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I have a Kohler 6EOD that last year really drove me nuts. It would start, run for a few swconds and than shut down with a "OV" error code. I had the Kohler guy look at it twice and he could not figure out the problem. Finally traced things to a shorted winding. I pulled the generator off of the...

AS quoted above: "{}To each their own, but I've always questioned the logic in buying these alternative small outboards. Small four stroke obs from the reputable companies are darn near bullet proof, reasonably priced (by boating standards), economical, powerful, light, quiet and clean running...

I had one of the early 5HP models. Purchased it because it always started; until it did not. On top of the starting problem things just rusted to nothing. As stated, no one wanted to work on it. Basically, a good idea but porely excuted. I finally dumped it and got a Suzuki, 6HP, 4 stroke. Only...

You can not fix stupid! Darwin proved right, again.

You do need a computer. You just call up the startup page and select the wifi you want. That is the only change required. Once made all devices on the LAN have internet.

Installed the Island Time PC system yesterday. Simple as can be. Assemble and follow the excellent printed directions. Total time, about 1/2 an hour. I have not mounted it permanently yet, so no cable to snake thru whatever. Something to look forward too. I plugged the cable into my old Linksys...

I have a Linksys Wireless router connected to two laptops, two MFD's and a printer. I will check out the MikroTik Groove.

I have a whole bunch of things on the boat, both wired and wireless, connected to a router. This is the boat LAN. When I have the boat at home, I have cable at my dock and I simply connect the router WAN port to a cable modem with an ethernet cable. Everything works and I have internet where I...

I had a Tappan convection/microwave onboard. The convection function is dead and as far as I can determine their are no parts available. I would like to replace the whole thing. Does anyone have any brand suggestions?

The generator has a dedicated start battery. However, there is a switch that allows it to be started from the house batteries also. The problem is the same, regardless of the battery selection.

I recently had the generator serviced. Oil and filters were changed. After the service the generator started and ran. The shop than replaced the exhaust elbow. Once this was complete and prior to the installation of the sound shield, the generator started and ran normally. The sound shield was...

If I remember correctly, their was some confusion between liters and gallons or kilograms and pounds.

I would not own a boat with Volvo engines or Volvo anything else. Parts are VERY expensive or may not even be available. Some parts have ridiculous lead times. Calling Volvo for anything is a total waste of time. There are better choices.

inReach I have used the inReach for years up and down the East Coast. It reports position every ten minutes and as far as I can tell; it has been accurate. I only use the tracking feature. Now that Garmin is running things, who knows.

In the long run, most natural processes are self leveling. So, be patient.

There are a few new sonar systems that have a limited "look ahead" capability. They are not cheap and require a marine chart plotter (MFD) for operation.The conventional sonar or depth finder just displays a small part of the bottom directly below the transducer location.

Here on the Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds, most of the year, you can almost walk from crabpot to crabpot. Most of the floats are made from cork or plastic. Neither one of these materials is a good radar reflector. With the older analog radars and a flat sea if you fool around with the tuning you...

I have a complete set of Raymarine electronics that was removed from my boat when I upgraded to the Axiom MFD and Quantum Radar. Included is a E120, 12" MFD with Navionics Gold card, a RD424 24", 4KW Radar, a MSD300 Sonar module, a AIS250 Receiver, a SR100 Satellite weather receiver, a Seatalk...