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Ccaptcoho reacted to Tally Ho's post in the thread Which battery is my bilge pump connected to? with
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Could you take the pos wire off one battery bank, and see if the pump turns on (lift the float to test)? Do you have a bilge pump... -
Ccaptcoho replied to the thread Which battery is my bilge pump connected to?.Most of the older Catalina's that I have seen have a switch at the panel and are not wired to any battery directly and do not have a...
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Ccaptcoho reacted to Don S/V ILLusion's post in the thread Which battery is my bilge pump connected to? with Like.
Actually, you have two issues: 1. To which battery is the bilge pump connected, and 2. why is one battery discharged. as you have been...
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Ccaptcoho reacted to Ralph Johnstone's post in the thread Which battery is my bilge pump connected to? with Like.
Check the terminals on the house and starter batteries to see where the light weight connections are. If by some weird chance the...
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Ccaptcoho reacted to kappykaplan's post in the thread Which battery is my bilge pump connected to? with Like.
Does the bilge pump run when the start battery selector is off? Need to trace the wire from the bilge pump.
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jssailem replied to the thread What to do about this corroded through-hull fitting?."Hmm like a half haul-out?" Ask the Marina if you can be pulled as the last boat hauled. Left in the slings for the night, and then will... -
jssailem reacted to JBP-PA's post in the thread What to do about this corroded through-hull fitting? with Like.
Lots of marinas have boat stands they can put your boat on so it doesn't have to stay in the slings.
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Looks like galvanized wire to me. Has that dull gray lumpy look. -
Joe replied to the thread What to do about this corroded through-hull fitting?.By bracing I actually should have said "protecting" You have no reason to touch or manipulate the valve. What I suggest is a couple... -
The boat had cotter pins originally. It was a PITA to get them removed (for boat hauling). They bent and there is little room to install...
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The safety wire approach is a bit overkill. In 2015 this question was asked and answered...
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Wish I could say the same. I was on a sail boat delivery where we almost lost the mast because there were no cotter pins in one of the...
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In my 40 plus years of sailboat ownership I've never had a turnbuckle unscrew itself. The wire is overkill, unnecessary and could be...
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Captain Larry-DH reacted to dlochner's post in the thread Are you aware of this ABYC Update with Like.
Not so fast. AIC ratings vary based on the voltage they are tested at. Class T fuses are rated at 20,000 A @ 120 VDC. Presumably, the...