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  1. ESGWheel

    Best way to connect 6 awg to 14 awg stranded wire

    Sailsea56, your question has now morphed and while it is understandable, upon reflection I should have been more curious in exploring the holistic issue you are trying to slove. As others are pointing out this idea of large to small wire is not a generally accepted practice for safety reasons...
  2. ESGWheel

    Houseboat Electrical Rebuild

    Sounds like off to a good start! Here is what I am willing to do: I will commit to seeing your project thru to completion with an initial focus on getting the design done. I like to draw things and while I do not have the best methods, I get thru it. If you prefer to do it, that is fine as...
  3. ESGWheel

    Houseboat Electrical Rebuild

    This sounds like a fun project and glad you are seeking guidance as these systems and the interconnection therein is not a simple matter. In addition to grounding requirements (AC, DC and AC to DC) there are also “isolation” requirements to preclude “Electric Shock Drowning”. Suggest reading up...
  4. ESGWheel

    Best way to connect 6 awg to 14 awg stranded wire

    They make “crimp-solder-seal’ butt connectors which have the solder already inside and when heated up with an air gun it melts the solder and shrinks the outer sleeve. While I did not find any for 6 AWG here is a link for 8 AWG, link. They also make what is ‘dual walled’ heat shrink tubing...
  5. ESGWheel

    Trailer fit?

    It sounds like you are well aware of proper tongue weight but just in case to emphasize as Dingbat suggests > here is a short vid regarding the dangers of improper tongue weight link. Given your current situation you could even do a little experimenting by adjusting it at either end of the 10...
  6. ESGWheel

    A nice tip but it’s not about stern drive storage in the up position

    Yet another example of shared learnings and experiences! Thank you, Scott! I will put that replacement on the back burner....
  7. ESGWheel

    A nice tip but it’s not about stern drive storage in the up position

    I figured this post would generate more on the “storage up” then the use of the clips themselves. But that is one of the benefits I value about this forum –> the varied experiences, perspective and knowledge that can be leveraged and gleaned even when you were not expecting it. So here is more...
  8. ESGWheel

    A nice tip but it’s not about stern drive storage in the up position

    While the pic shows my just shrunk wrapped boat with the sterndrive in the up position the post is not about that. I understand a fully up leg is not ideal for storage with respect to the bellows but that is not the point. Instead, it is about the blue trailering clips. Before we became a...
  9. ESGWheel

    Water Heaters.

    Some addition thoughts and a caution, of which you may be aware, but just in case…. With the On Demand Water Heater (ODWH) you will no longer have the advantage of using engine coolant to heat the water as the Attwood HF2000 allows. Perhaps you did not use that feature and always depended on AC...
  10. ESGWheel

    Marine Carpet Replacement > Anyone Familiar with Compass HB Marine Flooring?

    this is the one aspect i am mostly concerned about.... thank you!
  11. ESGWheel

    Marine Carpet Replacement > Anyone Familiar with Compass HB Marine Flooring?

    2005 Larson 228 LXi bow rider. Bought used 10 years ago but the factory carpet had never been used. Over the years it has gotten plenty of use and now needs to be replaced. And over the years I have been reupholstering section by section always using the same great shop. This coming spring we’ll...
  12. ESGWheel

    Engine Hard Starting when Hot

    Thank you!
  13. ESGWheel

    Engine Hard Starting when Hot

    I have heard this before and it certainly makes sense to program that way, but I have never seen it in official documentation. Intrigued I poured thru my VP EFI Diagnostic manual (7742218) looking for it. I did not find it but interestingly I did find a test for (still installed) leaking...
  14. ESGWheel

    Engine Hard Starting when Hot

    I am going to suggest your symptoms and direction of troubleshooting are at opposite ends of the spectrum. Let me explain. Troubleshooting: Fuel lines getting too hot, blocked tank vent, overheating fuel pump all would generally cause a lack of fuel. In the case of hot fuel, it can literally...
  15. ESGWheel

    Squealing after impeller change

    Some follow-on thoughts for replacing the RWP. Make sure you do not switch the hoses, easier to do than you would expect. Also given the age and this may be the first time the entire RWP is removed, the connecting hoses may have some rust scale on them where they clamp around the pump. It’s not...
  16. ESGWheel

    Twin Volvo Penta I/O AQ145A Engine Options

    Glad to hear you have experienced help and the space to do this. If I may: take lots of pictures of how all of it is put together and installed in the boat. It’s easy to take things apart as its logical and makes sense while you are doing it. But a couple of months later you are wondering where...
  17. ESGWheel

    Twin Volvo Penta I/O AQ145A Engine Options

    While I have nowhere near the experience of Scott, here are some things to consider: First off this is a new to you boat and while you did not say, it seems you bought this boat knowing it had one bad motor. That says to me you are both cost conscious and in this for the long haul. That...
  18. ESGWheel

    Squealing after impeller change

    For ease of communication, we need to get some terminology straight. The pump that is at the bottom of the engine that you cannot turn by hand is the Raw Water Pump (RWP) also known as the Sea Water Pump. As you know this one is responsible for sucking in lake/sea water thru the outdrive and...
  19. ESGWheel

    Squealing after impeller change

    A “screeching belt” can come from one of several things: A worn (or bad) belt > like a bald tire, it will not grip but slip (and thus screech). Not enough tension on the belt > that causes it to slip. Too much of a load on the belt > even with proper tension an excessive load will cause it to...
  20. ESGWheel

    How/where to put in a stereo in my (new to me) Triton 175 fishing boat?

    While mounting a hardwired stereo presents an issue of the where to put the head unit due to the space requirements, the space for the speakers is also an issue as well as being able to run the needed wires to all. So that needs to be part of the equation. Since not familiar with your boat, I...
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