Recent content by Halfhitch

Ha Ha Ha......That statement reminds me of the few times when I had been enjoying my favorite Irish Whisky the night before and in reading my posts on Great Grady of the night before were a bit rude, and thats being kind about it. :)

I had the experience of the steering not reacting properly on my boat when driving straight ahead. I would turn the wheel as normal, and the engine would not move till I quickly moved the wheel. It turned out that the barrel of the SeaStar steering cylinder had corroded internally right where...

GW, you are right about the wire size. Earlier in this thread the discussion got into recommendations of #4 And even #2. I ordered some supplies including a Marinco Plug-in connector intended specifically for trolling motors. It indicates on the package that 6 gauge is the biggest wire it will...

Yes, and that off-gassing consideration is what made me decide to locate them where it was taking up some good storage space. The single 36v batt will make it unnecessary to make those jumper cables also.

Thanks for the heads up. I have not purchased the batteries yet. I have received a NOCO 3 leg 12 volt charger but I haven't unwrapped it yet so I can return it. The battery you pointed me to weighs 66 pounds where the 3 12 volt DC would be 150 pounds. Thats huge when you consider there is no...

According to that calculator, I can get away with #6 wire. I put in 30 ft length, 40 amp load and 3% max drop and it gives me #6. Am I doing that right? I haven't ordered the wire yet. I will order that crimper that Chris recommended and some red and black shrink tube.

Thanks for those thoughts' fellas. The short pigtail that comes out of the base of the trolling motor is only about #8 but it is only about 6 feet long. I'm thinking I need to hit that plug with a more robust cable. The trolling motor does have its own GPS receiver built in and a hard drive to...

I am installing a RHODAN 36 volt trolling motor on the bow of my Glacier Bay cat. I am going to use 3x 12v flooded cell group 24 batteries. I want to locate them a little aft of midships so the cable run is about 14 feet. I would rather have a little extra length than have tight runs with no...

I agree, the Facebook thing is just unmanageable, it seems. There is just so much fake crap and people posting non-relevant stuff, it gets hard to digest. I do wish you luck, but don't let it eat you up and make you mean. :)

If the hose from the pump to the tank has a low sag in it, it will cause a plug to form. That puddle of water will cause the pump to have an air-lock after the boat is pulled out of the water. When the intake is put back underwater when the boat is launched the pump is running in air and cannot...

brightnight, my apologies, I looked back at the pictures of some of my previous boats and it was NOT my 228 that had the skene chocks, it was a SeaRay Laguna I owned. Sorry for misleading you.

My 2004 had a set of skene chocks mounted near that single forward cleat to alleviate the chaffing you are talking about. Do you have a picture of the bow area of your boat?

Yes, it is necessary. On my 228 the fill fitting is in the lower part of the tank, so if you turn off the baitwell pump while the tank is full and there is no check-valve in the line, the tank will drain back through the bait tank. This is if your bait tank pump is a centrifugal type such as...

I'm impressed. Very well done. The level of polish of your gelcoat makes me ashamed of myself.

A good way to do your repair should you not be able to remove the aluminum elbow is to install an inspection plate in your tank right where the bad fitting is. Before installing the plate for final is to install the proper size bulkhead fitting in the inspection plate before bolting it down for...