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Buy yourself a kill-a-watt and measure your actual power consumption over time. Note that it will be a function of ambient temperature. Size ur batteries based on november consumption rate and you will be disappointed come August. Northern hemisphere presumed. And read nigel calders boat ownwers mec...

mrjake56 wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 21, 2019 2:17 am

Has anyone used the Globe run-dry impellers? Considering those th the spring.

I have used them. No issues (either before or after switching.....)

prowlersfish wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 19, 2019 11:09 pm

My info maybe dated , but I have heard the inter-coastal in NJ is not in that great of shape with a lot of shallows . But it may have changed . I would check with waterway guide .

^^^ this. And thehulltruth for current local knowledge.

I doubt the sensors work. Lifespan is a question for the mfgr., but i see no reason to not replace them outright. Consider the cost of not replacing them, and to have them be needed......

Away wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 11, 2019 2:38 am

And I am loaded with carbon due to excessive cruising at 1500.

How do you know?

Like most boat repairs/maintenance/upgrades that really matter, this is one that makes the boat safer, and one that no guest will notice...... Good trick with the coupling nuts. Similar trick when adding a new wire inside an existing "occupied" conduit: tie two wires to an existing one. Use existing...

Can you switch fuel sources in the engine room? Would rule out anti-siphon valve and maybe (some, not necessariliy all) filter issues. I had erratic rpm issues and it was due to tired distributor springs. Are you sure it is related to temperature? That said, i have seen ignition coils and resistors ...

Jchoate45 wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 30, 2019 5:37 pm

who do you like to order crusader parts from? Go2marine? Others?

https://www.marinepartssource.com/?gcli ... YkEALw_wcB

I have a promariner 12-40p. No problems in 5 years, thus no customer service experience. You might consider a dual-purpose charger-inverter. But do your homework first re: battery capacity needed to support inverter. I went separate inverter 'cuz i replaced charger first, then wanted inverter. But m...

I believe the batteries are always put in parallel when starting the engines and the emergency start switch is actually a backup system in case the rectifier that parallels the batteries fails. Or when youre in a bad way and you need to combine the batts to transmit a mayday. IIRC, my manual indica...

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todd brinkerhoff wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 06, 2019 3:19 pm

Good use of materials. I’ve never seen bamboo used on a boat, but it looks great.

Agree. One thing about bamboo is that it's termite proof.

If you don't have a gas/water separator in your fuel system, adding one would be a good idea. We use Racor's 320 series filters with an aluminum bowl that you can periodically check to see if water has been captured. Have you found a gasoline-rated vacuum gauge to accompany them? They have them for...

Additives that remove water don't do much best to pump the water out of the bottom of the tank . Also look at the check valves at the tank fitting . As far as the gauges go it sounds like the senders and the gauges are not compatible . Bought me one of these to remove water from the tank. Pumped ab...

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