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    Options/Tools for CEL/DTC on Volvo Penta EFI

    I have a CEL/DTC, no limp home mode this time. Though not knowing and the $189 computer diagnostic fee adds up quick. I tried Yacht Devices, as it claims DTC, though all I got was a digital gauges on my phone. I am hearing that Easy Connect can show DTC. My boat has the following engine...
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    Issue with Blue Sea's Add-A-Battery Kit (new install)?

    If I reset the code by using the battery switch, it takes a few minutes for it to show it. It isn't immediate it happens at Idle or at crusing speed.
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    Options/Tools for CEL/DTC on Volvo Penta EFI

    I have a 2010 Volvo Penta 5.7Gi and I find it frustrating to have an issue and not know what it is. My marina charges $189 to read the DTC. I really miss not having to worry about codes with a carb or miss being able to read a CEL w/ an OBDII reader. What should I buy that can tell me WTF is my...
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    Issue with Blue Sea's Add-A-Battery Kit (new install)?

    I bought a new Starter Battery and moved the old starting battery as the new house battery. All worked well yesterday. The voltage of both batteries was over 14V, when on so the relay is working. Though still got the CEL.
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    Issue with Blue Sea's Add-A-Battery Kit (new install)?

    Last fall, before I put everything away, I decided to add two batteries to my boat. I have one battery to start the boat and the other for the house (listening to radio w/o fear). I tested to validate that everything came on, before I put it away for the season and the start of this season. I...
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    Ideas on getting lake water temp sensor w/o drilling into hull?

    I have concluded that searching for anything related to water temp sensors tends to brings back search results for telling you the coolant temp of your engine. I know some speed sensors and transducers have an included water temp sensor, though I don't have one and don't want to drill a hole in...
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    Do manufactures install speakers not connected?

    I have an older Fusion IP600, I some how got the LCD to come back on. I have 4 speakers in the cockpit, 2 in the bow and 2x in the transom. It looks like my radio can have 4 speakers split across the first two zones and the third zone is for an amp that I don't have. Only four of the speakers...
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    Combatting Water/Damp Conditions inside of boat?

    I am finding out how poorly designed Regal makes the boats in terms of channeling water. The 2011 Regal 2300 that I just aquired has carpet on the bottom of the storage areas and painted fibergerglass. The paint likes to flake off and the carpet likes to stay wet. I purchased some modular vented...
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    Add smaller 2nd Relay to Blueseas "Add a battery"?

    Looking at the instructions and diagram, I see the following: OPTIONAL SWITCH FOR NO CURRENT DRAW WHEN IN STORAGE source: https://d2pyqm2yd3fw2i.cloudfront.net/files/resources/instructions/990310020.pdf My thoughts were the same, that when you set the battery switch to "off", it would isolate...
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    Add smaller 2nd Relay to Blueseas "Add a battery"?

    It looks like they recommend a "switch" on the 16AWG that connects to ground from the add a battery SI-ACR relay for long term storage. I also heard about possible parasetic drain for this system. I am wondering if anyone has used a small relay, instead of a "switch". This way when the boat is...
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    Dual Battery, Daisy Chain Ground?

    I got a Blue Seas Add a Battery kit. I see in the diagram it shows the ground from the 2nd battery going to the negative bus bar. I can't think of any reason that I can't just connect the ground of one battery to the other, so I can save time and a few bucks by not having a longer cable to the...
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    Do VP 5.7 differ in winterizing procedures?

    I have a 5.7GiC-300-J VP w/ a DP. Watching videos it seems like a couple of the hoses need to be removed, though the confusing part is it looks like some have plugs you just pull, while others you need to remove some anti-knock sensors. I have been winterizing my 4.3L Mercruiser for years...
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    Anyone use AGM Batteries for Starting on VP?

    I have been reading up on different batteries and I am curious if anyone uses an AGM Battery on a VP? I have a 5.7GiC-300-J and the AGMs seemed pretty interesting. I do hear there can be some alternator issues with them and some require a voltage regulator if the alternator charges the battery...
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    HF 1.5w Solar Panel for trickle charge dual battery system?

    The context is for a battery in a smaller run about, not a crusier. I shut off the battery, as I put it on the trailer. I just don't want to be gone for a few weeks and have issues starting the boat.
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    No Display on Fusion ms-ip600 and possible replacements?

    I don't see how it can easiliy be removed, it isn't the stereo systems where you can remove the bezel, like I could with my old stereo. Looking under the dash, everything is placed really close together. It was never taken out, though it was in Texas, until now. I have no idea about the...
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    No Display on Fusion ms-ip600 and possible replacements?

    I have a 2011 Regal that came with a Fusion MS-IP600. It didn't work, when I tested it the other day. I found an inline fuse and replaced that, then I started to get sound, though I have no display on the LCD. The screen's backlight comes on, though I see no output on the screen. The Boat also...
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    Figuring out AWG cable size for Dual Battery & wiring?

    I got to the boat this weekend and to my suprise, the battery cable is only 2AWG.
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    Favorite 3+ person towable?

    We have a 2 person hotdog and a 2 person tube. Wanting something bigger that can hold 3 or maybe more. Lots of options out there, I am wondering what everyone likes.
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    Figuring out AWG cable size for Dual Battery & wiring?

    To be safe, I am just going to wait to check the boat out, when I get to it on Saturday. Call me young, though I still find it funny that a 5.7L is considered a "Small Block". This is the first V8 I have ever owned. Everything I have owned in the past (automobiles and boats) have all had V6s...
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    2003 Chaparral 230ssi - Rotted Foredeck Question

    I passed. He didn't seem to interested in coming down in price, even if he did I would have still been hesitant on the purchased. It would have taken a lot of time or money to fix that boat to what I was looking for. The silver lining in this is that I ended up buying my old mans boat, granted...
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