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Remember that just after charging a battery may show high voltage but it still may be a bad battery with no amp power in it. Just a surface charge. Main thing as said above, try starting engine with only dedicated battery connected, first stb then port see if there is a difference in behavior...

I have the electric one and only challenge I had wad to locate a cut wire. After that was done it works fine and I think the key to it is to have it installed so that it is shielded from open elements ie encapsulated and kept clean. a manually deployable tarp is fine as long as you can store it...

Just make sure they are isolated by enough air from anything that could short them. And do as well as possible with the rubber shoes provided originally. common sense is an important factor to count on as well, rare in todays world though........... h

With the factory installed one you can certainly run at reasonable speeds but if it is windy and it flaps I would suggest you pull it in. Common sense, which is not allowed in general, should prevail in cases like these. To install one later might not be as easy as it looks, rigidity of install...

I think I saw you have a manual pump at the head and not a vacuum system. In all cases what I have found most effective to keep the system clean is to always flush with as much water as possible. My Vacu FLush systems on the old boat (two heads) did not ever need a duck bill replaced. Of course...

My 335 is so heavy with full tanks, all of them aft of midship plus generator so it is sticking its nose up when getting going. On plane it is ok but rarely need for trimming motors up except in higher seas. Add a few people in the back and trim tabs are used to trim down.... anyway as said...

Answer is NO. I rather rely on feel and rpm/speed gauges because the conditions are always different as well. If you most of the time run in flat water with same load then maybe a "default" setting could be useful but in my case I actually most of the time end up running with motors at full...

Hit a wave and you hear a bang, just what it does at a certain angle and speed to the right height wake or wave. You will hear a lot of noises that all are normal but different from a quiet car going over a bump and all boats are unique, not two are the same. As said before me, go out enjoy the...

Remember ICW rules and the slower you go the bigger the wake...... until you have boat below hull speed (whole boat in water, no raised bow) around us they have introduced a few new speed limit zones around marinas and restaurants. I'm on Atlantic side so a little more restricted I'm sure but...

Remember a fridge is not getting cold in a flash when turned on. If the boat is not tied up to shore power you cannot keep it on except when out on the boat. That said you are better off with a good cooler that also usually would be roomier. This is a real issue for me keeping boat at a marina...

normally the issue is at the motor end. The small lever that is spring loaded and moves when motor is tilted gets sticky or just stops working. Check that first, it is easily accessible when motors are tilted up and you can see it on the side of the point where motor swings just inside frame.

FELLMarine has a system, the one I had. It has its own hub and based on Bluetooth wireless connection to a fob it detects if a fob falls off connection and cuts engines. It is wired from the lanyard kill switch, can replace it or stay in parallel so both works. my question is simply how to wire...

So not hydraulic. If not hydraulic there is an electric ram that tilt the motor up and down. It could be in the screw mechanism that the clicking is, under load. If the trim works but clicks I don't think it is a relay but some mechanical contact or a worn screw, too "loose" between contact...

Clicking can also mean gears clicking. Or if there is a safety catch that would be clicking.... It's not a mechanical trim is it?

I had on my previous twin engine (Yamaha 300s) boat a FELL Marine wireless mob system installed. It was an easy install also still maintaining the original kill switch. I liked the simplicity and it worked well for me. Now I have triples with all electronic controls joystick, steering etc, I...

If you have not been boating before maybe you could join a boat club for an initial period of time before buying your own. It is not cheap but cheaper than servicing your own boat with frequent impeller changes, propeller damage and so on. I think your choice of dual console is smart as it...

I think you do need to check the tongue weight. Extreme case is boat sits so far back the tongue weight is close to zero and can lift the rear of the vehicle in a bump....... too heavy a weight can lift front wheels off the ground........ Also check that axles are loaded about the same, are all...

See all writing in my tank situation. I would though add that it may be you are not using enough fuel for it to react from the point that was set as full when calibrated last. It could have been calibrated for less fuel than full tank to show full. H

I left Boat US after Grieco and rate insanity on a different boat. Current boat with State Farm together with most of the stuff, cars, motorcycles umbrella but not home where hurricane coverage drives rates insane. Also boat is agreed value while not expecting total loss but covered up to a...

Laughing at everybody's mistakes...... I go out on boat one day (kept on rack at marina so launched when I get there) get back later than they retrieve boats. Boats in water over night and I come back in the morning to go out again. Jump on board open the head compartment and wonder why all...