1966starcraft18ft
Seaman
- Joined
- Jul 22, 2012
- Messages
- 59
hey guys, itching to get the boat out and start getting it finished up. I have an issue that needs to be dealt with. Last summer, I splashed the boat to make sure the hull didn't leak, and it didn't but I had water coming in at the top part of the bottom of the inner transom plate and then I noticed that the outer transom housing, wasn't sealed to the hull. The caulking or whatever was used to seal it to the transom was no longer sealing. What is the best way to seal that up and anyone have any other ideas on where it could possibly be leaking at? Do I need to tighten up the lower bolts and pull that outer transom housing tight to the hull?
One more question about charging system. I don't know much bout the marine charging system but this last summer, I installed an actual volt meter and draws it's voltage from the ignition switch. when the motor is running and is running at 3,000 rpm, my volt meter isn't showing anything over 12 volts if that. is the external voltage regulator bad????? the motor is a mercruiser 110 I/o. If that's the case, would it be wise to just upgrade to a internal regulated alternator? What do I do with the two big red wires that went through the ammeter? I am using one as a power feed for the ignition switch but what about the other?
One more question about charging system. I don't know much bout the marine charging system but this last summer, I installed an actual volt meter and draws it's voltage from the ignition switch. when the motor is running and is running at 3,000 rpm, my volt meter isn't showing anything over 12 volts if that. is the external voltage regulator bad????? the motor is a mercruiser 110 I/o. If that's the case, would it be wise to just upgrade to a internal regulated alternator? What do I do with the two big red wires that went through the ammeter? I am using one as a power feed for the ignition switch but what about the other?
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