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  1. dingbat

    Suggestions on how to fill my onboard gas tank?

    I put the oil in the oil tank and fuel in the fuel tank. Mixes perfectly every time....lol
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    Planning out installing NMEA 2k

    You can't share data between the units unless the two units are networked. I installed a GFS-10 fuel monitering system. Gives me real time fuel flow, digital fuel tank level indication, usage, DTE calculations, etc. Sounds good, but not as useful as you would think. Dug up your manual Looks...
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    Planning out installing NMEA 2k

    No reason you can’t. The data fields should be fully configurable. I run one display full screen chart plotter and the other full screen sounder. Add things I want to monitor at the same time in the corners of each display. Created custom displays for fuel flow, water pressure, side scan...
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    Planning out installing NMEA 2k

    Can't see giving up display space on a MFD to display engine data with SmartCraft gauge(s) already in place. As an automation guy, Active Trim sounds like a nightmare waiting to happen.
  5. dingbat

    GX1850

    I need to look at a doc I have at work, but I’m pretty sure NMEA 2000 is hot swappable. That being the case, it doesn’t matter when a node is powered up. A node will try to connect continuously until successful or times out. I suspect you have a power issue between vessel view and the NMEA...
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    Fuel system

    Primer bulbs don’t get hard Can’t mount separator too high install clear piece of tubing in fuel line between primer bulb and fuel pump to check for a vacuum leak
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    Planning out installing NMEA 2k

    Your existing gauges are “Smart Craft” so you currently have two network protocols available for use on the boat. You have “SimNet” to interface your plotters and radar and you have “Smart craft” to interface with the engine instrumentation. Not sure what introducing a third party protocol to...
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    Bone headed move - put the plug in with 3M 4200

    Best to use a little bit of grease on the threads as a lubricate so the threads don’t gull. Tight wise, the seal is a tapered, interference fit. Hand tight until thread contact then a quarter to half a turn further to seal.
  9. dingbat

    Cost of a metal box to hold a large home generator.

    Wouldn’t want it galvanized….. Goggle “generator shed”
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    Planning out installing NMEA 2k

    What are you trying to do? Just beware that manufacturers play games with their network communications. Their proprietary communications (sea Talk, Simnet, etc.) protocols typically support more and faster data transmission than NMEA 2000. I would use the proprietary communications unless you...
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    Motor stops under power

    Installed with the arrows in the right direction? Holding the ball vertical while pumping?
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    120VAC NC Remote switch

    Doesn’t surprise me. Best engineering practice discourages bringing a circuit back up from a loss of power, in an energized condition, for safety/liability reasons.
  13. dingbat

    Nobody fishing?

    That’s because eBay’s commission doesn't include shipping cost Charge $1 for part and $20 shipping…pay commission on $1. Need to compare total cost, door to door to make the comparison
  14. dingbat

    to replace the transom or not?

    You’re not listening for a particular sound. You’re listening for very subtle changes in frequency from one point to another. Same as checking for cracks and corrosion in a metal structure with a ball peen hammer.
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    Fogging Oil Substitute

    I don’t even bother with minimal effort anymore….lol Still have half a can of OEM fogging spray from when I bought the boat …….2001
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    Tarps

    Current tarp going on year 5 Use heavy duty bungee cords to secure to trailer Use tarp clips to shape and form fit tarp to boat Super Heavy Duty Silver / Brown Poly Tarp Features: Silver / Brown Tarp 100% Waterproof Super Heavy Duty Poly Tarp 12 Mil (0.012”) thickness 7 oz per square yard 3...
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    You can't bend 6061. The money you save in materiel using 6061 (roughly 20%) is a drop in the bucket to the difference in fabrication (welding) costs
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Copper is added for strength and improve machining properties. No good for saltwater environments. T = tempered. Don't bend…cracks
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    Yard sale grinder

    You can say that again. My first job I had to weld up these large aluminum enclosures then grind the welds then finish for painting with a 5 hp Milwaukee grinder, #80 soft pads, a squirt can of oil.
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    Have enough HP for hole-shot ?

    Just about every drift when playing chicken with a bridge in a 4-6 kt. current....lol Don't conflate fast and acceleration. Big difference between "Fast" to avoid and "Fast" to get places quicker
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