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    Water in bilge

    Yes I will. The season is almost over here in Canada. But I remember when I bought the boat in 2018, the bilge was always dry. I also don't like to see water in there. To me, it looks like an old boat with that water, I also want it dry.
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    Water in bilge

    I will check the bilge pump outlet compared to the water level as you suggested. It's not the same pump as when I bought the boat, so maybe this one doesn't have an anti return flap... Like you said, things may be different when motoring from anchoring where I only see drops of water coming in...
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    Water in bilge

    When I run it on the hose at home, for 30 minutes, nothing leaks from the engine. Even motoring at 1000 RPM and the hatch opened, I take a look around the engine, and I don't see anything leaking.
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    Water in bilge

    It is 48 hours continuous in the water. I did drive the boat with the hatch opened, and didn't see anything coming from the engine or risers. But I could see water moving in the bilge, that was not there at home.
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    Water in bilge

    I pull the drive every other year. So last time was in November 2023. From the outside, the bellow only shows surface dryness? It's not like new, but there is no crack. I was planning to change it next month when I winterize the boat.
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    Water in bilge

    It's a Chaparral Signature 260. A cruiser boat. No ballast or livewell.
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    Water in bilge

    Hi, when I go boating for a week end, sleeping at anchor, and take the boat out, there is about 2 gallon of water draining from the plug at the boat ramp. When anchored, I checked in the bilge, and the only signs of water intrusion I saw was a drop every 20 seconds from under the steering arm...
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    Engine overheats after water heater failure

    UPDATE: 1: I removed the circulating pump and opened the rear cover, and everything looks normal. Vanes are normal, bearing not noisy, no leak. Reassembled the pump. 2: While the circ. pump was off and the thermostat housing also, I flushed and backflushed the engine. Again, everything was...
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    Engine overheats after water heater failure

    Yes that's what I did, bypass the water heater with the hose, but overheat occurred. The temperature reading is from the sensor at the thermostat housing, that the computer uses. And the data is sent to my Garmin. So the 185 and climbing is what the computer sees at the thermostat. Normally it...
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    Engine overheats after water heater failure

    I have the gauge on the dashboard plus a digital display in my Garmin. So I'm pretty sure my reading is good. Where would a blockage occur and make it slowly overheat? There is water coming out of the outdrive. ...maybe not enough... could it be the circulation pump? Can it be tested?? It's...
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    Engine overheats after water heater failure

    The boat is a 2004 Chaparral Signature 5.7L MPI I don't know if it's related but it happened at the same time. The las week end, I was 2 days on the lake, and decided to open the hatch to check for a water leak since there was a lot of water the last time I used the boat. What I saw, with the...
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    Alternator grounding

    Hi all. On my Volvo Penta 5.7 MPI (Vortec engine), the alternator is 75A. I will upgrade it to a 145A which I've been told by my local starter/alternator rebuild shop, it was the highest amps that could fit this case and the Volvo bracket. I will upgrade the B+ wire to a 1 AWG. But, I see there...
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    Hardtop project

    Yes. The last 2 pictures are from my boat. I will try to add a 4th panel this summer. But I doubt it will be enough. A hard panel gives more electricity than a flexible one.
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    Hardtop project

    Thank you for sharing your experience. The uprights will be aluminum tubing, and I will install an aluminum plate under the fiberglass as reinforcement
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    Hardtop project

    Thanks for your input.
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