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Good input from Charlie. I replaced the original bilge pump on my boat last summer. My original pump was not automatic-it only had 2 wires, and was wired so it activated when you manually threw the switch at the helm. As Charlie mentions, yours' is probably wired directly to the battery-so...

I installed a Xantrex charger when I wired my boat for 30A shore-power last summer. The model is Truecharge2, it's a 20A charger that will handle 3 batteries. I also purchased this unit from Defender-but there are other sources for it. It seems to perform well. I purchased it based on a...

Thank You all for the very thorough responses. I have some good options. I will pick up my boat on Monday and hopefully get it ready to enjoy for the boating season up here in upstate NY. Our season is short, so hopefully I won't spent a lot of time working on it! Jack

Hi Folks, I will be taking my 22' Cruiser out of winter storage on Monday, and I was thinking of a few projects I need to work on this year. One question I have is my fuel tanks. My 2003 model boat has (2) 20 Gal plastic tanks that sit on the hull of the boat. I recall a discussion at one time...

I just caught the messages on True North vs Magnetic. I find it of interest since my wife Pat and I have just recently finished taking a USPS Piloting class to improve our understanding of navigation. We consider ourselves novices , and we were looking to better understand how to use the GPS...

K Corsaut, Good to see your note. We have kept our 22' C-Dory on the Erie Canal the last 2 summers. We've had the boat at Allen's Marina, they have facilities for storing your trailer. We consider ourselves novice boaters also, we're currently taking a Piloting class thru US Power Squadrons...

Just want to put out a note for anyone in the Rochester NY area. This weekend is the Rochester Boat Show, and my wife and I will be staffing the Rochester Sail and Power Squadron Booth on Sunday from 10:00Am till 12:00 Noon. Feel free to stop by and say hello. Would love to meet any C-Brats...

Just was notified of an update on this post. When I downloaded the article it came up as page 19-not page 33 in case anyone else finds the same thing. Jack Howell

Hi Steve, Thanks for letting us know about the article. It's a nice summary of the benefits of joining C-Brats. I look forward to participating in one of the cruises at some point in the future. Jack Howell

Thanks to all of you who replied to my request on winter storage for our boats. I have a bit of work to complete before we put the boat in storage-sometime late next week. Regards, jack Howell

Hi Folks, Living in the Upstate NY area, we have pulled our boat out of the water and are preparing to winterize the boat. I'm wondering what recommendations some of you have based on your experience storing your boats? Unfortunately, we do not have space at our home to store the boat, so we...

'ssbol", I just read your post. I had the same experience with my boat this past weekend. Small black dots on primarily on the roof. I cleaned it off with a product similar to 'simple green'. I washed right off the roof--along with what I would describe as some 'chalking' with the wash...

Marc, I appreciate you taking the time to respond to my request for help. I had not heard of 'emulsion tubes' before. I will ask my local Honda dealer about this. He did rebuild the 4 carbs. To be honest, I was a bit disappointed he did not pursue the old gas I had in the tanks when I...

Thanks for the latest responses. Digger, I think I have the Racor fuel/water filter 'out of the loop' at this point-by plugging in my external tank with new-non ethanol gas. I'm sure I need to service that as suggested, but I don't think it is part of my current problem. I'm hoping that...

Hi folks, Just for an update, after letting the engine sit Saturday night-with the external gas tank-and sea-foam added, I started the engine Sunday morning. The idle was much improved after sitting with the sea-foam in the gas. After letting it idle for awhile (10-20 minutes) we took it out...

Thanks for all the replies. I will be heading out to the boat with my son shortly, and will give some of these ideas a try. To answer a few questions asked-some of the gas was E-10 in the tank-all stabilized. The gas was about 10 months old. I do have a Racor external filter on the boat...

Hi folks, I am wondering if some of you can share what the symptoms are of 'bad gas'. I'm thinking I have a problem due to this. I drove our boat the other day and could not get it above 2,000 rpm with it stalling out. I managed to limp back to the marina. I was not able to restart the...

Just caught this thread on shore power. I am curious about the simple approach to power you reference Bob. If it's not too much trouble I'd appreciate it seeing it re-posted. I installed 30A shore power this Summer. I went the Marinco inlet, EEL 50', 30A cord, 3 AC outlets on GFIs (Galley...

Da Nag (Mike?) Good to see your note. I had not experienced the web-site link confusion mentioned in this thread. But, I just wanted to say thanks for doing such a great job creating and maintaining this site. Looks like you're trying to make further improvements, just wanted to say that I...

Texar, Roger, Thanks for sharing this. This is a project I plan to address on my boat, I appreciate you sharing this relatively easy and 'cheap' approach. Regards, Jack