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    Electric Anchor Winch on Pontoon Boat

    I restrung my Deckhand 40 yesterday. I made sure that I wound a piece of wire through the hole in the pin on the clevis. That is a good thing to do because those clevis pins have a way of coming unscrewed and then you lose an anchor.
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    Electric Anchor Winch on Pontoon Boat

    Yeah! Sounds like the voice of experience. I tried using a regular winch and it took forever to spool down and up.
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    Anchor Winch

    I tried to use a regular winch one time that wasn't made for raising anchors and it worked but it was agonizingly slow both in raising and lowering an anchor. I think the real anchor winches are at least $50 cheaper now than when I bought mine and I have thought about getting another one for the...
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    Anchor Winch

    Watch some youtube videos. They have some show the right sized anchor for the size of anchor winch that you use and the best way to set them up. I have a Minn Kota deckhand 40 and according to the video it looks like they haven't changed much in 20 years..
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    Electric Anchor Winch on Pontoon Boat

    I installed a Minnkota deckhand 40 on the bow over 20 years ago. I control it from a switch on the console or the switch on the unit itself. I am seriously thinking about buying another for the stern right now.
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    Best Anchor light setup?

    The light that is mounted on the BImini top frame looks cool sticking back at about a 45* angle. That puts it about straight up when the top is in the up position. I turned the lights on at night and found out that the red bow light needs attention.
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    New switch panel wiring

    If it tells what country made the component you might try to find out what their 12V wiring color codes are. I have seen where Chinese use different colors for trailer wiring. For speaker wire yellow goes to positive.
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    New switch panel wiring

    If it is like mine all of the [black-negative] wires attach to the buss bar and the [red-positive] wires for each circuit attach to each switch with spade connectors. No matter what the color of the wires are you have to figure out what is positive and what is negative. I haven't had a lot of...
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    Best Anchor light setup?

    I mounted the base for the Atwood light to an aluminum plate and with the quick connects I am able to remove it by just unscrewing a collar and lifting it out of the base, I am able to remove the flip down light that goes on the Bimini top with just one screw. The square u-bolts should be here...
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    Battery Straps?

    I know what you mean by those UV rays damaging things. I had to replace a plastic fuel tank after it sat outside on the boat for ten years. Right now I am working on an idea of how to hook a waterproof tarp to the rail behind the bench seats and maybe weight the bottom of it so that it will...
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    Best Anchor light setup?

    I ordered 50 foot of 16-2 marine cable and the water proof connectors and a telescoping anchor light for the aft rail. Another fold down type anchor light for on top of the Bimini top. I figure that I will wire these with quick connects so that I can stow them properly when we are on the road...
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    Suggestions for replacement floor covering

    In 2012 I painted the top of my plywood with Tuff Coat and raised the side rails a half inch. Yesterday I just took a wet mop and some Totally Awesome to the furniture and then Totally Awesome and a broom to the deck. Rinsed everything down with a garden hose. All of the work that I did in 2012...
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    Best Anchor light setup?

    Thanks for the reminder about die-electric grease I don't know when I quit using the stuff but I will get some more and use it on everything. I just forgot a lot when I didn't use the boat for a few years.
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    Battery Straps?

    Looking at the condition of everything on the boat and all that has failed so far is the anchor winch battery. The starting battery and trolling motor battery have held up so I feel good about that and for the fact that the trolling motor and anchor winch still work.
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    Best Anchor light setup?

    Thanks for the information about the Atwood 8' light I will look into that. I just went out and got my old anchor light to work but I think I will replace it anyway. I intend to have a spare light on hand for safeties sake. Can't seem to trust light sockets to remain working when they have been...
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    Best Anchor light setup?

    In this age of LEDs there is no reason to have a heavy- awkward light mast bouncing around on the boat. If I have to I will make a light weight one that I can fasten to the rear rail or to the bimini top as is required. For that matter I might as well buy a couple of extra LED sockets and bulbs...
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    Best Anchor light setup?

    If it has to be higher than the Bimini top it almost requires that it be installed on the tubing for the top itself. I really didn't want to have to do that kind of wiring.
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    Best Anchor light setup?

    18 foot pontoon boat with an electric Bimini top. What light do you use for an anchor light? Where did you mount yours? Illinois boating law says that it has to be 33 inches above the navigating lights and they are about deck high. Appreciate the help I have a ton of things to do before I get...
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    Battery Straps?

    My batteries are in plastic battery boxes and the boat is exposed to the weather 365. Maybe that is why the nylon straps rots quicker. I am going with the rubber tarp straps because they are stronger and last longer. So far they seem to be less affected by weather. Always open to better ideas...
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    Old Mercury won't pee!

    The WD40 must have done the trick because there is a steady stream of water coming out of the tell tale hole now as soon as I start the motor. So it took a piece of solid strand wire to clear out the hose and then a can of WD40 to clear out the motor. I think I will have those handy from now on.
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