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There is an isolator in the engine that is used by the auxiliary charging cable. Basically, it lets you charge a second battery while running once your primary battery is fully charged. You just leave the battery switch in the #1 position and battery #2 will start charging after #1 is topped up...

Yes, the plus version contains an additive that protects soft metal parts from sulfate corrosion that is associated with ethanol containing fuel. There is no advantage of using it with non-ethanol fuel. Can you still get Ring Free without the plus?

Re: Seafarer 228G water accumulation, front bilge area I changed the stern bilge pump float switch on my 226 yesterday and tried to fill the stern bilge area with a hose in order to test the new float. Despite having the trailer stem cranked all the way up with the stem wheel on a 1" block, the...

Just to give you some idea of the cost from GW, I replaced just the back rest part of those seats for my 226 for $550. That was a couple of years ago. I would imagine that a pair of the full seats will set you back well over $1,000. The seats really are not useful except maybe for kids. I...

These are the guys: http://www.boatsteeringrebuilders.com/ They charge maybe half of the cost of a new unit. You can usually get the wheel off without a puller. Just remove the nut and spray on some Corrosion X (the thin stuff, not the heavy duty). Tap the bolt with a hammer a couple of times...

I just looked up marine DC refrigerators. They use a compressor for cooling, which is far more efficient that the evaporative cooling of a 3 way RV refrigerator/freezer. 5 amps sounds about right. So you should be able to run one off of a 100 amp hr house battery for a day without charging.

What does a boat refrig draw? I've toasted several Grp 31 deep cycle batteries in my camper by forgetting to switch the refrig from DC. I also ruined a Grp 31 Trojan deep cycle on a 7 hr trip when I forgot to plug the camper in to the truck wiring harness. :oops: An RV refrig will drain a...

Here's another thing to consider when you let your 4-stroke outboard idle: Large 4-strokes draw a electricity from the battery at idle speed instead of charging it. The typical draw is between 10-20 amps to run the computers, electric fuel pumps, and sensors. The alternators don't put out that...

I shut my engine down every time. Only once had a problem restarting that turned out to be a loose ground stud connection. I was able to diagnose it on the water after a few minutes. Every time I got stuck out there over the years was the result of engines blowing up while they were running...

Most of the Offshore 24s that you see around are powered by 225 hp 2-strokes. Some were sold with twin V-4 outboards, so the transom should not have a problem with the weight of a modern 4-stroke. I've seen several that have been repowered with 250 hp 4-strokes, both Yamhas and Suzukis. 250 hp...

Yep. I use 1 oz of StaBil per 10 gallons at every fill up. I've been using the product in all my boats since the 1970's and never had a fuel problem. When I lived out west and had no access to non-ethanol fuel, I made the switch to E10 without a hitch. That tells me that the StaBil was...

Well, I live in Florida and since my dry stack marina won't store my boat with a full tank, I typically run my 125 gallon tank down to 25-30 gallons before filling up. That's about every 3 weeks, but sometimes a bit longer. So far no problems using non-ethanol fuel plus marine StaBil for 4 years.

Sno Bol thick toilet bowl cleaner will take off the pads, which are made up of glue proteins as well as calcium carbonate. The product contains muriatic acid. The thick gel will stay on the bottom of the transducer and soften the barnacle scars right up. It may take a second application to keep...

The part is called a bezel. You should contact Grady White to find the source of the wheel they used for your model of boat.

Yes, the rocker switch on the dash. The contact for retracting the port tab was dead and the one for the starboard tab was intermittent. Both tabs would retract fine when the ignition was shut down.

I had the exact same problem a few years ago. After running through the trouble shooting procedure and replacing the switch, the problem was solved.

The problem is that once that 100 gallons of E10 absorbs just over 2 quarts of water, you end up with 8+ gallons of phase separated water/ethanol and 83 octane gasoline. After that occurs, no filter of any kind will help very much. When the filter element becomes saturated, it will pass the...

Those flow rates are nominal i.e. when the filters are new. A 60 gph filter can hold a lot more dirt before you see a degradation in flow that will affect the performance of your engine. Most large engines use 60 gph filters.

The TR-1 allows you control the speed of your trolling motor and to dodge obstructions from the stern of the boat using the hand held controller. If you are fishing with downriggers, this is a big advantage. However, I still don't think that a kicker is the right solution for offshore trolling...

There you go. Slow trolling will do it. 50-100 hr is all you can expect. Generally the plugs are OK, just fouled. You can clean them with a soft wire brush most of the time. Be careful not to damage the electrodes. Re-gap if necessary and put them back in. If you run RingFree and keep the...