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  1. tpenfield

    Thinking about converting surge brakes to electric - Tri-Axle Trailer

    @bruceb58 Another question . . . You mentioned needing a larger 12V feed wire on the F-150 (assuming to get enough power to the actuator). Would an on-trailer break-away battery supplement the power during breaking? or what that not enough? It looks like the Dexter 1600 psi actuator...
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    Thinking about converting surge brakes to electric - Tri-Axle Trailer

    Thanks @bruceb58. I'll check out those EoH units. The truck is an F-150 EcoBoost 4x4. The trailer has disc brakes on all 6 wheels.
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    2016 Mercruiser 6.2L ECT DTS Axius Cooling System Issue

    On the port engine, the port/left side exhaust is hotter than the stbd/right side exhaust. On the starboard engine it is the opposite.
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    2016 Mercruiser 6.2L ECT DTS Axius Cooling System Issue

    A couple more graphs of the engine coolant temperature (ECT) and the exhaust manifold (riser) cooling (sea water) temperature PORT ENGINE . STARBOARD ENGINE . Just kind of shows the starboard engine is running at a 'marginal' cooling situation.
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    2016 Mercruiser 6.2L ECT DTS Axius Cooling System Issue

    Today was a nice flat day out in the bay, so I took the boat out for some test runs of the cooling system. The starboard engine raw water intake is typically running about 5 psi less that the port engine - not always, as at the beginning of the holiday weekend they were both the same...
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    Fiberglass resin question

    If you want a real chemical warfare smell, try Vinyl Ester resin o_O
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    Thinking about converting surge brakes to electric - Tri-Axle Trailer

    That is what I was thinking that the brakes are not fully engaging. If I were to go electric over Hydraulic, I'd want to make sure it had enough power/volume for 6 disc brakes.
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    2000 Sea Ray 190 CC Hull Soft Spot

    The hull is about 8-10mm thick in that area. Often the strakes have an extra layer of glass than the surrounding areas.
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    2000 Sea Ray 190 CC Hull Soft Spot

    ^^^^ This . . . (y)
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    Thinking about converting surge brakes to electric - Tri-Axle Trailer

    Yes, it might just be wet brakes or sticky calipers . . . I don't drive the rig often or far enough to really exercise the brakes. I took the trailer out on the road to test the brakes, as per my other trailer thread, and they are working . . . just not sure they are working well enough. It...
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    Thinking about converting surge brakes to electric - Tri-Axle Trailer

    My 2021 trailer came with surge brakes on all 6 wheels. Even so, stopping is a weak-point as it puts too much forward pressure on the truck. I'm assuming that with electric/hydraulic brakes the trailer will tend to stop more on its own. I am thinking about a conversion to electric (what I...
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    Fiberglass resin question

    Don't tell anybody, but I use exterior grade plywood instead of marine grade. It is pretty much the same, the veneers are just not quite as good at marine grade. Same permanent adhesive. 'Greenwood XL' and 'Perma Panel' are a couple brands of the rot-resistant plywood that boat manufacturers use.
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    2000 Sea Ray 190 CC Hull Soft Spot

    No coring, no foam, etc. Right? It is a little hard to tell from the pictures, but it looks like the cracked area may be a void (air pocket) in the lifting strake (the same area that shows the clipped gelcoat on the outside of the hull). This would most likely be a manufacturing defect when...
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    2000 Sea Ray 190 CC Hull Soft Spot

    Also . . . Has this boat been in an area where temperatures get below freezing . . . 0˚ C ? (I know the OP is in New Zealand) If a cuddy compartment had a significant amount of water in it at some point and was allowed to freeze it would create an outward bulge in the hull and possibly lead...
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    2000 Sea Ray 190 CC Hull Soft Spot

    Sorry for the multiple posts, but . . . Here is a picture of your boat (same boat). You need to look in the storage compartment after having removed the cushions and see what the inside of the hull looks like in the area of question. . . Post some pictures of that area, if you can.
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    2000 Sea Ray 190 CC Hull Soft Spot

    Here is a Sea Ray factory video that shows how the boats are made. It is from a slightly newer era than your boat, but their methods look traditional. At one point they talk about coring in the cockpit/deck mold, and they state there is no coring in the hulls. Here are a couple of photos...
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    Freshwater Boat to Saltwater

    Outboards do not (should not) live in the water, so it may not be surprising that you would not find aluminum anodes for it. If you can get Zinc, then fine. Just don't use magnesium. Be sure to tilt the outboard up out of the water when not in use. Sterndrive boats that live in the salt...
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    2000 Sea Ray 190 CC Hull Soft Spot

    No, I doubt that you will find any coring material under the fiberglass. I would not drill into the area either. It looks to be from an impact or over stress in that area. Do your investigation from the inside of the boat (i.e. the cuddy cabin) and remove cushions, open storage areas until...
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    No compression with rocker arms torqued

    https://forums.iboats.com/threads/bought-a-1998-sea-ray-sundancer-270-wide-beam-with-rot.685998/ Ask Drew about that . . .
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    No compression with rocker arms torqued

    What about the boat? Maybe water logged?
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