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  1. tpenfield

    Kodiak Anchor - Made by SouthCoast Marine . . .???

    Would that be Clearwater FL? It looks like they do custom work and don't have any retail distribution to speak of. If I go a buy-new route, I'll reach out to Cruisers Yacht Tech Support for any guidance, Just a matter of finding a good fit for the boat. I have a critical dimension of 25"...
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    Kodiak Anchor - Made by SouthCoast Marine . . .???

    Good to know. (y) Your boat is about 9,000 lbs? :unsure: I think 22 lb is a bit small for my boat.
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    Kodiak Anchor - Made by SouthCoast Marine . . .???

    I was wondering if the shank will be weakened by straightening it. Also, this anchor has a 3/8" thick shank, while I see others at 1/2" thickness. I am wondering if this anchor is a little sub-standard. :unsure: These are the sharp edges that apparently cut the anchor rode as we were...
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    Kodiak Anchor - Made by SouthCoast Marine . . .???

    I had an anchor mishap today while anchoring at the local sand bar. The shaft is bent and the rode frayed because the roller flange that the anchor & rode feed through had a sharp edge to it and eventually cut through the line and the bow anchor & chain went into the bottom . . Thankfully...
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    Gipsy - 1996 Sea Ray 210 Bowrider restomod

    Jumping aboard for the ride 😀
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    7.4 not running right

    1990 engine, so it is the Mark IV version . I’d say a fuel issue, given the amount of time it’s been unused. Fresh gas is one thing, a gummed up carburator is another
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    2008 Chaparral 275 SSI 8.1 Volvo Penta GXI-J Soft Alarm Issues

    the knock retard values are much better, only going to 2.45˚ during acceleration/load conditions. Before it was pegging at 5˚ and activating the warning.
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    2008 Chaparral 275 SSI 8.1 Volvo Penta GXI-J Soft Alarm Issues

    That is good news. I’ll be able to take a look at the data later this evening or early tomorrow.
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    Maybe my turn for new boat time

    I was just reading in one of my many Mercury manuals that Vessel View has a ‘personality profile’ that gets loaded by the boat manufacturer giving the system the unique characteristics as deemed by the manufacture. The number of steering wheel turns lock-to-lock is part of the personality...
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    2008 Chaparral 275 SSI 8.1 Volvo Penta GXI-J Soft Alarm Issues

    Doesn’t the Diacom data screen show the engine S/N?
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    Showing the Boston Whaler 13 some TLC . . .

    It turned out that the fuel pump kit was the wrong one. It seems that there are 2 very similar fuel pumps, but they are not exact. The parts list may have called out the wrong kit. :unsure: So, the day's plans were scrubbed. I ordered an entire new fuel pump.
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    Faria SmartCraft Speedometer???

    It does not seem like the manufacturer (Mercury, etc.) could have made this any more complicated. :unsure: My understanding from various Internet folk lore is that many Dealers/Service shops can't figure this stuff out. All this "CAN" stuff makes my head hurt. @dingbat . . . Based on your...
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    Faria SmartCraft Speedometer???

    Just found some information on the Mercury GPS400 GPS antenna . . . 8M0091565 SmartCraft GPS Antenna 400 Superseded from Mercury part # 8M0079126 SmartCraft GPS Antenna (4.0.12SC) Used with SmartTow Pro SC1000 gauges, MercMonitors, and VesselViews 4 and 7. Sends CAN H and CAN P GPS data for...
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    Faria SmartCraft Speedometer???

    Not sure if this is related to the speedometer/GPS source issue, but . . . I got a VesselView warning while coming back from a day on the boat . . . it turned out to be a 'Compass' warning of some sort, as if the 'compass' thinks we were lost. :unsure: The warning message said to see dealer...
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    Showing the Boston Whaler 13 some TLC . . .

    fuel pump kit arrived today, so that will be tomorrow’s project
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    Faria SmartCraft Speedometer???

    I did find an installation drawing- there are a couple of GPS wires that are supposed to be connected. I’ll be checking those to see if that is the case.🤔
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    Faria SmartCraft Speedometer???

    If I push the button enough times, I get to a “GPS speed” screen that says “NO DATA”. So maybe a GPS cable is not connected, but I’m not sure if SmartCraft works that way. 🤔
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    Faria SmartCraft Speedometer???

    If it is a separate feed, then maybe it was sacrificed for the Garmin GPS, which was aftermarket
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    Faria SmartCraft Speedometer???

    It’s part of the smartcraft system. So, assume it comes over the network cable. here is the antenna (Mercury GPS400) . Not sure if there is a separate feed to the Speedo. I think it is all over the common network cable that connects to all the gauges.
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    Faria SmartCraft Speedometer???

    Greetings- I have been trying to select the speed input source to be the GPS on my SC1000 Speedometer. The User Manual makes it sound simple (hold - Mode and + buttons for 6 seconds, blah, blah, blah) All the thing wants to do is go into the depth gauge menu, no matter what I do. Any...
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