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    Best Battery Charger for the Dollar

    Re: Best Battery Charger for the Dollar Get a simple "smart" charger. It will usually charge at less than 3-5 amps (trickle charge) and shut off when the battery is at optimum charge. If left on, it simply goes into endless standby mode, until the battery needs a boost. They will also have a...
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    what type of set up is this?

    Re: what type of set up is this? When using a live well, the pump pulls water in through a thru-hull fitting under the waterline of the boat. The water is aerated as it comes into the livewell. There is a tube that goes into the bottom of the livewell that is roughly 3/4 the height of the well...
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    Random Pics

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    Home Made 30A Shore Power Cable

    Re: Home Made 30A Shore Power Cable According to my brother (a master electrician), if you have the 30 amp plug shown here (L5-30), this is the wiring setup... 1) The large angled plug is your ground as well as your locking device on the 30 amp cord. This goes to the ground prong on the new...
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    Towing a SeaDoo GTX

    For all of you SeaDoo riders, I have a quick question: Just got a 1996 SeaDoo GTX-3 with a freshly rebuilt engine. It has 5 hours on it because the original owner wasn't thinking and accidentally hydrolocked the engine by running water prior to running the ski for his flush out. I plan on...
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    Livewell Question

    Re: Livewell Question Remove the timer and put an adjustable control on the water outlet. Set it so that the incoming water coincides with the overflow.
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    St. Augustine in May/June: UPDATED: Now With Dates!

    Re: St. Augustine in May/June: UPDATED: Now With Dates! Well...it looks like we're gonna have something else to do! I just scored a deal on a '96 Sea Doo GTX. Freshly rebuilt engine and less than 5 hours on it. Seems to run real well. I really don't have much interest in them, but the Admiral...
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    What a boat ramp is for!!!

    Re: What a boat ramp is for!!! When launching at my closest ramp, there is usually a line of 2-3 boats waiting their turn. During the short wait, I attach bow/stern lines, put in the drain plug, detach the winch strap, make sure all gear is ready to go, etc. When it was my turn, I can launch in...
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    St. Augustine in May/June: UPDATED: Now With Dates!

    Re: St. Augustine in May/June: UPDATED: Now With Dates! VH & Sasto--- Just wanted to give you a heads up on a couple of items prior to going from St. Augustine to Jax. 1) Check out the map I attached. *Let me know if you don't get it*. When leaving and approaching the Municipal Marina, you...
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    A/C Water Pump Runs For a While Then Stops

    Re: A/C Water Pump Runs For a While Then Stops Mine looks like this: I added two fittings in the lines to allow me to run soap thru.
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    Tips? - Sew my own boat cover.

    Re: Tips? - Sew my own boat cover. I'm an upholsterer and I'll help any way I can. Here's a few tips to get you started: 1) Measure the overall amount of area you need to cover and add 6"-8" all the way around. Sew the majority of the canvas together first to create the rough cover size that...
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    Beginner Here

    Re: Beginner Here No problem.
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    how do u wire a 7 terminal nav/anchor switch with no common terminal?

    Re: how do u wire a 7 terminal nav/anchor switch with no common terminal? This pic just doesn't show the ground wire.
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    Wiring navigation and anchor lights

    Re: Wiring navigation and anchor lights The 8 terminal switch is meant for a boat with more lights than you may need, such as dual masthead lights. Since you didn't list what type of boat you have or navigational requirements, I'll assume the basic red/green bow lights, white stern light, and...
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    89 Sea Ray Locking Gas Cap?

    Re: 89 Sea Ray Locking Gas Cap? They make a locking insert for a stock gas cap. It goes inside the filler hose and the key is the handle. It can't fall in and can't be bypasses. Online for around $20-$30. I have used them for years and am very pleased with it (after a loss of 150 gallons).
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    light switch question

    Re: light switch question Here is the way the wiring should be for anchor/navigation:
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    Beginner Here

    Re: Beginner Here Let's say you were going to actually install a 14 circuit breaker panel in a 16' boat (I missed the size of the boat in the initial thread), the wire feeding the breaker panel has to be of sufficient size to carry the entire load in the even that ALL breakers are operating at...
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    St. Augustine in May/June: UPDATED: Now With Dates!

    Re: St. Augustine in May/June: UPDATED: Now With Dates! No Facebook, no MySpace, no Twitter Nice boat trip yesterday. Rafted up with 4 boats and close to 18 people. Good music, food, fun, friends. Here are a few pics... The ride out to our little hangout spot Hanging out with friends...
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    GPH (Gallons per Hour) guage/meter

    Re: GPH (Gallons per Hour) guage/meter Your reset switch should be just a black or silver/chrome round button on the dash. If you press and hold for 3-5 seconds, it will reset the total GPH to zero. Mine looks like this:
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    motor keeps running after ignition switch is turned off

    Re: motor keeps running after ignition switch is turned off
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