Recent content by jgtrucking

IF you have moisture problems in the deck, yes you must address... especially cored Tiawain built decks. Sealing a deck that is already wet will not stop the rot. But I made my post as an alternative to trying to bring teak back to life that is beyond hope. There is plenty info on deck...

I have similar situation. Decks are fine, but teak is not serviceable. So I sanded the deck smooth and level again, then sealed the entire deck with a coat of penetrating epoxy, and filled missing plugs with thickened epoxy. Then a final quick sand, and applied Tuff Coat primer, and Sand color...

Well in Humid air is actually worse than immersed in water. Chlorine with oxygen is very destructive. The amount of suspended Oxygen in the water is minimal. Exposure time and concentration is key. I will put one big tablet in a strainer that feeds 2 16k units 3-4 times a year. They disove...

Yes periodic cleanings, flush with bromine tabs. Unless your boat is sitting in a closed swimming pool it will have no net effect on the waterway Jeesh! More "chemicals" get dumped in the waterways by 1 towns wastewater treatment facility in a week than all the rec boats could do in 10 years.

Hey Marshall... this problem sounds familiar... :D:)

My order Air Conditioning.-yes VHF - 2 at each helm, one in the dinghy Autopilot - wouldnt leave home without it Radar - older unit, but have a new garmin radome ready to install Add AIS IN HERE Stabilized Binoculars - yes Dingy w/ Motor - yes Crash pump -yes Handheld VHF - 1 Night...

I lost my patience about half way through... the only boat that wouldnt have a touch of sheen from the bilge is one that never runs. Once a year i spray my Engine room down with dawn and water. No leaks, if thrte were there are catch pans anyway, but just from the engines breathing. And not just...

FWIW, I have a dedicated Garmin MFD at each helm. In the lower helm I also have my laptop with dual screens. I run everything with Coastal explorer, including driving the autopilot. When I want radar I also have Open CPN for the other screen. It will display the garmin radar standalone and...

All in, AIS receive... No downsides. Added info, that you can choose to turn off if you don't need it. On US rivers and near ports, it is pretty darn nice to have. Transmit? Well we have it, no you don't NEED it... but again, on those same rivers it is nice to be seen as well as see around those...

I have some friends here that swear by the Tickfaw River... Looks like a beautiful place... if only there was some reasonable property on that river :)

Mine isn't keel cooled, but seawater cooled all the same. I got by last year on the hard for a month with my Fly bridge fridge (60qt) and 45qt overflow freezer. Sitting in a marina... my hold plate system is only ok (monthly defrosts)... but when we travel we love it.

Grafton may be open, but still using an ice eater... Even here on the TN river at I40, many winterize and some use ice eaters. It's not every year we freeze, and if we do it's only for a couple days... but it happens.

Really going to need more info.... that 50a cord is a 240v cord, L1, L2, N, G. This is single phase, but yes if the marina is fed from 3-phase, you would see 208v between 1 and 2, but thats another topic. I dont understand what that switch is doing, or why you would seperate the legs. But it...

+1 on the fan, and the hp sensor. Also verify you have water flow and discharging for the water loop. Check your strainers, throw in some brominating tablets in the strainer for good measure. While a/c's are simple, they have many complex things hapening at once. To properly diagnose, get a set...

If you have 50A240v in AND you have only 120v loads, there is no difference. Connect L1 and L2 to your gen output. If you are using a break before you make switch to change from gen to shore power you are fine. When on gen, L1 and L2 will be in synch, but who cares. 1 inverter and some other...