of the finest materials available and designed with a real-world understanding of the forces at work on a sailing yacht. All Schaefer products are designed and intended for use on sailboats for specific stated applications. There is no name in marine hardware more trusted than Schaefer. Check out Schaefer for Legendary Strength & Legendary Performance!     Schaefer manufacturers a wide variety of deck hardware from cam cleats, investment cast padeyes, welded pad eyes, stanchions, eye straps, cleats, chocks and more. Schaefer uses only the finest aluminum and Stainless Steel available and every piece is engineered to work well and is reliable for years of trouble free service.           Specials    Closeouts   Remanufactured    Rebates  

Grand Slam 380XL Outrigger w/Offset Handle f/Hard Tops up to 4-1/2" Thick Taco Sport Fishing introduces the GS-380XL, created to meet the growing demands of the marine industry's larger segment of top performance center console boats. Like its predecessor, the GS-380, our GS-380XL offers all the same features and more. Built with a focus in mind to accommodate the needs of the elite center console market which are being built with thicker hardtops that will hold more electronics as well as performance sport fishing equipment. Our GS-380XL will accommodate hard tops up to 4-1/2" in thickness, which can be found on boats 35' to 50'. The new design also offers an extra 2-1/2" of body thickness and two added positions for mounting the handles, either at a 0° or at a 90°, offering additional hard top clearance. Features and Benefits For use on 35' to 50' boats Increased body length to fit hard tops up to 4-1/2" Same profile as the Taco Sport Fishing GS-380 Complete vertical outrigger adjustment from under the hard top Optional 90° handle mounting position for more lever rotation Compatible with Taco Marine hardware including backing plates and wedge plates Designed for hard top applications Rugged Stainless Steel Type 316 and anodized Aluminum construction 12 locking fishing positions Ergonomic shape rotator lever Top mounted 4" X 6" base Compatible with Taco Sport Fishing 1-1/2" heavy duty telescopic outriggers (Aluminum or Carbon Fiber) Sold in pairs Three year limited warranty

Watch the Weather.   Even the best-laid plans for the perfect boating outing can be turned upside down by Mother Nature. Watch the sky. Know what to look for in clouds. Be very conscientious about spotting lightning. It never hurts to know as much as you can about the weather. Courses are available at local colleges and online on what to look for in the sky and plan for weather fronts that can change on a dime.   The odds of your boat being struck by lightning are about one in 1,000. However, your odds are skewed, depending on your location. If you are in Montana, you have good chances that it won't happen, but in a popular boating state like Florida, surrounded by water, you will have less luck. One-third of the country's lightning insurance claims are filed in Florida.     According to William J. Becker, University of Florida IFAS Extension, in a report for the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, NASDA, Florida averages more than ten deaths and thirty injuries from lightning per year. Approximately fifty percent of the deaths and injuries occur to individuals involved in recreational activities. Nearly forty percent of those are water-related: boating, swimming, surfing, and others.   Sailboats are more likely to be struck than powerboats because lightning is attracted to the mast. In the powerboat category, trawlers are struck more than other powerboats.   What is Happening When Lightning Strikes?   Becker describes it as, "The upper portion of the cloud develops a positive electrical charge, the lower level a negative electrical charge.  Because it is a poor conductor of electricity, the air restricts the regular flow of electricity between these, attracting electrical charges. While this phenomenon is occurring in the clouds, a similar event is occurring on the surface. Negative charges repel negative charges and attract positive charges. So, as a thunder cloud passes overhead, a concentration of positive charges accumulates in and on all objects below the cloud. Since these positive charges are attempting to reach the negative charge of the cloud, they tend to accumulate at the top of the highest object around. On a boat that maybe the radio antenna, the mast, a fishing rod, or a person!"   Lightening makes its own Schedule.   While you can take steps to lessen the damage lightning will cause, you can't prevent a strike.   What happens when your boat is Struck?   NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, www.noaa.gov., estimates a strike contains around 30,000,000 volts. Your boat's electronics are most susceptible to damage. Most 12-volt electronics will be damaged, if not all, electronics on your vessel.   At times, the strike will hopscotch around the boat, and collateral damage occurs when a nearby vessel gets hit, either the result of the lightning's powerful electromagnetic field or the current induced by the field running through the boat's shore-power cord. Some electronics will be damaged; others will not. Check your compass. There may be no external damage, but the compass heading significantly affected.   Precautions to Reduce Personal Injury and Damage from Lightening.   When a thunderstorm of any kind is approaching, whether lightning is present or not; Get everyone out of the water – scuba divers, swimmers, jet skiers, and stop any fishing activities. Stay in the center of the cabin of the boat. Keep arms and legs in the boat.    There is no such thing as a boat being lightning proof, but you can take steps to make your vessel lightning protected. Most pleasure craft are made of fiberglass or wood, not providing the automatic grounding protection offered by metal-hulled craft. When lightning strikes a small boat, the electrical current is searching for any route to ground, including the human body, an excellent conductor of electricity.     Major lightning protective equipment includes an air terminal, main conductor, and a ground plate. Secondary components are secondary conductors, lightning arrestors, lightning protective gaps, and connectors. Lightning arrestors and lightning protective gaps are used to protect radios and other electronic equipment, which are subject to electrical surges.   If a sailboat mast is made of conductive material, a conductor securely fastened to the mast and extending six inches above the mast and terminating in a receiving point, or a radio antenna can serve as the air terminal.   Captain Chuck Reed, and his wife, Linda, sailed their 36' Catalina sailboat from Detroit to the Caribbean and lived aboard for three years. Reed, the owner of CLR Marine, used a shaft saver on Silent Dream to to keep the boat totally ungrounded, and also save the prop shaft if a line got wrapped around it. Yes, it did save the prop shaft one time and being totally ungrounded he feels that it did save them from the lightning. The Reeds encountered many thunderstorms that included lightning, their boat did not suffer any damage due to lightning.   The National Fire Protection Association, Lightning Protection Code   For a more detailed summary of how to protect your boat from a lightning strike, refer to the National Fire Protection Association's Lightning Protection Code. www.nfpa.org.   Shaft Savers are available at https://www.clrmarine.com/462m4/marine-hardware/shaft-couplers.html    Watch the weather. Stay safe.    Fair Winds and Smooth Sailing   To obtain more information about the products and services mentioned in this article, please contact CLR Marine https://www.clrmarine.com/.   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Award-winning author Cheryl Kuba has been at the helm for more than 30 years sailing the Great Lakes, with side trips to the British Virgin Islands and St. Maarten. She has served as past- Commodore of Great Lakes Fleet 21 -Chicago region. 3happycampers.com ©Copyright Cheryl Kuba, 3happycampers.com    

  From everyone here at CLR Marine we would like to wish all the Dads out there a Happy Fathers Day! Have a great time making memories with friends and family.   Because of Fathers Day we are having a sale on our Extend a Steps.   Please use coupon code  father2019 at checkout.   Any Extend Your Step   All Outdoor Products   All Marine Hardware     We started a contest today to Giveaway two pairs of Mate Series Combination Fishing Rod and Cup Holders. Follow this link to see the contest page.       Specials    Closeouts   Remanufactured    Rebates