Recent content by SkunkBoat

Oh I've seen red button breakers spark becaude the terminal broke inside......pieces of crap...

"Backlight" is not the same as Lit when ON. Are your switches normally backlit? Does Key ON backlight the switches on the panel? Backlit switches have a blue daisy chain of wires. Some boats power that from KEY power, others from the NAV/Anchor(you only need panel backlit when its dark out)...

Hmmm. Does your panel have a dimmer switch? Is your panel wired to backlight the switches when you turn on Nav/Anchor? Do both Nav lights and/or All around white light up? or just the switch is lit? I first suspect a ground is off of something. Try disconnecting the power plug to the Garmin...

So I'm assuming your AC runs on AC.... ;) It runs on shore power at dock and on inverter AC power when underway? You use it at dock? you use it underway? You have an AC breaker panel and a procedure for shifting to inverter AC power? The AGMs charge from shore power charger? from Motors...

You said AC, I thought Air Conditioning...not AC and a power inverter. I don't have that and I don't have your manual but... I assume you have shore power and AC panel? and an inverter to run (some) AC power from 2 AGM batteries when underway. That is good that they are separate from DC side...

AHHH! the plot thickens...

You have single motor? One 1/both/2/off battery switch? You turn switch Off when leave boat? Use Position 1 when starting and running? Everything is original config? No ACR(Vsr)relay? Stbd battery (bank1)connects to Motor and House when in position 1. Motor charges bank1.(We assume its...

Are you saying you have AGM batteries that are not the main batteries pictured?

If you have Garmin GPSxxxx mfd it has a J1939 port for Yamaha engine data. Looks like an N2K port but it can "understand" more engine data (error codes) the N2k will not. If you don't have Garmin, N2k will display rpm, fuel burn, fuel tank level, temp, possibly F/N/R? I don't have Yamaha so I...

I have rockers. My panel is on a horizontal surface not vertical. I was thinking push button would be an improvement because you can't accidentally turn something on without knowing... Rockers are too easy to flip...

Just make sure its not a steering cylinder or helm problem. Any leak from side to side inside the cylinder will mess with the AP. Also can cause a problem with AP during setup. If your stowed motors fall over, even after weeks, you need a new cylinder. Garmin Reactor40 with Smartpump v2 works...

Obviously the simplest is to leave the top part alone (maybe just replace the switch covers). Two 8612s would look awesome if the money is not a problem. They would fit right across the bottom. Move the AP display possibly down near the key switch or steering wheel. Its not something you...

looks like Aft Stbd speaker wire to me

Possibly you need a NMEA2k Isolation power connection or you have the Garmin on the wrong side of the one you have. The isolator allows the Zuke side to get power from key (so gauges are NOT powered when the key is off) and then you have another power connection on the other side for everything...

the B75 has water temp! You get speed from GPS, you don't need a paddle wheel. Thats old technology. The old B744 had a paddle wheel that could be pulled out from inside the boat(to clean it). It came with a "blanking" plug that could be used to fill the hole. It had a flap valve to slow the...