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This may be of no help, but I also have a 2009 F150. One of the engines will flash the engine icon, and when it does, that engine produces no volts. My fix is to shut it down and restart. Sometimes more than once but the icon has always gone away and then the engine starts producing voltage...

TomCat owners, Has anyone been able to solve the issue of the fishboxes filling up with water? Between this boats dismal deck drainage out the scuppers, and the poor seals around the fishboxes (my seals appear to be in good shape), my fishboxes are essentially unusable for keeping fish cold...

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Bob, I'm getting ready to add a 100AH lithium to my house bank. Can you take a moment to explain why a charger like the Powerwerx is better than the Yandina Combiner? https://smartshoremarine.com/products/b ... -batteries From what I read on the Powerwerx, it charges at 14.6, which is about...

Thanks again for the information Bob. I've followed almost every post you've written on the TomCat almost a decade before I actually bought one. I always enjoy reading what you've written here and THT. I think what I'll do is get a set of props with some serious stern lift for the ocean and...

Thank you all for your comments. Bob, I do not have any recorded data on my boats performance, only top speed, which is 46 mph. RPM at that time was in the mfr's limits I recall, but I do not recall what that rpm was. I never run top speed. I did have a short conversation with Ken at PropGods...

I've done a fair amount of reading on this forum as well as The Hull Truth regarding planning catamarans and the use of foils vs 4 bladed props, or both, or simply recupping my 3 blades. I also had a discussion with Ken Reeves of PropGods. I was surprised to hear Ken tell me that I might...

WA500, I generally do indeed use my F250, but my buddy wanted to help me out by towing with his truck, so we did. We talked about the weight distributing hitch and I might get that anyways. My truck could benefit from it as well. I already have most of the stuff anyways. Adjustable hitch...

Installed a football sized transducer. Airmar TM185M. It's a 1,000 watt medium cone chirp. Hopefully it doesn't slow me down too much!

Airmar TM185C-M. 1,000 watt medium cone chirp

I can't help you with you Honda's but can only provide some info on my boat with 2009 Yamaha F150's, 500 hours, no bottom paint. My left engine prop turns counterclockwise, my right engine prop spins clockwise, so opposite of what Bob said is preferred. My boat at 3,500 rpm runs in the mid...

Can you please share what the Yandina tech told you? 3 days ago, one of their techs told me to go lithium with their Combiner 100L. I'm planning on replacing my Blue Seas ACR and lead acid house battery with a 100L and 100AH LiFePo4 this fall.

This is only a trip report and mild comparison of a modern half ton to a 20 year old 3/4 ton. I'm not saying I do or do not recommend you do this, only it can be legally and seemingly safely done. My buddy bought the above mentioned truck and offered to tow my boat on a 4 hour trip from...

I put a 96 inch Rhodan on the front of mine. Just spent a few days offshore with it. It's truly magical. Pics are in my album. Feel free to reach out with questions. I've installed this motor on two boats. You can find youtube videos under Captain Starbucks showing the install on my...

Aside from the information already posted on why you shouldn't use LiFePo4 batteries for starting batteries is that some BMS has the ability to turn the battery off when they're full charged. This could be the equivalent of shutting off your main battery switch while the engines are running...

If there is interest, I'll do a separate thread on the install, but it's a 96" Rhodan GPS spot lock, with 3 x 65 AH LiFePo4 batteries, Victron Smart Shunt, Yandina Trollbridge 36 and a few appropriately sized circuit breakers. This motor is overkill for this boat, but this was removed from my...

Even following the directions I can't post an image! Anyway, started the install of my bow mounted trolling motor.

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