Thru my many years tinkering on boats, any steel or alloy black water tank is subject to a short life. Isolation Transformers (IT?) can not help...
Used to be our stopping spot also.
I really wish the better docks would just offer reliable power year round. They charge enough, state they offer a great deal but poor electrical...
The problem with the marina's Wye transformer is none of the 3 phases* are in perfect phase with each other. Not 180° as in our home but 120° from...
208Vac is a product of later high voltage, 3 phase service. On or near the dock is a big transformer (WYE or Star *) that converts this service to...
Oh give me a break. 208ACv does not not cause fires. Stupid people and poor maintenance dose.
I have already heard of one event where condensation effected the batteries or BCMs. There is just to much risk (ANY) to install these torches in...
You also had some room for tall batteries in the next bilge forward and low. We can make a shelf down there ahead of the big sea-cock. If you stay...
Oh, The Ford truck with a trunk under the front hood? Like a VW Bug?
Brother Pascal is correct on all. Flooded golf cart batts are great and cheap. Since we have combination batteries for our 32Vdc banks, checking...
What ever smoke your enjoying tonight, please puff some this way.;)
B O A T Bust Out Another Thousand? Bend Over And Take-it? I'm not good enough to think up something, for getting fracked during another family...
Please tell me you don't talk with this guy anymore.
That's a mean thing to type. We luv boats that belch smoke, remember?? Sadly, Incoming's smoke was out of the wrong place at the wrong time and...
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There is a lot of heat / cool (expansion / contraction) going on back there. Then vibration from the engine, turbo and exhaust pulses beating...
Oh Raspberries. I'm sorry for the bad news. Sometimes there is just not enough duct tape.
Yep, the jig-saw puzzle. You may have to loosen the air inlet to the air cooler to help. Go easy on the oil supply and return tubes. I wish I had...
Now I'm worried about the exhaust manifold to turbo connect.
Looks like some exhaust soot on the other end of the turbo.
