Recent content by Tarantelle

Thanks. Can you tell me what release (date) of the standard that comes from? Regarding how surveyors write things up, I too wish they would write things in such a way that you only must comply with the standards that were in place at the time of manufacturing or design release - unless all...

Can anyone provide the current wording of the ABYC ELCI requirement? I know at one time (2015?) there was an exception in the requirement that said if an isolation transformer was installed within 10’ of the shore power inlet, an ELCI was not required. The boat I recently bought meets that...

I found a solution that works for me. I was at Lowe’s and saw a hook used to hang hoses or electrical cords on one of those fancy modular wall units. It had an attachment gizmo used to attach the hook to the wall unit that was spot welded to the hook. I used my Dremel to cut that part off and...

Dan, Thanks for the reply. I still haven’t found a good solution. I haven’t had the boat out lately to test anything. One possibility is that there’s a sensitivity setting that can be changed from 200 hertz to 50 hertz. It seems I saw a somewhat related post somewhere that made me think...

Did you ever find one? I’m looking for one too. My boat is moored in LaConner where these were made and I’m now on the only dock in the marina with bull rails.

I did not come to a stop to test. I did slow down to about 5 knots and still had the problem. I talked to the prior owner who said he didn’t have the problem. I forgot to look up the transducer model number so I haven’t called Raymarine support yet.

I bought a new to me Ocean Alexander 55 Pilothouse with Raymarine electronics. The fish finder is doing some really strange things and I’m not sure if it’s a transducer problem or some other issue. The problem mostly happens when I’m in a light chop (about a foot or so). I’m going to try and...

I’m starting to look at Tollycraft 43’s (also 48’s) and have a question regarding the bed sizes. I believe the aft cabin bed is a queen but haven’t been able to verify the v-berth Pullman I’ve seen on most listings. Is it a double or a queen? I have not yet been on a 43 and the answer to...

I used to swear by Duracell batteries for not leaking. Now I swear at them. Even ones that are less than a year old. They certainly are not of the same quality level they once were. Bummer.

Thanks for the replies! They all help.

I’m replacing the old davit winch on my boat with a new Warn 4000 winch. The old one was a 12volt winch somehow modified to use 110. I want no part of that! When I talked to the folks at Warn, they recommended using 6 gage wire run directly to the battery. If I do that, won’t that affect my...

The electronics on my boat are all Raymarine (except for vhf radio). I have a Seatalk NG network with gs165 and es128 chartplotters. The system also has Quantum radar, AIS700, CP370 sounder and an autopilot. I’ve been thinking of adding another chart plotter as the es128 touchscreen is not...

I’d like to search for the phrase “fuel tank”. How do I do it? No matter how I enter it in the search field, I get returns with either fuel and or tank. I don’t want water tank or holding tank junk to scan through. Only fuel tank threads. Thanks for your help. I know it should be simple.

I’m looking for a mid 80’s vintage Lehman 120.

I’ve got a 1983 Ocean Alexander Ocean 40 Europa. The boat is white. The helm door and some other trim needs to be repainted. It’s kinda hard to find paint sample charts these days. Does anyone know if there is a good color match available from any of the marine paint suppliers?