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    Can't hear VHF with the engine on

    The radio full up is less volume than I'd get out of my cell phone playing music. I have actually used speaker phone to call people while on plane and heard them better than I can my VHF. I wonder if it is because it is so low or if the speaker is just horrible.
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    Slip/moored boat what do you do with your trailer?

    Older people who don't drive and have a house make for great winter/trailer storage. I have family 5 minutes away in that type of situation and it works perfectly.
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    Slip/moored boat what do you do with your trailer?

    Why would you be removing the outdrive frequently? As for needing it often, I have my boat (21ft center console) in a slip and I use my trailer 2x a year. Buddy with an I/O cuddy does the exact same.
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    Can't hear VHF with the engine on

    What would the draw to a headset be over a speaker?
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    Can't hear VHF with the engine on

    Hmm any suggestions on where you'd mount one on a 21ft center console that has a hard top? I found an ICOM one with a bracket that seems like it could work if I can find a spot
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    Can't hear VHF with the engine on

    I have a 21ft center console boat with a Mercury 225 outboard. I have a Simrad VHF installed below the steering wheel. Anytime the engine is on it is hard to hear any calls on the VHF and when on plane I can't hear a damm thing. Volume is up at the max and a NMEA 2000 system I am installing...
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    Storing splash wings on boat?

    What might work other than a beach towel that would be somewhat easy to source? I'm in souther Ontario (Canada) so this time of year it is still pretty chilly. Water was ~55F last night in the bays.
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    Storing splash wings on boat?

    I saw some people online say that they used beach towels and lawn chair bags? If I did one per part maybe that would be fine? UV and heat is my concern ideally I'd put it in the console out of the UV/heat instead of leaving them up. Having to bring them with me to the marina all the time and...
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    Storing splash wings on boat?

    I have a 21ft center console boat that I had splash wings made for in the fall. They are great however I have noticed half the time I want them I don't have them since they stay at home laying flat on the guest bed. How can I store these on the boat in the head compartment? There is 2 wings...
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    Hole from foam filling -cap popped

    I got it mostly fixed a couple of days ago. Some gelcoat ended up a little soft and a crack in it so I'll likely do another coat over it but the hole is patched up enough until I either have a professional look at it in the fall or it stays that way forever.
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    Hole from foam filling -cap popped

    Foam is dry, I do an inspection of the bilge before going out each time so it had less than a day to sit before I put some tape over it until I found find a solution. I don't feel any moisture. Seems like should be an easy enough fix. Here's hoping goes well 🤞
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    Hole from foam filling -cap popped

    I have this hole in my bilge and have been fighting to even get a quote on fixing it. Wondering what it would take to do it myself. Its about 1/2 inch wide. Some sources online say 5200 will be good enough others say it needs fiberglass. The disk is what I presume to be a cap or something over...
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    Replacing my power block

    Thanks I checked the wiring diagrams and I am pretty sure it is either a 6 or 8 gauge wire and a 96 inch run. Worse case says I should be able to handle ~50 amps. The fuse block is rated at 100 (both old and new). The fuses I have in it now add up to 27 amps - ignoring actual load - so seems...
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    Replacing my power block

    I have a Blue Sea Systems ST ATO Fuse block that has 6 spots for fuses/connections. I have maxed it out and am looking at going to a 12 spot one. Phyicially it will fit but I am trying to determine if it will handle the load properly. My boat is a Blackfin 212CC from 2019. This is the block in...
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    Batteries for 21ft CC

    Very interesting thank you. Feel like I got a good enough battery though need to do a lot more reading on them before the next set or when I install a trolling motor next spring.
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    Batteries for 21ft CC

    I ended up with the MotoMaster Nautilus. I read on the MCA vs CCA before hand though barely understood much past the basics. In terms of a more robust dual purpose battery, what do you mean? Yeah the old ones were automotive since I guess that dealer must get a good deal or something since...
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    Batteries for 21ft CC

    Wonderful thank you!
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    Batteries for 21ft CC

    No trolling motor, sound is maybe 300W? Only use with the engine running or I switch to a single battery at anchor leaving one for starting only. Starts nearly instant every time 2-3 seconds sounds about right. Only time it won't is early spring or late fall when the weather drops to 10C...
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    Batteries for 21ft CC

    According to the manual, it is "800 minimum marine cranking amps (MCA) with a minimum reserve capacity of 135 RC25 rating" I think that means the motomaster is fine? Though a lot of people online say 1000 CCA is the lowest to go with.
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    Batteries for 21ft CC

    I have a 21ft CC with a 2019 Merc 225XL OB and during my pre-spring prep I noticed 1 battery will not hold a charge and the other is weak. They are 5 years old so it's likely time to replace. The current ones are Nationwide part 31T-GS, which has CCA of 1000 and a RC of 185. I have a few...
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