Recent content by Jeff J

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    How To Remove This Prop Help Needed

    Yeah, it could be pretty tight, doubly so if just grunted on. Also, if the hub is truly spun, a block of wood holding a blade may not hold good enough to break the nut loose.
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    BAT 1, BAT 2, ALL Switch

    I just checked the specs on the bluetop. It’s actually a dual purpose deep cycle battery. 800 CCA so plenty of the correct power to use as a starting battery.
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    BAT 1, BAT 2, ALL Switch

    I’ve been starting my 70hp with a deep cycle for a few years. Current start battery is an Optima Blue Top. It was my trolling motor battery. It became the start battery when I installed the 24v trolling motor.
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    BAT 1, BAT 2, ALL Switch

    Batteries should be matched if they are permanently tied together. Same age, type, size and capacity. A lead acid “start” battery should never be connected to a lead acid deep cycle trolling battery except to jump start. They tend to balance themselves to the weakest battery. I have never seen...
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    BAT 1, BAT 2, ALL Switch

    I will help you read it. Every boat I have had until recently had trolling motor battery and a start battery. “Recent upgrade to a 24v trolling motor was a nonissue because the boat and trolling motor have always been completely separate.” I know there are 24v batteries out there but most people...
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    BAT 1, BAT 2, ALL Switch

    I guess did not read what you quoted.
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    Best way to fasten bow rails?

    It had been cracked for a while but probably not readily visible when installed without close inspection.
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    BAT 1, BAT 2, ALL Switch

    Easier yet, remove the switch. No boat I have ever owned has had one and I have never had an issue. Recent upgrade to a 24v trolling motor was a nonissue because the boat and trolling motor have always been completely separate. Fish finders and Talon have always been on my start battery.
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    new to pontoons

    Yeah, have to stay within CG limits. Landing gear has a lot to do with gross weight. Many aircraft can’t land as heavy as they can takeoff and fly with without risking damage.
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    new to pontoons

    Overweight boats drive about as good as overweight airplanes fly. I used to ferry 240 gallons of fuel in 8 steel caddies on a 23’ tritoon. Usually with one passenger. Sometimes we also hauled 15-20 bags of ice in addition to the fuel. It got a little nerve wracking when the lake was slightly...
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    No power to electric fuel pump

    I don’t always express what I am thinking very clearly. What he was using for a ground on his test light is important. He isn’t going to show power if he isn’t grounded with it. Checking through the pins in the connector only grounds if the ECM allows it. He isn’t likely to show power unless he...
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    No power to electric fuel pump

    Pumps only run that long when you turn on the key. No power no run. Also, we don’t know where he is grounding his test light. No ground no light no matter how much power there is. The VST is mounted on isolators so that isn’t likely going to give him a ground. Any painted surface would be...
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    What is your worst day on the water?

    Maybe it’s just the airplane mechanic in me but I don’t consider a job done until I have made sure things act the way I expected after it is reassembled.
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    No power to electric fuel pump

    There is power only for a moment when first turning on the key. If the connector at the VST is dead when the key is turned on then I would backtrack that until I found power. It could also be a bad ground.
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    Retirement Financial Planing

    I told my folks to spend it all. Take trips, buy junk only they want, whatever they want. No reason for there to be any left over.
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