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  1. dingbat

    Blue sea circuit breaker help

    That is correct That wire is the ground for the ACR. It needs to be connected to ground for the system to function properly 1. Remove the charge wire (red) for battery 1 from the ACR. 2. See a lot of corrosion on the positive (red) battery post. Clean both (red and black) battery terminals...
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    Blue sea circuit breaker help

    A good, fully charged battery will test at 12.7 volts at test. If the battery tests lower than 12.7 volts, either the battery is not fully charged or is damaged internally. Running a battery til dead (jump start) or not fully charging the battery between uses increases the rate of sulfation...
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    Blue sea circuit breaker help

    The fact that your batteries are dead says you have a charging problem
  4. dingbat

    Sea foam for outboards?

    Ok then, what is your preferred cleaner and what are the primary components of that product?
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    Blue sea circuit breaker help

    You should....however, if the voltage doesn't rebound, make sure the motor terminal post on the back of the battery switch is clean and shiny.
  6. dingbat

    1992 Johnson outboard not getting fuel.

    What is it doing that you think replacing a new VRO fuel pump is the solution?
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    Sea foam for outboards?

    I mix seafoam into the mix for use with golf cart and lawn equipment to help prevent carbon build up but it's way too expense to use as a stabilizer I try to remember to add Stabil (regular) to the remaining fuel at winter layover but that is 50/50 at best. Fuel management is your friend. I...
  8. dingbat

    Bottom end soot

    You caught me mid post. Look at my post again
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    Bottom end soot

    Soot getting to the outside like that is a leaking water/exhaust tube seal. You must have knocked it loose when you removed the lower unit. You can run it, put the leak will get worst and make a mess (oil and grime) of your lower unit.
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    Did a little saltwater fishing in SC last week.

    Sharks on popping rigs... Using frozen or day old bait by chance?
  11. dingbat

    My boat is being a boat . . .

    No wonder.....lol Obviously the Municipality doesn't have building codes or they don't enforce them.
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    Blue sea circuit breaker help

    A good, fully charged battery should be 12.7 volts. Anything less means the battery is in a state of degradation. Technically, The 12.4 volt battery is dead. Fully charge both batteries with a charger and test again . Better yet have both batteries load tested. A bad battery will pull an...
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    Lenco trim tabs w/o position indicator. Failure

    Both switch's share power via a jumper on the switch. If you connect port actuator to starboard feed and it doesn't work the actuator is fried. Not likely, but possible the dead short in the actuator burnt a contact in the switch. Remove power from circuit. Check for continuity through the...
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    How to plan a route? is there an app like trip advisor?

    It should have auto guidance if you have 3G charts installed. If not the Vision+ chip has AG or you could download and use Garmin Active Captain AP
  15. dingbat

    Add trailer guide post to trailer with step side tread plate

    Having a hard time imaging what your situation is from your description. These brackets bolt to the web of my ibeam trailer
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    Steering cable maintenance

    The steering cables themselves do not require lubrication.
  17. dingbat

    Dust Cap Woes

    Have found four issues that can cause caps to come loose over the years 1. Cotter pins too long. Walks caps right out of the hub 2. Wrong size / out of tolerance aka "cheap" caps 3. Excessive end play in bearings 4. Trying to reuse caps If worst comes to worst you could always "stake" the...
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    Deep Cycle battery polarity issues (24v)

    It's not a battery problem. It's physically impossible for a flooded acid battery to reverse polarity. I'm guessing it's the charger is barking at you Dual bank, 12VDC or 24VDC charger? If 12vDC, wired as below?
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    Trailer driving lights do not work, what I've done so far...

    The 7 pin on the truck is wired to the AISE standard. Look on the spring loaded cover of the connector to identify which wire (typically brown) is powering the tail and running lights. To eliminate the 4 pin being the problem, probe the appropriate pin in the 7 pin and ground (white) for...
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    Busiest day of the year

    Checked the "watch fireworks from the boat" box long ago. Probably been 25 years since I've been out on a holiday weekend. Prefer to stay home and indulge in adult beverages while floating around in the pool. Then head over to a friend's house to enjoy the fireworks display put on by their HOA...
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