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Resurrecting a 5 year old thread just to complain about West Marine? Really? :roll:

Well, this line of thought is interesting to me. So, I opened up my Chapman's 66th edition to see what it had to say about the subject. All of these quotes came directly out of Chapter 1: Nautical Terms. So, it seems that even those 'in-the-know' about such matters have a hard time...

I don't care what anybody says - that right there is one nice looking boat. The blue canvas color works remarkably well with the gray hull, and color of the Hondas blends in beautifully. You'll definitely need to be prepared to spend a bunch of time talking about your new acquisition with...

As an engineer, I resent your assertion that my estimate is not valid. I didn't just pull random numbers out of thin air. My estimate is based on published data for the large/heavy components, as well as my personal experience regarding the loads we've typically carried for the past eight years...

I would agree that, until you run your 26-footer across a set of scales, your guess is no better than mine. :wink

Bob, forgive me if I'm misunderstanding you here. I'm just trying to understand your logic. If a loaded 26-foot Venture weighs in somewhere in the high-9,000# range, wouldn't that put it at nearly 10,000 pounds? Then, assuming this is the "weight on the trailer", wouldn't you also have to add...

I'm sure you meant Cape CRUISER, not Cape Dory. In my opinion, that estimate is way, way high. I have yet to actually scale mine, but even using generous numbers for everything we load on the boat for 3-4 day cruises, plus a bit more, I came up with the load on the trailer of under 7000#...

It wouldn't take much for me to clean up that drawing if you want a clean schematic before you start making changes. Let me know if you think it would help.

Well, that is exciting news, indeed! And although I can't figure out what kind of internal ACR failure would cause that fuse to blow, I fully admit to being ignorant about such devices - I just don't know how they work. But, it does appear that the new unit has solved the problem. And, I'd...

Individual axle loading on a tandem set is a function of trailer angle, not tongue weight. Trailer angle is adjusted by raising or lowering the ball. Tongue weight is adjusted by shifting the load fore and aft on the trailer. And, yes... balanced loading on the axles provides balanced...

Picture from the sales advertisement

Port side rear

Starboard side front

Port side front

Starboard side rear

At the broker's lot in Florida

Perfect!

One quick solution to the fuse placement issue would be to swap the SafetyHub and the positive bus in the diagram. The bilge could run off of the positive bus, and the trim tabs and helm power could then be fused off of the SafetyHub, downstream of the switch. Or, move the Safety Hub to where...

Ahh... I missed that somewhere along the way. So, yes, your trim tab wiring should already have adequate protection. Still, my concern remains valid for the main wire running to the helm. Looking at my diagram, imagine the switch in the 'combine' position (all three switch legs closed). In that...

Adding the fuse in the ACR's ground wire is a good idea, but I don't think that's the cause of the problem. Fuses are for useful protection from faults, but they do nothing to prevent them. But, you just stated something that made me stop and reconsider the ACR as the root cause... Everything...