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  1. freddy063

    ROOKIE MISTAKE...Now What?

    Try replacing the burned wires first and see if any thing else need to be replaces. I found that a lot of times the weakest wires burn first and open not allowing big damage. But this experience is in other electrical system not on any boat that i have worked on.But what I do on my boat is...
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    Bilge Pump

    I have float switches + manual switching for the bilge pumps, never saw the timer ones, but I found that the switches need to be cleaned out because everything that gets flushed down onto the bilge will end up around the float switch. I have to clean out sand and hair all the time. who knows...
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    how the 3rd battery

    so the little wire is the aux charge and not the main charging wire, yes, Yamaha's , so I should put both little wires on the house battery? Thanks Brian the trouble I'm having is as I get older I forget how I do things year after year on something you only do once a year, when I first got...
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    how the 3rd battery

    What am I missing here, for years I hook up my three battery, 1 port, 1 starboard, and 1 house. There a wire that connects the motor to the battery's that charge them.(port and starboard battery's )How does the house battery get charged when the motors are running?
  5. freddy063

    Changing my thru hulls on my 92 explorer: some questions

    Depending on which ones you changing, measure the hose size and get the size you need, I just did all mine the 1" hose were the last ones. This is what I got. http://store.hamiltonmarine.com/browse. ... 12953.html I like the way the S/S looks over the bronze.
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    redid the fake teak

    How I did it,I picked up a piece of 5/4 X 6" X 7' teak ripped and split cut,planed them down to the sizes I needed and just used the old pieces as a pattern. sanded with 100,150,220 and 400 sand paper, two coats of varnish, first coat 50/50 mix.wood cost $ 140.00 .
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    265 Grady Rub Rails

    I washed my rub rails with "boat zoap plus " and with some scrubbing they came out like new , then used a turtle wax item that is made for tires and they look great.