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  1. dingbat

    Inserting Stepdown Converter or Dimmer from Panel Switch?

    Yes The switch is setup to provide both power and ground to your light string. The neg wires on the switch are redundant if you’re wiring the grounds to a separate bus. Personally, I go with a two wire dimmer (V+ and LED+) for the smaller foot print. Either switch, wire V+ to your supply...
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    Too much wind and rain in my face

    T-top, rain coat or bathing suit for rain. Sunglasses or ski goggles for wind
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    Bizarre starter behavior (won't "bench test" on motor)

    Have you tried turning the motor over by hand? Perhaps the problem isn’t the starter
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    New deck, 700 watt amp and a 10" sub: Battery question

    Well, in that case your looking at 27 AH
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    New deck, 700 watt amp and a 10" sub: Battery question

    RMS or Peak Power rated? Watts/voltage = 700W/12.5V = 56 AH
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    Bizarre starter behavior (won't "bench test" on motor)

    A pair of good jumper cables will give you more that "some" spark when touched together. How did it behave on the bench? A good starter will about break your wrist when trying to hold on to it. It ran on the bench because you didn't have a load on it
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    HOA rules say, no boats visible from the street,....

    It’s all about maintaining property values. There goes the neighborhood is really…..lol
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    Prop replacement

    Do you have the correct thrust washer installed? Prop torqued to specification? Takes a bit of torque to properly seat the hub in the prop https://www.rubexprops.com/propulsion/propeller-hubs/pdf/?kit=RBX-101
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    2008 Chaparral Sunesta Merc Engine Sensor Alarms

    In your fault scenario, your rapidly increasing fuel demand which in turn is stressing fuel delivery system. I would change/check the fuel filter(s), make sure the fuel tank is properly vented and check fuel pressure to eliminate the possibility of a failing fuel pump
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    Thinking about upgrading to AGM batteries

    Personally, I’d stick with lead acid. They sound better on paper, but in practice there is no concernable difference other than cost Five out of the six AGM batteries I’ve run didn’t make it out of warranty (3 yr). Shorted internally. The sixth is currently in its second year of use. The...
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    Towed some Folk

    Anyone been towed from the safety of the shore line out to the middle of a river and set adrift? Broke down on a friends’s boat one evening many moons ago. Ended up drifting ashore on the grounds of the Naval Academy. Minutes later, two MPs show up and told us we had to leave. We explained...
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    Mercury SmartCraft Gauge Question

    How old is this system? Looking for a 0183 serial connection to gps. Hard to find these days. Everything else is coming in via analog or Can
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    Why not mount transducer well below waterline?

    Wayyyy to much turbulence........the water under my transducer is dead flat, smooth, no bubbles whatsoever. Anything that protrudes from the bottom of the hull is a potential problem. You have brackets, screw heads, rough surfaces, etc. going on. Some hulls just generate too much turbulence...
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    Dead Batteries

    Doubt it.....The higher the current the more potential involved. May have added some resistance (heat) but if the terminal connector fit on the post with the nut on top, you had plenty of contact area
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    Does anyone remember when car & boat engines only had.

    Same here... had 4 bugs all told. 1963, 67, 70 and 72 convertible 1600 bugs went to 2 barrel bug spray Hard on points.....had to stop in the mountains on the way to my grandparents to adjust the points (match pack) more that once.
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    Towed some Folk

    There is no USCG law/reg that requires you to assist or tow a vessel unless the boat and crew is in imminent danger. Federal regulations require a Captain to assist if the crew is in danger, as long as they don't put their boat and crew in serious danger. However, the Captain in under no...
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    2005 200hp Mercury Optimax Water in Gas

    Found this....seems the beep code is not related to the problem rather than announcing a critical or on-critical alarm Two types of warnings are used on recent production engines: SOLID TONE: Critical Warning (shut engine down, serious problem present) FOUR BEEPS: Non-Critical Warning...
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    Mercury SmartCraft Gauge Question

    Info on 6 pin connector https://fariabeede.com/site_manuals/IS0307_D.pdf
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    Mercury SmartCraft Gauge Question

    Gps is either a digital or serial input. I have both on my boat. Using digital as the network input What are you using for a gps heading sensor?
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    MPH not showing on Gage OX66 motor

    Funny as it sounds, pivot tubes work on air pressure, not water. Water does not compress. Any water trapped in the line will affect gauge reading. Suggest removing both ends of the tubing and blow out with compressed air. If that doesn’t restore functionality you have a problem with the...
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