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Just so happens I am replacing all my batteries next weekend. The diagram on the left looks closest to being correct, but you don't show all your negative terminals connected together. If you want to keep it to code I believe the fuse needs to be within 7" of the battery.

Here is a link to a universal fuel pump. They make two models, I use the low pressure one on my 8kw generator and on my diesel furnace. https://www.amazon.com/Electric-Fuel-Pump-Pressure-Universal/dp/B07HQ64Q1H/ref=sr_1_27?dchild=1&keywords=12v+universal+fuel+pump&qid=1610540752&sr=8-27

There are ways to work around knowing the speed thru the water as it relates to adjusting your course for current and drift. This would not apply if going off shore and out of sight of land. I just adjust my course by observing on my chart plotter that the "predictor line" is pointing where I...

Thanks to everyone for your reply's. C lectric: the reservoir has a sight gauge on the side of it. I have watched it while the system is running and see no bubbles. I also read that you can apply some oil to the fitting while the system is operating and if there is a air leak the oil will be...

Why are you worried about a gasoline engine. That Lehman is a diesel.

I just recently replaced that controller on our Nova Cool (RFU9000) and found the factory part on ebay for half the price of the dealer part. Here is a link for your part number. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&_nkw=101N0500+Danfoss&_sacat=0 There are...

Still having issues with these stabilizers. I replaced the pump with a brand new one, but it did not help. I am now thinking I might remove the pressure relief valve located in the fluid conditioner. The operating pressure is within specs but maybe there is some dirt or build up keeping the...

Back in the late 80's I decided to build a 18' dory from plans I had ordered (stich & glue). After spending many hours looking over the plans I was still not to confidante I understood them. I few months prior to this there was a article in Wooden Boat Magazine on how to build a model by...

Willy; You really need both guides. The Hemmingway guides are excellent and I have several. But they are now a few years old so you also need the Waggoner Guide to get the latest information on the marinas. The Waggoner is up-dated every year. There are several marinas along the way that...

There must be a way to adjust the charge output. That is something that must be adjusted for the size of the battery bank you have. In my Magnum manual for the remote control it explains how to do it. Have you checked yours? I have a Honda generator I carry as a back up but I need to turn the...

Today I finished up replacing the engine mounts on my Westerebeke generator. When I started it up, it would shut itself down as soon as I released the preheat switch. I thought about it for a few minutes, then remembered this topic has been talked about several times in the past. Did a...

3m adhesive remover. Have you ever used a 3m product that did not work?

Take a look at the Gates Powerated V Belts. They are designed for industrial use.

That shaft should have two nuts on it. Hopefully one was removed before the picture was taken? Hard for a properly installed cotter pin to fall out.

One more thing to consider when running in the fog in the Swinhomish Channel. Crab season opened for the commercial guys and right now I see probably 45-50 boats a day go by that do not have radar. Most look like they hardly float. Many are painted gray and some do not have running lights...

In order to stay out of the boat traffic we often cross Roserio Straight by going from Peavine Pass over to the north end of Cypress Island. Earlier this season we were crossing in the fog with about 200 feet of visibility (7 knots) when another boat popped up several miles away on my port side...

You can use Noflex in your holding tank which also keeps all the hoses clean too. Not sure how it would work on a hose that is already partially plugged.

If you run into this issue again, insist that the sea trial be done before the haul out and be a long enough trial that the problem could resolve itself.

I would think you would fill the system at the reservoir and the fluid is gravity fed to the pump. Here is a little trick I learned while working on my stabilizer hydraulic system. Connect a shop vac to the inlet of the reservoir. It needs to be a tight fit because you want to create a vacuum...

I sure all you guys watch Boatworks Today on you tube. A few weeks ago he hinted that Alexseal has a new product that does not require you to tip it after rolling it on. Still waiting to see him demonstrate it.

I know of no production boats that were or are built with epoxy. They can be repaired with epoxy but it is my understanding that gel coat my not properly bond to it. You would be fine to paint over it.

Perhaps the micro rating for the Racor's is larger than the secondary filters so the bigger stuff is getting to the secondary filters? Racor's do come in optional micron sizes.

Usually it is a bad thing when boats just sit. Not only bad on the engines/generator, but all of the pumps, electric motors, outboard motor for dingy(?)hot water tank, water maker(?), fuel in tanks, you name it. Make sure to tell the surveyor it has sat for 10 years

I had to sell it for a lot less than asking after the survivor found a bunch of dry rot in the fly bridge and in the saloon walls. But the guy was ok with a project. He did the work himself and it took a couple of years. Looking back thru the records I found where the boat had the front stem...

There would be no extra load on the generator. It's just hot water running thru it, not electricity. The hot water would help heat the water in the tank. I have never heard of one connected to a generator, they are usually hooked to a hydronic heating system. But I guess if in the past the...