Recent content by SwampNut

Hey, check with this guy for an AC unit. He's a USPS member, and we were going to buy a unit from him for the old boat. He said he had a couple that he refurbished. Bill Johnson Systemaire 623-847-1747 billj6us@yahoo.com or billj6@gmail.com If you want help with things like a...

BTW, we are going to Roosevelt next weekend. If things work out as we expect, we'll have a 45' covered slip with dual power. Our two boats could fit in it just fine. If you're interested we'd love to have you. And Roosevelt is cooler, so with fans we've had no trouble sleeping in our old...

We got to the water around 3-ish. I showed up at the trailer shop at 11:45 ready to bust some heads, but it was finished and the breaks work great. We were in slip 48 last night, I didn't see you. Didn't stay overnight? I've heard nothing but good things about that Mermaid add-on system...

Sigh...two trips to get the right part, because the trailer shop gave me the wrong details. Then I take in the drum and he says it will be at least 11:00 before he can start on it. The excuse...other customers scheduled for work today. Um, sure, but what about my job, which was scheduled for...

We were hoping to go out to Pleasant last night, but I was having the trailer brakes rebuilt and ran into a snag. They didn't figure it out until it was too late to get one more part we need. :smt021 So at the butt-crack of dawn today I'm heading to Auto Safety House way out West to get a...

Boating is full of these "what if" cases with dire consequences. Eventually you get to look at everything cynically. "That's a great idea, let's look at what can go wrong." BTW, there is a box you can buy to waterproof that interconnection, but since it costs around $100 you're better off...

I used to have the Magma Kettle 2 and it was always annoying me. I upgraded to a Force 10 (mid-size model, 145" surface) and have been completely happy with it. The Magma is junk by comparison, and costs much more. At least I was able to sell the Magma to some sucker on eBay for $90 and only...

The reverse polarity light simply detects current flow between neutral and ground. Moisture could cause that if it is very sensitive. Using a patched-together shorepower cord is a bad idea, and certainly doesn't meet ABYC guidelines or the rules of some/most marinas. It's very easy for the...

USPS is much more of a fraternal/social organization. Both do boating safety work, but USPS also does a lot of gatherings and social events on and off the water. I chose USPS because of that.

The charger will charge both batteries no matter what the switch is set to. The engine will charge only the engine battery unless you set the switch to both or you have a combiner or isolator.

ROFL, yeah, that was us. After you left I had the thought that I should have asked if you were the guy here. Thanks for the use of the light! I had to manually reset the shower sump switch, it was full of hair. It's under the stairs and quite dark. Since we just bought the boat we didn't...

We're in dry storage also. Right now I'm posting from aboard our new boat (not a Sea Ray, didn't find any that were not trashed). If you make one trip to Saguaro you'll never want to go again. What a zoo. They probably have as many people there but the lake is literally about a tenth the...

The oil analysis is a great thing to do on a regular basis, not just when new. I do it on every oil change in the boat and the truck. It can pre-warn you of quite a few problems. In the boat you will often know about water intrusion or other issues before they are destructive. I hadn't...

I'm finding wildly varying prices, so I have no idea what the market really is. I can tell you that the number of pocket cruisers IN GOOD CONDITION around here is fairly small. In fact out of days of searching, I've seen only one and this might be the second. Of course, it never hurts to...

Definitely, offer pending mechanical check and survey. If we're in agreement on price they will bring the boat back into town (water is 1.5 hours away). I'll have a mechanical at my preferred shop then a survey. Speaking of which, any of you have a link to a simple offer/deposit contract?