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bruceb58 replied to the thread Proper Boat Grounding.

Of course it is...you just don't use it as a conductor for the return path for a load.

Wednesday at 10:52 PM
bruceb58 reacted to Scott Danforth's post in the thread Volvo Penta engine coupler runout … aka wobble with Like.

again, any force strong enough to bend the crank would have busted the block. pull the flywheel housing. then unbolt the coupler...

Tuesday at 11:15 AM
bruceb58 replied to the thread Volvo Penta engine coupler runout … aka wobble.

If it were my boat, I would be putting in a new coupler.

Dec 19, 2025
bruceb58 reacted to redneck joe's post in the thread 2025 NFL/CFB News and Nonsense with Like.

Good...

Dec 19, 2025
bruceb58 replied to the thread Installing a trolling motor on a 21ft CC.

Depends on the specs for the cells although most are spec'd at 1C or 0.5C . Most of the time, it's the BMS itself that limits the...

Dec 18, 2025
bruceb58 replied to the thread Proper Boat Grounding.

You still need the ground to bond to the water pipe in addition to the grounding rod. In addition, you need a bonding connection between...

Dec 18, 2025
bruceb58 reacted to dingbat's post in the thread Proper Boat Grounding with Like.

Suggest your read up on electrical potential (voltage) No two points on your aluminum structure will have the same electrical...

Dec 18, 2025
bruceb58 reacted to Scott Danforth's post in the thread Proper Boat Grounding with Like.

Your hull bonding is to the battery negative Never use the hull as a ground path

Dec 18, 2025
bruceb58 replied to the thread Installing a trolling motor on a 21ft CC.

In addition to your confusion of capacity vs current. most small 50AH batteries will likely only be able to put out 50A so 3 of them...

Dec 18, 2025
bruceb58 replied to the thread Installing a trolling motor on a 21ft CC.

For charging, you can not connect directly to your engine system to charge. You have to put in a DC to DC converter for two reasons: 1)...

Dec 18, 2025
bruceb58 replied to the thread Installing a trolling motor on a 21ft CC.

I make my own packs but I basically 3D print the case plus some aluminum plate. There are so many options out there these days, I...
Dec 18, 2025
bruceb58 replied to the thread Jeez! What happened to global warming.

Gotta love the science deniers that twist themselves into a pretzel to come up with some way to discredit research! Climate change...

Dec 17, 2025
bruceb58 reacted to alldodge's post in the thread Jeez! What happened to global warming with Like.

Mic drop

Dec 17, 2025
bruceb58 reacted to alldodge's post in the thread Jeez! What happened to global warming with Like.

I know this is a bad question but what does funded groups have to do with science? Someone works their like to find a cure for cancer...

Dec 17, 2025
bruceb58 reacted to alldodge's post in the thread Jeez! What happened to global warming with Like.

Climate is not weather, and weather is not climate In 1975 and 1976 was on a USCG ice breaker which went to the north and south polar...

Dec 17, 2025

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