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Look at the manual for your charger and see what size fuse is specified. On my 2007 CD-25 the factory had used 5 and 10 amp fuses for 5 and 10 amp circuits rather than the 15 amp fuses specified by the charger manual. Remember also that each or the positive wires going from the charger to the...

I disagree for two reasons. First, from what I've been reading on these threads, it isn't clear how many of the types of problems Bob has found would become apparent via a survey. If I recall, Frequent Sea had been surveyed and flags were raised but problems of the extent Bob has found were...

Bob has raised excellent questions and I'm sure there will be more. I'd like to have assurance within the next few days that C-Dory will directly address these questions on this forum. I realize this may require significant research by C-Dory and that there may be different answers...

Electricity can come from two places to electrify the positive red wires. It can come from the battery charger, and it can come from the batteries. The only way to have proper protection is to have fuses (or circuit breakers) at each end of each positive wire. Otherwise a fire can start...

We went out today with the rubber check valves replaced with just gasketing material to keep the check valve plastic housings watertight. Waves were about three feet. Without check valves, no water entered the cockpit in perhaps four hours of travel. I kept altering the position of the boat...

Bob's post is right on. Be sure and follow the fusing specifications in your manual, they are larger than you might think. My recollection from a brief glance a few minutes ago is 15 amp (despite the fact that the circuits are five amp). Bill Edgewater, MD

You are probably correct but you should look at the specific manual for your charger. Here's a link http://www.marinco.com/scpt/ProdPage.ph ... creational The web site was initially rather hard to find. This is for the 2610A. I didn't see a 2610 on a quick look so you might want to dig...

Mike has a really interesting idea there. I just looked at an interactive marine-road map and the Bay-Bridge-Tunnel sure looked like a reasonable alternative. I went to the Bay-Bridge-Tunnel info site and noticed there was a $60 charge for vehicles in excess of 8'6". I doubt they count...

Here's how to do it. Exit I-95 just north of Richmond and pick up route 301. You then have a number of options as to how you want to proceed. Two things about 301. First, exit from VA to MD is over a fairly steep narrow two lane bridge. Also there are a fair number of malls, traffic...

My check valves are round with no flat side. In terms of size, the exterior is 1 1/8. However, because a portion of the "pipe" exiting the cockpit is blocked by design, the actual hole is probably more like 3/4 of an inch. I definitely do not have 1.5 inch scuppers, but it may be I need...

About two hours after a heavy rainstorm, I went down to the boat to affirm things were OK. I was rather surprised that there was still almost two inches of water in the cockpit up against the transom. This spoke well for the reduction in leakage into the bilge but very poorly about scupper...

You have two of them. One is about 18" to the right of the wheel and toward the bottom of the console. The second is on the port side of your shore power switches (underneath the table). Bill Edgewater, MD

Changing the sonar range setting to "Auto" vastly alleviated my transducer problem. Today, on a trip down the South River to St Michaels and back the depth finder only failed two or three times, resetting itself after several minutes each time. Prior to departure, we pulled Barnacle Bill from...

In my previous life (a bit less than two years ago) I was a manager of computer security for a significant quasi-government organization. Despite all the knowledge gleaned from my professional life, the only modestly reliable method I've found on a personal basis for protecting myself is to...

Patrick, Thank you or your post. After seeing it I immediately went down to the boat to check my setting. Yep, it was set to 20 feet so I reset it to Auto. We're going out for a short while tomorrow to get fuel and possibly take pictures of the transducer installation to send to Garmin...

Bob, Are there any publications you can recommend where I and others can see how to use fiberglass tape to do the same fix you are describing. I had been wondering about possible problems from all of those screws. Thanks for sharing all of your knowledge and expertise. Bill Edgewater, MD

Lesser depths are certainly at the top of my concern list although I want the unit to perform correctly in all of its modes. What is significantly concerning me is having the dealer perform the warranty work and being done with it in a single visit. From the discussion I had with them last...

My Garmin 498 is reporting the depth infrequently. How often seems to be a function of a)how much fuel I have (the less fuel the better it works), b) how fast I am going, and c) the approximate depth of the water. I strongly suspect the problem is cavitation due to incorrect installation of...

All of the window covers we received with the Barnacle Bill snap over the interior of the windows with the exception of the windshield cover. It snaps over the exterior of the windshield. I'm sure this is a stupid question, but can anyone enlighten us as to why this one cover is an...

As I understand it the 135 is a detuned 150. So you have the same weight, a little bit lower price, and a little bit less power. I have the 150. I'd guess fuel usage might be a bit higher than the 150, but that's just a guess. Bill Edgewater, MD