Recent content by Halfhitch

If the plug is clean due to water intrusion, then the top of the piston in that hole will be clean also. At least the area right around the plug, so just put a scope in the spark plug holes till you see the one that is different. You can get an inspection camera for your smart phone really cheap...

The problem with a fish box there, is if you use gravity to drain it, it has to go in the bilge. That's a disaster. The other option is a macerator pump. It never gets it all, so you always have cleanup and stink. Macerators are troublesome. That space though, is very useful as storage.

The Keys in January are a bit windy. If your crew is a die-hard bunch, you will be OK. Family not so much. Key Largo if you like the social/sandbar scene plus some fishing. Marathon if you are just fishing. This is for this coming week. January will be similar...

Even if you aren't using the discharge valve, you should make it a point to exercise the valve once in awhile so it does not become inoperable.

It's sure not hard to tell that boating season is over. ;)

Well, I can say, I was not impressed with the work of the so-called "professionals" when I opened up my ACR PLB to change the batteries. It has never been opened before, so this is the factory workmanship. It just goes to show that no one takes the care to do the job right, more than the guy...

Put your ice in a couple of big fish bags up in the bow to lift the stern.

Well, I finally got the light bulb turned on......you cannot Renew till you are within 60 days of expiration. Mine expires in March, so I have to wait till mid-January to Renew. I just thought I would renew at the same time I put new batteries in, but the two things aren't related.

So confusing. I tried for an hour to renew the registration of my PLB. I never could get the "RENEW" button to light up where it was clickable. I finally saw a notice that said, "after 30 minutes you will be locked out". I don't know how long I have to wait till I can get back in. I think it is...

Thanks Skunkboat, I knew I had seen this before but couldn't remember who had done it. I am wondering if it is a hassle to get the registration updated. NOAA websites are always hard to navigate. Did you have any trouble?

Just remember that old adage.....there is no replacement for displacement. It holds true for several categories of endeavor.

Thanks for your wise recommendations fellas. There is an ACR Service Center about 30 miles North of me here in SW Florida.

I have an ACR ResQLink Personal Locator Beacon That I keep on the boat. The battery is overdue to be changed. Has anyone opened one of these up and changed the battery themselves? If so, is it a pretty simple deal with an easy to acquire battery or is it better to send it of to the maker?

If those things work on a Wi-Fi system, there are little fob-like little signal boosters that are used all the time to make back-up cameras on the back of a towed RV send a stronger signal to the tow rig. Maybe that would solve your intermittent problem. They are just a little "dongle-like" thing.

I like how the design makes the original Nav light continue to be used.