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    My Winter Hobby

    Yes, I'll have to stop by one of these days. (y) :cool: The Admiral and I have been taking care of her father in VT who has been needing lots of medical and home care lately.
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    Installed trim tabs this year.. noticed some moisture in wood.. Help!

    Water leaking through the cover would not be directly related to transom moisture, unless you are storing the boat with the plug in and allowing water to collect at the transom. You could use an economical moisture meter ($35) to check for moisture in the transom and structure. From the inside...
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    Retirement in another Country

    When I retire, I'm staying right where I am, because I'm too darn lazy to move. I've been to Canada only twice but I felt very healthy while there. :ROFLMAO:
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    Inverter with shore power - Question ???

    I'll have some more time to work with the electrical system this weekend . . . hoping to get it figured out. It does look like the system senses shore power and handles the source of AC accordingly.
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    Inverter with shore power - Question ???

    Yes, we are good friends now. 😛 As I look into the charging system . . . which is the Xantrex Freedom SW 2012 model (2000 watt/12 volt) . . . it may provide the type of functionality I'm looking for. There is a 'System Control Panel' , which is part of an 'Xanbus' system, which I'll have to...
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    Inverter with shore power - Question ???

    Yes, once I have a chance to go through things more extensively, I may put on my 'electrical engineer's hat' and do some re-engineering of the system to better utilize shore power when it is available. It sort of looks like an arbitrary split of the 2 systems.
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    Inverter with shore power - Question ???

    Here are the panels (from the Owner's Manual, since I'm not near the boat right now). . . . . It looks like both refrig's will run off 12 VDC, The Cockpit frig will run off shore p[ower and the cabin frig will run off the inverter. It also looks like the 120VAC outlets (head & interior) and...
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    Inverter with shore power - Question ???

    Yes, that is also what I was thinking . . . just need to find a switch that does that :unsure:
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    Inverter with shore power - Question ???

    Greetings, My new-2-me boat, a 2016 Cruisers Yacht 338 Mid-cabin Bowrider has shore power and an inverter system. I am not sure how is all is supposed to work. I have an AC outlet in the cabin and another AC outlet in the head compartment. It seems like the AC outlets want to run off the...
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    Overheat on 5.0 with SX outdrive

    Nothing good happened to the impeller. Hard to say how much bad happened to it. So you are best to inspect and replace as needed.
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    Bayliner 265 (2002 vs. 2003)

    Bigger is better. So the 2002 with the 5.7 is the better choice. Scott's point about the boats being about 20 years is well-taken. Expect a few surprises.
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    My Winter Hobby

    I've been in VT for the week and we happened to get a decent snowfall last night. There is a Cub Cadet 524 snow blower in the garage that will get its first workout.
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    Antifouling outdrive

    Get a quart of Trilux 33 outdrive Antifouling and a cheapo HVLP spray gun. Thin the paint as needed. Prep as you see fit, just make sure there are no oily surfaces on the outdrive. You'll want to raise the outdrive a bit and turn to both port and starboard to spray into the bellows and...
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    You might be out of shape, But Then Again

    A myocardial bridge is a usually harmless condition in which one or more of the coronary arteries goes through the heart muscle instead of lying on its surface. Most bridges don't seem to cause symptoms. However, some people with myocardial bridges can experience angina, or chest pain...
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    Happiest Day of Ownership !!!

    Thanks for the input and comments guys. I'll be measuring the tongue weight on the trailer and making any tweaks accordingly. As far as the vinyl, I forgot that much of the stitching is french seams, which sort of rules out re-use of the vinyl, since it will look awful with re-stitching...
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    Happiest Day of Ownership !!!

    My only concern about re-use of the vinyl would be that there would be too many needle perforations along the seams and the seams would have a tendency to tear. It would be nearly impossible to get the sewing machine to go into the prior needle holes along the seams. Scott, you mentioned that...
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    Happiest Day of Ownership !!!

    The biggest issue with the boat is the upholstery, which you can see some of the issue in the picture below. . The thread in the upholstery seams is disintegrating and the seats are literally coming apart at the seams. The PO put sticky tape patches over the seams to keep them from coming...
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    Happiest Day of Ownership !!!

    Yes, I have the Rinda Diacom. Probably need the correct connector though. The Stbd engine has a low voltage warning, which seems to be a sensor issue ant not voltage itself.
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    Happiest Day of Ownership !!!

    2016
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    Happiest Day of Ownership !!!

    Yes, the CANBUS stuff. The gauges do move in defined increments, like the second hand on a clock. So, I assume the analog gauges are responding to the digital input. Lot of A/D and then D/A going on. Brings back memories of my college days when I worked summers testing and troubleshooting...
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