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Turns out its coming through some uncaulked holes in the gunwall, behind the rub rail, in the port stern corner. On days when the winds are from the north the swells splash enough water up to the gunwall and the water trickles in. I have found that its not unusual to find uncaulked holes...

the 3010C, which I have two of and like, is an older model and does NOT support NMEA2000.

best I can tell your engine has mechanical fuel feed pumps so the theory I posited above does not apply.

Whats your engine? Newer Yamaha 4 strokes, by design, run the fuel feed pump at less than 100% duty cycle when the engine is running less than 1000 RPM. GOing from memory they fuel feed pump runs at about 50% duty cycle when engine is at 600-700 rpm idle. So assuming you are running a yamaha...

having just dealt with a lightning strike on my boat I have had to work with Garmin's repair service for my 3010C chartplotter and GPS17 gps receiver. I have to say that after that experience I will buy garmin whenever I can. They have a fixed price repair policy for units that are out of...

I suspect horizontal is marginally OK whilst any orientation with a downhill inclination is not. Of my two engines, only one would fail in this manner and very infrequently at that. One of the bulbs was approximately horizontal and the other had a distinct downhill slope to it. Of the two...

I have been experiencing occasional (twice in last year) situations where when its really hot (95 degrees) and I run the boat, moor it for an hour, and then run the boat again one engine dies of fuel starvation. Yamaha customer support clued me in to looking at the primer bulbs, and the...

Anyone have a preference as to how to run with twin engines and two fuel tanks? Options are (A) run both on one tank until its low and switch to 2nd tank or (B) run each on its own tank. Note that my 330 has a 200 Gal tank and 150 Gal tank so going with option (B) would theoretically result in...

I self insure so in a manner of speaking yes, my insurance is covering the damage. Filing a claim and getting paid was instantaneous with no disputes about what is covered and for how much ;) Chris

Just got off the phone with Garmin Tech support and they concur - the 3010C is not NMEA2000 so can't display engine or fuel data.

Who/what are Just in Time or SIM?

Anyone know if there is a way to use a Garmin 3010C to interface to a yamaha F225 engine for Tach, trim, engine hours and fuel management? How about interfacing fuel level senders to the Garmin? If not the Garmin 3010C, does anyone have experience with any "data dispaly system" other than the...

Anyone out there had the pleasure of a lightning strike on their boat? My 330 Express got struck at the dock last week and most everything electrical is either wounded or dead. Anyone out there have success with grounding plates or other methods of lightning damage control? Chris

I am taking on a small amount of salt water in my bilge. Any tips from those of you who have found and fixed leaks below the water line on where to look first would be much appreciated. Chris

I had a "professional" mount a transducer on my 228G. The 228 has a couple of cable chase tubes, and in fact I had mounted the prior transducer and routed the cable through one of the tubes. All the guy had to do was use the old cable to pull the new one through. But this "pro" lazily draped...

The water in the hose above the seacock would drain if the seacock was open. Was it? I was going to suggest draining your fresh water tank but you already did that. I assume you still have a steady drip even after draining the tank? On my 228 I could see the bilge with a powerul...

I get the same message occasionally on my Garmin 3010C/GDS20 sounder with transom mount transducer. It seems to happen right after my dive service cleans the hull, so I am guessing the diver is stressing the wiring which has a break in it. Let me know what you hear back from Garmin on possible...

I have my 2004 F225 manual in front of me. Both water pump and thermostats are "Inspection" every 200 hours or 1 year. Of course if you take the time to visually inspect it you might as well spend the few extra bucks to replace it. On my 1994 250TXRS Yamaha I replaced the water pump for...

Add my vote for torsion. In addition to other benefits mentioned above, leaf springs rust out realtively fast. I have not heard of similar issues with Torsion. Stay far away from EZ Loader - I got one in 2007 and it already looks 5 years old. Brakes locked up several times, the drums and...

Wish I had checked on my 228 as at the time I sold it the engine was set on the lowest hole. In case anyone wants to see what something looks like on a 1994 Grady 228G, I took lots (94) of close up and detailed pictures of mine and posted them here when I was selling the boat. Clearly shows...