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    Will this battery be sufficient?

    I want to use a VMAX battery deep cycle for both cranking and house ... Battery Specs: CCA 660, MCA 880, RC 220M. Engine requires: CCA 512, MCA 675, RC 182M. Accessories include..FF, CP, lights, bilge pumps, vhf, etc. Will this battery work for me? .. or do I need a separate cranking battery? ...
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    Old MK Rip Tide wire question...

    I want to put a plug on my old MK RIPTIDE 24V 70 motor. The motor has 2 sets of black and red wires coming out of it. I have one set 6 gauge pos and neg coming from the batteries which are connected in series. can I simply just use 1 pos and 1 neg from the motor for the plug side and run the Pos...
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    Garmin 320C Fishfinder

    Just looking for feedback on the new Garmin 320C color FF, anybody using one? Thanks, Joe.
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    Garmin 320C

    Is anyone using the Garmin 320C fishfinder yet?, if so, how do you like it so far? Thanks, Joe.
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    No water out tell-tale

    1985 15HP Johnson, I had no tell tale flow so I changed water pump..still no flow. Checked for obstructions in water discharge area, found nothing blocking. Can bad thermostat block water flow out the pisser? Thermostats in this motor are old (I think anyhow). Thanks, Joe.
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    Boat wont back off!!!

    The winter up here in New England is about ready to kill me, thought I would spend some time recalling some bone-head moves.<br />Well a couple summers back I arrived at the boat ramp to see a school of Bluefish working the bait not 200 yards off the ramp! YeeeeeHaaaaaaa!!! Lets Go Get 'em...
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    Covering wires

    I have a short length of wires (8") that is running on the boat floor that I want to cover so as not to trip over these things. These are 2 good sized (2ga.) trolling motor wires. Any ideas on what/how to cover these? Thanks, Joe.
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    Battery questions

    I have a question regarding battery electrolyte. I over-filled my batteries and they began to overflow slightly thru the vent. I removed the excess water and got it to the proper level...then I began to wonder something. When I removed the excess water, didnt I also remove some electrolyte that...
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    Penn Electric Downriggers

    Looking for "feedback" on Penn Electric downriggers, performance/reliability, etc. Thanks and Happy Holidays!
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    Fish arches ONLY in the 50khz mode?

    I have a Furuno LS6100 Dual Freq. 50/200khz FF (great unit), anyhow, I notice that I only get fish arches in the 50khz mode as opposed to the 200 khz modes. This occurs in mostly water 20-40 feet deep. The arch thing isnt that big of a deal to me but I am still curious about it just the same...
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    The Post Below is a TROLL, Ignore him..

    This Clown has been using this TROLL all summer long on various boards, Try Ignoring him and he will give up.
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    Furuno LS6100 Fishfinder

    Well, I have given my new Furuno LS6100 a few outings and I am very impressed. I have owned just about every brand out there over the years but this unit appears to have them all beat. I actually saw "arches" for the first time on any machine I owned...LOL! I think one would be hard pressed...
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    Furuno LS6100?

    Looking for "feedback" on the New Furuno LS6100, Thanks...Joe.
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    Furuno LS6100 too complicated

    I have been thinking about buying the new Furuno LS6100. However, I talked to a guy today that has one and he said this .."I had the 6000 and I sold it to buy the 6100, now I am sorry because the 6000 was much simplier to use, this 6100 is a nightmare to operate"<br /><br />So my question is...
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    Tie Down Disc Brakes

    I am thinking about adding brakes to my trailer. I am leaning towards the Tie Down Disc system. Can anyone give me any feedback on these? I have never installed brakes before so I will be grateful for any advice on installation procedures, Thanks.
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