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  1. rickasbury

    Draw on battery 1

    Thanks jeff- I understand what it is I just can find it! I pulled the engine and outdrive/transom assembly myself- i did not see it. I remember something on the bottom of the gimbal ring with wires- and I replaced it- I don't recall where they went or any box labeled mercathode as i see on...
  2. rickasbury

    Draw on battery 1

    Evening and happy new year sir! I do have a serial number : ow038097. I have had the motor out of this and I'm not familiar with a box that says mercathode on it. I moved that wire to the com post on the battery selector so I dont have the battery draw in storage. Disconnecting the battery would...
  3. rickasbury

    Draw on battery 1

    I'm becoming one..lol
  4. rickasbury

    Draw on battery 1

    I just saw your message, thanks. My electrical is very limited- with no drawings for what wire goes where and know what should be hot and what should be not I checked a different way. I pulled the neg terminal for each battery to test amp draw on the batteries with everything turned off. Bat 1...
  5. rickasbury

    Hot water heater

    Not having taken one apart, there are only a couple of opportunities for hot water/coolant pressurized to take over the faucets. It really makes no sense n se to me- I'll take the coolant hoses off and I'm pretty sure it will stop. If I can still use it on shore and electric I can get by- but...
  6. rickasbury

    Hot water heater

    I guess i have to really look at the water distribution. I don't know where the cold water is going into the tank for one. I have one cold water line and one hot- i have only one faucet that is cold only- I have the swim platform, the head and the galley sink that have both hot and cold. I...
  7. rickasbury

    Hot water heater

    This all sounds good- but- what would be the explanation for why has this now become an issue on a 2006 boat? It would seam that a waterheater would be a pretty simple contraption! Externally, I see only the one valve - possible that valve has failed? I found not see cold water line for water...
  8. rickasbury

    Hot water heater

    Intersting thoughts- if it indeed is leaking coolant into the water system it's not real apparent. Can't really go by the reservoir, unless it was just empty. I popped the engine heat exchanger and it was pressurized and full - so I'm suspicious of diagnostics but don't have another...
  9. rickasbury

    Hot water heater

    Good morning! I'm reviewing your comments, thank you for posting your thoughts. The boat is a florida boat so perhaps it was not set up for winter? The boat had 50 hours on it when I bought it. It did come down from the panhandle which can get pretty darn cold- maybe someone has messed with it...
  10. rickasbury

    Hot water heater

    10 4, that's what I was thinking...
  11. rickasbury

    Hot water heater

    Ok- think this one got figured out. There must be a small leak in the heat exchanger inside the water heater which is pressurizing the system with really hot water- so the water will run, super hot without the pump being turned on. From what I read is not serviceable- but what i read today, the...
  12. rickasbury

    Draw on battery 1

    Thanks- i will get back to this!
  13. rickasbury

    Draw on battery 1

    Yes, it has been frustrating. As long as I was bringing it home and keeping it charged I managed to get by a bit- the auto parts store was getting pretty tired of seeing me. I should have been disconecting both of the batteries until I got this far- I had various other "priority " items like...
  14. rickasbury

    Draw on battery 1

    One more thought...is my offending device possibly in a circuit so that if I pulled fuses rather than wires I might track it down and little quicker? I have seen some standards on wire colors used for specific purposes...but not sure that would be conclusive? Trying to follow wiring seems like...
  15. rickasbury

    Draw on battery 1

    I will move forward- however I will have to get back to the boat.
  16. rickasbury

    Draw on battery 1

    Also, there are only two wires, other than the +/- cables (for genset i believe)
  17. rickasbury

    Draw on battery 1

    Thanks for the detailed trouble shooting-one thing I want to clarify, especially if someone else will be following this later. If I'm doing it correctly, checking for the amp draw is with the cable disconnected, mm on 10 amps and checking between the neg cable and the neg bat because that's...
  18. rickasbury

    Draw on battery 1

    This is a 270 of a friend of mine and would have to assume would reflect mine also. I don't think anything was added to the boat other than factory. It does have an amp i do not know what the power source is. Thanks!
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    Draw on battery 1

  20. rickasbury

    Draw on battery 1

    Thank you sir for your reply! I'm sure you can detect I'm not a proficient electrical person - basic trouble shooting, checking relays I can do. This I understand is going to be hard for me to figure out. You have my set up. Our boat is a 270 Rinker. I do have the two batteries with a battery...
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