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    Inverter with shore power - Question ???

    As I think you've discovered your inverter is much more than that, it's also a transfer switch and battery charger. If the system was installed and programed right the operation of the 120v system should be fairly seamless and automatic. The inverter will invert when no shore power, charge when...
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    Can you search DMV records for a particular car

    Sounds like "Gone in 60 Seconds". Do you know anyone in the auto insurance industry?
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    I/O Characteristics

    You can trim the drive up a ways to gain a bit better draft. If you go beyond a certain point it puts the U-joint in a range that it doesn't like. You can run it like that VERY Slowly and briefly but I wouldn't do it all the time.
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    Thundercraft Inverter

    Many inverters do include not only an inverter but also a battery charger and a transfer switch all in the same case. These are more properly called inverter/chargers but most people just refer to them as inverters even though they do all 3 functions. OP, I don't know about your particular unit...
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    Fun with a tube

    Why transport it inflated? I have a 12v inflator that plugs into the cigarette lighter in the boat. It blows up my 2 person 60" tube in about 2 minutes. I can deflate it in about 1 minute. If I had to transport one inflated it would be in the back of my Suburban. What are you towing with and...
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    Can't see my boat

    I use the side mirrors to see my boat sides, tires, fenders, etc. If your mirrors don't allow for that you need to upgrade them or get some slip on extensions. However, if Scott's math is correct then you probably need a new tow vehicle. Have you run your rig, fully loaded, across a scale? I...
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    Found a snake skin in the boat. Now what?

    The problem there is she's the one who found it. I'm already getting the "I'm not sure I want to go on the boat again" talk. Thanks for the suggestions of bleach and hot water. If nothing else the nether regions of the boat could stand a good cleaning I guess. The last thing I need is a snake...
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    Found a snake skin in the boat. Now what?

    My 23' open bow is stored on the trailer at my house. We live on wooded property in the mountains of VA. Today my wife was getting life jackets out of a compartment to hang them up to dry. In the bottom of the compartment was a snake skin. That compartment was emptied and cleaned back in June so...
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    Speedometer Connected to GPS Device?

    Have you checked your "regular" speedometer against a GPS? I have and it's only off by 1 or 2 MPH. That's far closer than it needs to be for my use.
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    New Boat Owner as of July 2021

    A lot of people make the mistake of thinking a boat is like a car on the water; they sort of take care of them like a car. Basic maintenance and fix everything else when it breaks. This really isn't a good idea because being stuck in the middle of a lake is way worse then being stuck by the side...
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    Running new speaker wire

    You can run them anywhere you can find a place to run them. I can almost guarantee you there is no way to run them under the floor. Like Scott said, either go around the front or around the back.
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    Electric Boats

    Lectro 88, If I understand correctly your solar knowledge is from 30 years ago? And you think it MAY have progressed since then? I'm an electrical contractor and I install solar, mostly off grid, for a living. I've been in business 19 years and I've been doing solar for about 15 years. Solar...
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    Ease of towing larger boat

    I tow a 23' boat to and from the lake every time I got. The closes lake is 50 miles each way. The lake we mostly go to is 100 miles each way. Sometimes we go to a lake that is about 150 miles each way. So yes, I see a lot of road time with the boat in tow. I use a 2500 Suburban and it handles it...
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    Towable recommendation

    I've found that O'Brien tubes seem to hold up better than other brands. I've never had one of those floating balls on the rope; I've never seen a need for it.
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    AM/FM Radio Issue.

    Of course the radio will pick up the "noise" from it; grounded or not. That's what radios do, they have antennas. If a cheap USB adapter radiates broadband noise it will most certainly be picked up by any radio receiver in the area.
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    AM/FM Radio Issue.

    Those little cheap 12v to USB adapters are notoriously noisy. I have several of them. Some totally knock out my FM radio and my ham radio. Some aren't too bad. I have one that is quiet as can be. That one was given to me at a trade show and has a generator manufacturer's brand name on it so I...
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    Questions regarding tow vehicle

    Bouncing, lifting, jumping, and guessing are extremely poor ways to analyze and solve a problem. Take your rig to a scale and weigh it. Feedmills, scrap yards, lumber yards, and quarries have them and will often let you use it for free. Or, go to a truck stop and pay the small fee. Then you will...
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    Rough cost of replacing snap-in carpet with Sea Deck

    The carpet in my 2004 Rinker 232 Captiva is getting pretty worn. The black backing is coming off and it makes a mess. I was thinking of getting new carpet next year but I happened to remember about Sea Deck with looks like a nice alternative to carpet. Can anybody give me a rough idea of what...
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    Adding a 12v DC-AC Inverter

    I would get an inverter/charger that will have a built in transfer switch. This allows it to power all the same 120v outlets in the boat as your shore power. When plugged into shore power it will feed that power thru and charge the battery. When you unplug from shore power it will transfer back...
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    Top Speed Issues

    I would try to pump the fuel out and burn it up in a car, lawnmower, etc. Dilute it at least 50% with new fuel. I would think that would be easier than using up 98 gallons in a boat that wont' run very well.
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