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Here's a pic of the access plate my marina added on the starboard side to do the drain. There's one in exactly the same place on the port side. I think this is a great spot for this.

My marina did option 2 above! Unfortunately I don't have pictures of it, but I'll try to remember to take some next time I'm on my boat. I think this option is greatly preferable to options 1 and 3! Also when you do it be sure to upgrade to the new chrome drains instead of the plastic. I sadly...

x2 - I wouldn't do this at my marina, because I've had the shore power shut off on my boat randomly at times, and I'd hate to have my house bank run down to zero.

Same here (GT51M-TH ) - mounted on the keel on my 330 Express, right between the generator and AC thru hulls. I also have a big Airmar B175HW which I use 98% of the time as it has much better resolution. Most of my fishing is quite deep and not on structure, so I haven't found the sidevu or...

I've never really liked my ladder either (2003 330 Express). I've wondered if there's enough room to mount of these hidden ones: https://www.westmarine.com/buy/garelick--3-step-compact-eez-in-ii-transom-mount-ladder--13946934 My buddy has a 2008 Canyon 336 and I believe the ladder and platform...

I have my MFD's (pair of Garmin 7612) set up to only turn on manually and not when power is available. So I always turn them on after the motors. I don't have any particular reason for doing this -- my MFD's don't reboot when I start, but just habit since I feel that electronics always prefer...

Finally got the boat splashed yesterday, and took it out for a short shakedown cruise this afternoon. The inverter works great - I'm super happy with it. I fired up my George Foreman grill and I was pulling 100 amps in total (about 1000 watts), but 60 of those were coming from the Aux charging...

I've been wanting to try the 15 inch Powertech OFS4 on my 4.2L F250's (detuned F300) to see if they improve cruise economy (I also don't give a hoot about top speed). Right now I have 15 inch Mercury Mirage props on my 330 and I get 1.1 mpg (statute) at 4300 RPM and 29mph as best cruise. Top...

Curious about the value for electric priming pumps? I prime my lines once at the beginning of the season and never touch them again…

If you're brave (and boat in salt water) you can try tasting it. Personally I never do that! :) A lot of boats leak a bit under the rub rail where the deck piece joins the hull, so it's possible you're getting a bit of water through the seam especially when it's rougher. My '03 330 had a pretty...

If you haven't already purchased, I'd think a good SAMS surveyor would be able to tap the transom and detect any obvious delamination. If you own it and are still very concerned, perhaps a good marina could drill some sample holes (from the inside?) When you say moisture was identified, can you...

But I agree - you shouldn't be blowing that fuse!

You could compare these two charts: https://www.bluesea.com/products/5125/ANL_Fuse_-_100_Amp https://www.bluesea.com/products/7144/187-Series_Circuit_Breaker_-_Surface_Mount_100A Looks like in a dead short situation, the ANL fuse would blow in .2 seconds, but the breaker would take 1 second...

I keep looking at inflatable kayaks or foldable boats, but have never pulled the trigger as it's not a very common use case for me...

Yeah - I would get some Ancor brand adhesive lined heat shrink butt connectors AND their adhesive lined shrink tube. Get some proper ratcheting crimpers with the correct size dies. Crimp, heat shrink (use a real heat gun, not a butane lighter), and then cover again with the shrink tube and...

OP: I think if I were going to go to LiFePo house bank, I'd probably drop to single lead acid or AGM starting battery for each motor (instead of the factory bank of 2 each) and then wire 2 Victron Orion DC-DC chargers from each battery to a 100 AH LiFePo, mounted in the same location as the...

Great point. That reminds me that when I replaced my house / starboard battery bank a couple of years ago, I used dual-purpose batteries which are supposed to handle deeper discharges better than normal starting batteries. These are still flooded cell lead acid because apparently my 2003 OEM...

I do the same - had a dead PC from the 90's and pulled the power supply out of it!

Reminds me of intro to electricity and magnetism lab freshman year!

You might try buying or borrowing a DC clamp ampmeter and measuring how many amps are flowing into your house battery bank from the motors when idling and also how many amps your electronics are consuming. With the F300's (assume these are the 4.2L 4-strokes?) I'd be surprised if the difference...