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  1. ryno1234

    Windlass struggling to pull rope

    I cannot be certain if it worked before. This is a new boat to me. I've tried using it twice ever. I *assume* it worked at one point since it *kinda* works now. I have not confirmed the rope size required. The boat is in storage so I cannot check the rope size at the moment. My gut feel is it...
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    Windlass struggling to pull rope

    I have a windlass that (as far as I know) is made to pull both rope and chain. My anchor is attached to a chain that then attaches to a long line of rope. The windlass will let out the line no problem, but upon pulling it back up the results are inconsistent. Usually it will begin pulling up...
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    Drive oil leaking onto new sterndrive / bellhousing gasket

    I'm reinstalling my stern drive after having it off for a bellows replacement. As I mate the drive unit on the mounting studs and wiggle it into place, the drive oil feed that comes out of the bellhousing gets depressed and oil starts to flow from it over my brand new gasket that sits between...
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    Keeping boat interior (carpeting / fabric) "nice"

    Thanks for the feedback everyone. And yes Yup! You got it. The Vinyl is in pretty decent shape all things considered. There is some minor tearing around some hard corners and some slight discoloration, but all in all they're pretty good. Like I said above, I get it is a boat and it's meant...
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    Keeping boat interior (carpeting / fabric) "nice"

    This is all new to me and I spent (what I feel) is a large amount of money on something. Keeping it nice is important to me, even if my question is ignorant.
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    Keeping boat interior (carpeting / fabric) "nice"

    My new (to me) boat has snap-in carpeting that is lighter in color (light tan). I also have a cabin with fabric seats, headliner, etc. In my old boat, I had indoor / outdoor dark charcoal colored carpeting. Because of the color, you'd never be able to see any discoloration. Additionally, I did...
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    Smell from head / cabin area

    Bleach seemed to work well. I did a mix of water and bleach down the toilet and flushed it into the tank. I then continued to do water to flush the lines after letting the bleach sit for a couple of minutes. I repeated this process for about 10 minutes total. I then went to the stern and poured...
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    Smell from head / cabin area

    Holding tank is a about 1/3 full by the way at this point after adding water through the toilet.
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    Smell from head / cabin area

    I was just looking into this earlier this morning! Last night I put about 5 gallons of water from a garden hose into the toilet and pumped it into the holding tank in case there were any chemicals, etc. that were in the toilet. I'll pump that out and then try your beach method.! My next...
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    Smell from head / cabin area

    I'm wondering if the odor eater is the thing. I see 2 containers of it in the head area. Is there some reasonable way to "flush" the system?
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    Smell from head / cabin area

    Enclosed head (Maxum 2400 SCR). Maybe floral isn't the correct word, but think Febreze or something like that. Essentially it is something meant to smell good, but smells like it might be masking something bad and my assumption is that it is from the whole head system. Because I've never...
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    Smell from head / cabin area

    My new (to me) cuddy cabin has a smell coming from the cabin area. I cannot pinpoint it but I would guess it is coming from the head. The smell is strong "good" (floral?) fragrance that is overwhelming and somewhat chemical but it seems like it may be masking a bad smell that I can't quite...
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    Taking boat into salt / brackish water

    Great tips. Thank you! And yes... Discovery Park is getting very bad...
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    Taking boat into salt / brackish water

    I really appreciate that information! I'm from Carmichael, but we often launch at Discovery park and typically go north to Swabbies / Alamar, but I'd like to start heading south to Rio Vista. That will be there I start as far as my first "long" trip. I didn't know the Rio Vista area could get...
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    Taking boat into salt / brackish water

    I will be taking it very slow. This may not even be this year, I may do it next year after I get very comfortable with my new (to me) boat. I have 3 batteries: 2 house and 1 starter. I need to get a kicker and that would be absolutely mandoritory along with probably some other precautions...
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    Taking boat into salt / brackish water

    Roughly 75-100+ miles each way depending upon how far I'd want to go. I actually have a shorter trip (50 miles) which doesn't quite get to the salty water and I'll be starting there to learn what I don't know regarding going longer distances and navigating larger waters. I'll progressively go...
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    Taking boat into salt / brackish water

    Just purchased a Maxum 2400 SCR. (single engine 5.0 with Mercruiser Alpha 1). I've always stayed within rivers / lakes, but have never traveled out into larger waters. With my new larger boat, I'd like push some limits of what I'm used to. Is there anything I should be concerned about with...
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    Thinking of buying a Maxum 2400 SCR. Thoughts?

    I actually do have an inverter and from what I understand it is pretty beefy (I don't recall the specs and my boat is currently in storage). It is hooked up to 2 batteries which function as the house batteries. I have a 3rd battery which is strictly for starting (but for some reason actually...
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    Thinking of buying a Maxum 2400 SCR. Thoughts?

    Interesting... So essentially it is a slightly upgraded bayliner. I've always avoided bayliners (perhaps just something I heard along the way). On the opposite end of things, I have also heard that Sea Rays are great. Well, I bought it last week. Now I have much to learn about the new...
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    Thinking of buying a Maxum 2400 SCR. Thoughts?

    I appreciate everyone's help and comments. It looks like the boat may be overweight for my towing setup which is the next problem I need to solve... How deep down the rabbit hole does one go to get a boat? :LOL:
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