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We bought a corded Shark and it works very well. Needs no bags so nothing to run out of. Home Depot 3 gal shop vac that has sucked more salt water, oil and crap over three years and still runs fine. Happy with them both. I thought the shop vac would die quickly with salt water

I'm using smoked plexiglass and painting the backside gloss black. Gives a deep shiny finish. Pictures when I'm done

Bayview. Both the plug and receptacle are new and there are no signs of corrosion or either one. I have a marine electrician coming by this morning. More news later. Again there is no voltage between neutral and ground at the plug (power pedestal) or the terminals after the cablemaster in the...

Finally did some more testing today. There is still 76 volts at the pump out fitting with the shore power connected and on. With the shore power disconnected and the generator on and connected there is .25 of a volt. I had the admiral turn off the shore power and switch to gentry power while I...

The toilets are fresh water flush. These are for the HVAC cooling water plus the gennie. I had a discussion with one of my boat neighbors a month or so ago and he mentioned there is a similar product used to prevent algae growth. I will have to ask him again. I like the starboard solution...

Thank-you for the replies so far. I will work on them when I get back to the boat. I agree about the corrosion issue too and I'm thinking a boat electrician might be worth his freight. Presently have no inverter but do have an onboard genie 21KW. Drift Away Ocean Alexander 545 Charleston SC

Last week when getting pumped out the dockhand received a shock from the deck fitting. Using a meter I read 76 volts at the fitting to ground. I turned off all breakers one by one looking for the culprit but even with the onboard disconnect off it was still there. Only when I disconnected the...

I have 5 x 1" Perko raw water strainers onboard and one of the strainers the plastic piece on the base has disintegrated. Can I buy just the plastic part? Also is this caused by chlorine tablets used to control algae growth?

You also need to be sure the lines have been purged of air. Do you or have you smelled propane yet when trying to light. No smell no propane

So do the lights work? It is possible the power was run to the light and the switch leg runs from the lights to the switch. Only one leg of the power would run to the switch and then return to the light to complete the circuit. So to answer you question if the two wires had indeed shorted or...