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On page 6 or 7 of General Chat is a thread relating to water under the cockpit and cabin decks. Most of us have added access hatches to these areas. What is Triton doing with regard to this? Tim and Dave Kinghorn

It is Dec. 2007 not Sept.. The original post was Sept, 2007. It is "Tachometer Problem".

The previous post was Sept. 2007 on the Electrical and Wiring Forum--Tachometer Problems. Tim and Dave

We had the same problem as have others. There is an earlier post that discussed the different approaches to solving this problem. What we found, as suggested also my others, was the small switch on the back of the tach that is set for different engines needs to be rotated back and forth to...

Tug, I assume the distance from the battery to the port bulkhead is at least 15 feet. If so, you will have a total run from the battery to the distribution panel and back to the battery of some 30 feet. If you run 30 feet of #8 (15' positive and 15' negative), the maximum usable amps for a 3%...

Check out the Forum Site: Hull, Deck and fittings. Review the thread: Bilge question--Where is the water coming from? Very good discussion with regard to inspection port placement and other issues pertaining to the C-Dory cockpit deck. Tim & Dave

Hi Doug, On our boat, we have inspection ports fore and aft in the cabin and in the cockpit. This allows us to put a small fan over one port and blow drying air out the other. If you only have a single port for each under deck area, then you could put a hose on the exhaust of a shop vac...

Hi Doug, If you the time, read all 11 pages on this thread--especially see Ross on p. 4 & 5 of Pacific Wanderer, Oldgrowth on p.5 of c-voyager, and Casey on p. 10. You could take out one of the lag bolts holding down the gas tanks amidships (by the sump) and check for water under the cockpit...

Hi Doug, I'm not clear how your tank hold-down bolts were sealed. Did they simply put a sealant like silicone around the bolt, or did they do as Dr. bob suggests and drill it out oversize, undercut the edge, fill with an epoxy, and drill a new hole before replacing the hold-down bolts? How is...

Check the Forum site "Hull, Deck and Fittings". See the tread, "Bilge question-Where is the water coming from?" It pretty well describes the issue for the C-dory.

I agree with Wolf using a start battery doesn't do well if it gets heavy discharging/recharging. Plus, when paralleled for charging, a start battery may keep the house (deep-cycle) from becoming fully charged. But why not use a Voltage Sensing Relay instead of an isolator? I think the VSR has...

Scott, You are absolutely correct. We'll have to see if they (ABYC) drop this policy now that they've accepted the European model for the ELCI. Thanks for catching my error, and I'm pleased you're reading posts with a critical eye for misstatements. I still don't like connecting the AC...

The price for a 120V, 30A (30ma leak detector) is around $200. The Blue Sea PN is 3102. All the usual suspects can get it. In Seattle: Boat Electric, Fisheries, West Marine, etc. can get it. Check around, the price does vary. Tim & Dave Kinghorn

The ABYC has amended its standards to allow a 30ma Equipment Leakage Circuit Interrupter (ELCI) on the shore power input to the boat and requires it on new boats. I've never liked connecting the DC ground to the AC grounding circuit. With the use of an ELCI, this would not be needed. In...

We connected a Comair AIS Multi unit to our Garmin 4010 GPS. The multi unit receives two channels and has a built-in antenna splitter (with amplifier). The VHF antenna goes into the AIS and out to the VHF radio. It does not transmit our position. The connection to the Garmin is through the...

Thanks, Good basic information. Too often, the manuals don't explain the steps or define the terms. Tim & Dave Kinghorn

The on-line site for Rule Bilge Pumps states that the Rule 1100 pulls about 3.8 amps and should be fused at 6 amps. The problem with a larger fuse develops when the the pumps jams. When a bilge pump starts up, there is an initial higher current flow. Until the pump gets up to speed and...

Most bilge pumps are labeled with the current draw and the recommended fuse size (usually a couple of amps higher). The idea is that if the pump seizes, the increase in current draw will blow the fuse; but if the fuse is too high a value (and 10amps sounds high), the pump will overheat and...