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  1. dingbat

    Transducer interference

    Probably a combination of a number of things: Have all the software updates been done? What transducer (model) are you running? Is the unit in auto or manual mode? Does the depth reading “blink or flash” at anytime? Dropping out at speed is an installation issue. Rivets are notorious...
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    Sluggish starting

    How did you determine that? Just because it cranks doesn’t mean it good. Starter has min. rpm to spec I thought my starter was fine until I replaced with new. The cranking rpm of the new starter was noticeably faster. Made a heck of a difference in the way the motor starts
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    New bearings: too much movement on spindle

    The outer pads “snaps” in place and kept from dropping out by the hub. Some have retaining clips, many do not. In normal operation the outer pad and disc are in light contact with each other. Install the pad then pump the actuator a couple of times to close the gap between pad and disc to hold...
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    For those fishing enthusiasts - what's your style of boat?

    I too used to pity the poor guys fishing CC in the early Spring, late fall tournaments. Nowadays most running CC under these condition have hard or soft tops with enclosures. Fished with a friend last year that has “wings” on his enclosure that snapped to the gunnels, providing protection...
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    GPH Question

    All the units I mentioned are in-line units. Cut the fuel line somewhere between the fuel tank and fuel pump ti install. Not sure what this buys you in this scenario. Back in the days we stopped at the fuel dock on the last trip of the day to top off the fuel tanks for the next morning. Wrote...
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    GPH Question

    Very expensive for what it is. Most of the major electronics manufactures (Garmin, Simrad, Lowrance, Raymarine, etc.) make fuel flow monitoring systems that plug into their chart plotter/ combo units for ~$150. I noticed that the system has a range and distance til empty function. Note that...
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    New bearings: too much movement on spindle

    Me neither. The brown "grease ring" where the cup normally would be looks suspicious...
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    For those fishing enthusiasts - what's your style of boat?

    Inshore - Chesapeake Bay - Grady White, Walkaround Offshore - Atlantic Ocean - Ocean City to Virginia Beach - Contender, Center Console
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    New bearings: too much movement on spindle

    Something doesn't look right....but it's had to see with all the grease and grime in the hub. Can't tell shiny new from grungy old
  10. dingbat

    Any marine electrical control brands to avoid?

    No experience with Sea dog but D&B list them as Wholesalers for what it's worth. Always use Blue Seas Systems for marine electronics components
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    Total boat electrical refit - looking for advice

    Even if the 911 operator knows the exact location, what are they going to do about it? Send a squad car out to assist? Call the local USCG and tell them someone is in distress but we don't know exactly where? How long is all this going to take? With DSC, you push the distress button and...
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    New bearings: too much movement on spindle

    Which picture is this? Doesn't matter which brand... hubs of the same rating are interchangeable.
  13. dingbat

    New bearings: too much movement on spindle

    Your IMG 0525. jpeg is puzzling. How did you get a picture of the rear seal from the front of the hub without the rear bearing being in the way?
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    Total boat electrical refit - looking for advice

    This unfortunately is a fallacy that’s cost lives. Time is of the essence in an emergency. Your best chance of immediate rescue is your fellow boater....not some 911 operator sitting somewhere in a call center who has no idea where you are or the means to notify fellow boaters in a position...
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    while we’re posting dog photos..lol
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    Gas seeping from fill cap

    Yep...have them on both fuel tanks. Pretty common config anymore
  17. dingbat

    Garmin power

    Put a meter on your battery terminals then start the boat. Bet voltages drops below 12 volts with the starter turning Better yet, put a meter on the power cord at the back of the unit.
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    Garmin power

    The voltage at the unit is dropping below the units minimum requirement. The most common cause is a weak battery. Time for a new battery
  19. dingbat

    Winterize boat

    Doesn’t matter......if the boat has been in the water the lower unit oil needs at a minimum, to checked for moisture. Best just to change it and start anew. I start using stabilizer in the fuel once it starts getting cold. Never know when old man weather will shut me down till Spring
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    any active members near Rockville MD

    Salvage yard in Rockville? Doubt it. Monkey county zoning board wouldn’t have such a thing. Most likely a middle man
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