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    Grounding Question

    I have a 23 foot monterey cuddy with a mercruiser 5.7. Im in the process of installing radar and I need to ground the unit. Where would be the best place to ground it? Everything close seems to be plastic. Should I run a wire from the units grounding point to the engine ground?
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    startup procedure

    I was told to start my 1987 5.7 mercruiser / alph1 1 by poshing the neutral switch in and pumping the throttle 3 times leaving it at 1/2 throyttle and turning the key. This almost never seems to work, I usually have to pump quite a few times and then crank for what seems to be a long time ...
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    Horizon Windlass Question

    Ive been looking into purchasing a Windlass for my 23' Monetery cuddy. I have located a Horizon 600 series at a good price. The seller does not have any manuals but I was able to find an installation and user guide online but the info it contains is not quite up to par. My main question is if...
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    Fishfinder Question

    Im looking at the Garmin 400c fishfinder. it is available with a dual beam or a dual frequency transducer. the only difference I see is the the dual beam trans goes to 900 ft and the dual freq goes to 1500. is that the onlky difference or am i missing something?
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    anchor set up

    I have a 23 foot Monterey 2300sx, that is a 23 foot cuddy model. Ide like an easier way to drop and pull my anchor. Climbing over the windshield or around it isnt to safe especially if its a bit sloppy out. I was thinking of some type of anchor roller up front with pulley set up to the side near...
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    Loran C Question

    I just acquired an old Apelco Loran C unit model # DXL 6510. I was able to DL the user manual but it doesnt answer my question. I have also searched for hours on the net but cant find a straight answer so I figuered if anyone knew it would be someone here. I want to hook the unit up in my boat...
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