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  1. ESGWheel

    Trailer bleeding brakes. Part 2

    Lots of good info here but I am going to suggest two things still warrant looking at. 1st with respect to bleeding using the vacuum device > follow the same protocol of putting the closed end of the wrench on the bleeder screw prior to hooking up the hose, turn on the vacuum device and only...
  2. ESGWheel

    Trailer bleeding brakes. Part 2

    Sorry for being late to the party but here are a few thoughts for consideration. An internally collapsed hose is not a result of the routing unless it was an extremely tight bend or exposed to road damage. It may have simply failed. The picture of your hose seems to have too much play and is...
  3. ESGWheel

    Determine Trailer capacity weight concerns

    If you have owned since new and never an issue what is prompting your question? It seems there is more to the story here. Perhaps just curiosity. If so, and to be comfortable. go to your local sand / gravel quarry and weigh the boat / trailer. Just go talk to them prior to hauling up your boat...
  4. ESGWheel

    Battery Switch

    More on this: your entire load of the boat including the trolling motor and starter for the outboard (OB) are all feeding off that one output from the switch and your wiring is probably fine. As mentioned, the selector switch allows you to decide from which battery (1, 2 or both) that the entre...
  5. ESGWheel

    Battery Switch Confusion

    Typically, the use of the battery “stud” which uses a nut to hold down the wires is used. Your picture shows your connections are using the battery “post”. A typical marine battery disconnect switch uses a stud type connector. See picture. So, to install one of those requires changing out the...
  6. ESGWheel

    Conversion

    Here is some more backgound information (link) if interested. :-)
  7. ESGWheel

    Looking for any suggestions

    This is confusing. Let allow me to explain > in all the above posts there was an initial thought that the venting of the tank was the issue. However, there is no conclusion to that effect. Yet your post suggests that that is an issue. Is it? Have you validated that after the engine dies that...
  8. ESGWheel

    Looking for any suggestions

    For fuel starvation thoughts: see post no. 4 of this thread (link) and post no 9 of this thread (link). And if interested in how the combo gas caps work (both fill and vent) see this thread (link)
  9. ESGWheel

    Setting up for House Battery -> looking for feedback on loads

    Sorry for delay… life happens. For the wattage of the loads, I have complied a listing in a spreadsheet but not yet complete. My thinking about the outlined split was an initial draft and was wondering what others have done, so Dingbat, thanks for your listing. Which brings me to the “why”...
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    Setting up for House Battery -> looking for feedback on loads

    I plan on setting up a dual battery system in my 2005 Larson 228 LXi Bowrider with a VP 5.0 GXi-E as a spring project. Its more for a peace of mind vs. significant house loads. There are no trolling motors or bow thrusters. The most going on the ‘house side’ is the stereo and the chart plotter...
  11. ESGWheel

    Volvo Penta 4.3Gi slip ring?

    For a visual on what AD is referring to, here is what the prop hub is about (link) and here is what the motor coupler is about (link). These are a representation but as you can see, hopefully it’s the prop hub that is the issue. More: in looking closely at your pics I did not see an indication...
  12. ESGWheel

    Best way to connect 6 awg to 14 awg stranded wire

    Sailsea56, your question has now morphed and while it is understandable, upon reflection I should have been more curious in exploring the holistic issue you are trying to slove. As others are pointing out this idea of large to small wire is not a generally accepted practice for safety reasons...
  13. ESGWheel

    Houseboat Electrical Rebuild

    Sounds like off to a good start! Here is what I am willing to do: I will commit to seeing your project thru to completion with an initial focus on getting the design done. I like to draw things and while I do not have the best methods, I get thru it. If you prefer to do it, that is fine as...
  14. ESGWheel

    Houseboat Electrical Rebuild

    This sounds like a fun project and glad you are seeking guidance as these systems and the interconnection therein is not a simple matter. In addition to grounding requirements (AC, DC and AC to DC) there are also “isolation” requirements to preclude “Electric Shock Drowning”. Suggest reading up...
  15. ESGWheel

    Best way to connect 6 awg to 14 awg stranded wire

    They make “crimp-solder-seal’ butt connectors which have the solder already inside and when heated up with an air gun it melts the solder and shrinks the outer sleeve. While I did not find any for 6 AWG here is a link for 8 AWG, link. They also make what is ‘dual walled’ heat shrink tubing...
  16. ESGWheel

    Trailer fit?

    It sounds like you are well aware of proper tongue weight but just in case to emphasize as Dingbat suggests > here is a short vid regarding the dangers of improper tongue weight link. Given your current situation you could even do a little experimenting by adjusting it at either end of the 10...
  17. ESGWheel

    A nice tip but it’s not about stern drive storage in the up position

    Yet another example of shared learnings and experiences! Thank you, Scott! I will put that replacement on the back burner....
  18. ESGWheel

    A nice tip but it’s not about stern drive storage in the up position

    I figured this post would generate more on the “storage up” then the use of the clips themselves. But that is one of the benefits I value about this forum –> the varied experiences, perspective and knowledge that can be leveraged and gleaned even when you were not expecting it. So here is more...
  19. ESGWheel

    A nice tip but it’s not about stern drive storage in the up position

    While the pic shows my just shrunk wrapped boat with the sterndrive in the up position the post is not about that. I understand a fully up leg is not ideal for storage with respect to the bellows but that is not the point. Instead, it is about the blue trailering clips. Before we became a...
  20. ESGWheel

    Water Heaters.

    Some addition thoughts and a caution, of which you may be aware, but just in case…. With the On Demand Water Heater (ODWH) you will no longer have the advantage of using engine coolant to heat the water as the Attwood HF2000 allows. Perhaps you did not use that feature and always depended on AC...
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