When I
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When I bought my boat, it had everything on it that I had planned to put on a boat. It had dual batteries, a deck wash, sounder, anchor winch, deck lights, spotlight, clears, bait board, vhf radio, beacon, trim tabs and a almost new engine, with less than 20hours on the clock, bilge pump, it even had a solar panel for charging the batteries, in floor fuel tank.
The first issue was the bilge pump stopped working, and it was nightmare trying to find which wire was what in the birds nest under the dash and after much difficulty eventually traced the problem to a corroded switch.
Next week I am getting another gauge fitted, and this will then be able to tell me, how much fuel I am using and importantly how much fuel I have left to get back as I will be spending two maybe three trips to portland. So I decided the boat needed spring clean, it is amazing how much crap, just in case I need it, can be put into a boat.
Besides have the new gauge fitted, the wiring is also getting a tidy up and I also updated the VHF to one which has DSC function.
I guess upgrading the trailer will just have to wait.
The first issue was the bilge pump stopped working, and it was nightmare trying to find which wire was what in the birds nest under the dash and after much difficulty eventually traced the problem to a corroded switch.
Next week I am getting another gauge fitted, and this will then be able to tell me, how much fuel I am using and importantly how much fuel I have left to get back as I will be spending two maybe three trips to portland. So I decided the boat needed spring clean, it is amazing how much crap, just in case I need it, can be put into a boat.
Besides have the new gauge fitted, the wiring is also getting a tidy up and I also updated the VHF to one which has DSC function.
I guess upgrading the trailer will just have to wait.
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Re: When I
Um is the Carribbean you bought over a year ago or a different boat...didn't Carribbean have crappy oil init..Wolly Bugger wrote:When I bought my boat, it had everything on it that I had planned to put on a boat. It had dual batteries, a deck wash, sounder, anchor winch, deck lights, spotlight, clears, bait board, vhf radio, beacon, trim tabs and a almost new engine, with less than 20hours on the clock, bilge pump, it even had a solar panel for charging the batteries, in floor fuel tank.
The first issue was the bilge pump stopped working, and it was nightmare trying to find which wire was what in the birds nest under the dash and after much difficulty eventually traced the problem to a corroded switch.
Next week I am getting another gauge fitted, and this will then be able to tell me, how much fuel I am using and importantly how much fuel I have left to get back as I will be spending two maybe three trips to portland. So I decided the boat needed spring clean, it is amazing how much crap, just in case I need it, can be put into a boat.
Besides have the new gauge fitted, the wiring is also getting a tidy up and I also updated the VHF to one which has DSC function.
I guess upgrading the trailer will just have to wait.
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Re: When I
Still the Caribbean Concorde, the motor is a Suzuki 4 stroke.bowl wrote:Um is the Carribbean you bought over a year ago or a different boat...didn't Carribbean have crappy oil init..Wolly Bugger wrote:When I bought my boat, it had everything on it that I had planned to put on a boat. It had dual batteries, a deck wash, sounder, anchor winch, deck lights, spotlight, clears, bait board, vhf radio, beacon, trim tabs and a almost new engine, with less than 20hours on the clock, bilge pump, it even had a solar panel for charging the batteries, in floor fuel tank.
The first issue was the bilge pump stopped working, and it was nightmare trying to find which wire was what in the birds nest under the dash and after much difficulty eventually traced the problem to a corroded switch.
Next week I am getting another gauge fitted, and this will then be able to tell me, how much fuel I am using and importantly how much fuel I have left to get back as I will be spending two maybe three trips to portland. So I decided the boat needed spring clean, it is amazing how much crap, just in case I need it, can be put into a boat.
Besides have the new gauge fitted, the wiring is also getting a tidy up and I also updated the VHF to one which has DSC function.
I guess upgrading the trailer will just have to wait.
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Re: When I
My missus and I cleaned out mine the other day.
Was surprised how much junk was left behind from previous trips but much cleaner now :thumbsup:
Was surprised how much junk was left behind from previous trips but much cleaner now :thumbsup:
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Re: When I
did you get the suzuki digital gauge, or the lowrance to suzuki interface cable?
the latter will allow you to have a mutifucntion display on your elite ti7 and you can monitor fuel usage, and many other parameters of the engine.
but yeah one thing i absolutely hate is a messy boat, i like to keep gear to a minimum onboard and the deck clutter free.
the latter will allow you to have a mutifucntion display on your elite ti7 and you can monitor fuel usage, and many other parameters of the engine.
but yeah one thing i absolutely hate is a messy boat, i like to keep gear to a minimum onboard and the deck clutter free.
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Re: When I
Yeah everything is getting removed, and set up for tuna.smile0784 wrote:I cant stand a messy boat.
Always get cleaned out every trip
The plan is also if we bag out early, to try for a mako.
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Re: When I
Good plan.
Should take a 20lt drum with you and get some frames from the ramp and use as berley or tie up and hand over the side
Should take a 20lt drum with you and get some frames from the ramp and use as berley or tie up and hand over the side