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  1. dingbat

    Just bought this pontoon from dealer, got home with no straps on back !

    Not to point fingers, but as the owner of the rig, you and you alone are responsible for securing the load and trailer to the tow vehicle. Never assume when it comes to safety. Had you done your pre-trailering safety checks you would have found the load was unsecured and addressed the issue...
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    Rebound clip

    Guessing you can buy them outright but every set of springs I’ve ever purchased came with factory installed clips What happened to the original clip(s)? They typically just don’t fall off. Something happens to facilitate it. In my case, I had two cracked leafs. No indication of a problem...
  3. dingbat

    Radar Dome Install Trophy 2052 Hardtop

    Couple things to think about The farther back from the front edge of the hardtop the higher the pedestal mount required. Wedge mounts must be on forward edge of top Need to determine running angle on plane to determine wedge angle. May want to consider a fold down mount if you have any low...
  4. dingbat

    Tell Tail pressure difference

    Run a boat for a guy with twin 150s. Does the same thing since new. Nature of the beast
  5. dingbat

    Surge brakes lasted 1200 miles of highway, whats wrong

    Because people who spend $1,000 on a set of SS brakes don't like to see rust on them....and are willing to pay $70 for a pair of brake pads...lol As much as I've run Kodiaks in SW over the past 10-15 years, surely I would have had an issue by now
  6. dingbat

    Second fuel tank

    I run a 94 gallon Main and a 54 gallon Reserve tank. One tanks has ~15 feet of fuel line (3/8") to motor the other has ~25 feet of fuel line. Both have no problems working off an OEM outboard fuel pump. Have a selector switch at the helm to select which tank to read on fuel gauge and a 3-way...
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    Surge brakes lasted 1200 miles of highway, whats wrong

    Like Bruce58... never had an performance issue either. I could see not be particularly keen with rusting backing pads on a full stainless steel setup, but I'm running Dacromet rotors and KodaGuard calipers. A bit of rust on the pads is the least of my worries Had issue with the brake pads...
  8. dingbat

    1989 Sea Ray CC moulding

    These guys supplied the rub rails and moldings for my boat. Worth a look https://www.barbourmarine.com/docs/Barbour-catalog-2015-WEB.compressed.pdf
  9. dingbat

    Surge brakes not working. Where to start

    You need a blocking solenoid on drum brakes unless they are free backing. You use a by-pass solenoid for disc brakes
  10. dingbat

    Surge brakes not working. Where to start

    The only thing I can add is if the brakes are working correctly, slamming on the brakes isn’t going to do much because the Trailer and truck are decelerating at same rate. I would expect the pads to clear the rust off the disks. Suggest going to ceramic brakes pads to reduce wear
  11. dingbat

    Surge brakes not working. Where to start

    Never heard of such a thing Nothing electrical about surge brakes except the bypass valve to back up. Has no affect going forward What make and model coupler do you have/
  12. dingbat

    Where can I find this connector?

    Same supplier, not the same part. The one on Amazon is one of those cheap plastic housing with the stamped out pins. Decent ones use crimp pins
  13. dingbat

    Where can I find this connector?

    Cheap plastic junk. Pins are junk Find a supplier for the real thing. We use Mouser but there are others https://www.molex.com/molex/products/group/power_connectors
  14. dingbat

    Issue with Electronics resetting when starting boat

    I’m running a two battery setup with ACR and a Off/On/Both switch. Primary (critical) circuit is wired to ACC post on switch with in-line breaker. Covers ignition, nav lighting, primary navigation devices, trim tabs, NMEA network, etc. Secondary fuse panel is wired direct to house battery...
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    Where can I find this connector?

    15 pin Molex connector Basic electronics… any electronics supply house will carry them
  16. dingbat

    Lowrance HDS and Yamaha 6YC troubles

    K Seems like a decent manual. What information are you looking for? I suspect your NMEA network isn’t functional. Have you confirmed the network is powered and operational? Confirmed all the sensors are powered and communicating?
  17. dingbat

    Lowrance HDS and Yamaha 6YC troubles

    https://cdn.yamaha-motor.eu/owner-manuals/Outboard%20Engines/6YC-2819U-70.pdf Here is the manual. Doesn’t support trim tabs, speed, etc. w/o external (NMEA 2000) feedback. Also requires a NMEA 2000 back bone. Perhaps never installed or removed by PO
  18. dingbat

    Finding a short

    “Continuity” = connected Check Continuity: Set meter to read “continuity” Touch one probe to hull Touch other proble to battery negative terminal You should get no reading between the two Check voltage: Meter set to read dc voltage. Positive probe on hull Negative probe on battery negative...
  19. dingbat

    Weather

    The jet doesn’t bring us snow. Serves as a boundary between warm and cold air for us Any weather (snow) coming from the west gets knocked down by the mountains. Most, if not all of our snow originates in the Gulf States then moves north and east (offshore) where it collides with the warm...
  20. dingbat

    Weather

    Tucked in between the Atlantic and the Appalachian Mountains with the jet stream overhead in the winter, we have always been subjected to wild weather swings in the winter. Getting a 60 to 70 degree day in the winter is fairly common. 68 yesterday…woke up with 1” of snow on the ground this...
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