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  1. Vince_nj1

    Generator starts on its own?

    My Kohler generator has developed a new gremlin. With the switch on the generator set to Automatic, the generator starts on its own. It started the other week when I slept on the boat. Boat was plugged in on shore power, with the air conditioning running. In the middle of the night the...
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    CRUISAIR SMART TOUCH CABIN CONTROL - Can I use it?

    My 2006 320 has this thermostat control in the cabin It has been acting up and it will not let me change the desired temperature. I have been checking wires and playing around with it and everyone now and then it decides to cooperate, but it is not working again this year. I found are...
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    Waiting for Spring - fun watch - Sailing around the world La Vagabonde

    https://youtu.be/TKm2FX9kKZ4?list=PLej_Gvr1c1MM4hEcyzmT06mGoIqoXHcwo If you want to kill some time in these long winter months. This is a fun video series to watch. Young Australian guy buy a sail boat with plans of sailing around the world and barely knew how to sail it and then meets his...
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    Need help identifying this part

    I found this laying on the floor in my cabin by the bathroom door and then found a 2nd one outside on the front deck. Can't figure out where they came from. Any thoughts?
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    Windlass clicking after jamming

    Yesterday the Windlass jammed when retrieving the anchor. After clearing the jam and retrieving the chain using the manual handle, the motor won't start. The Imtra control box in the anchor locker clicks when I try to use the windlass from the dashboard, but the foot switches are dead. I...
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    Kohler generator won't crank

    My Kohler 5ecd generator won't crank. I hear the fuel pump priming and a bunch of things clicking and humming, but it won't crank. I then get an "OC" error code. I did a little research and tried some of the obvious tests. I am not hydro locked. I pulled the plugs and they are dry. I have...
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    Risers rotted - But do I need manifolds too?

    I have a pair of 6.2 Fresh water cooled Horizon engines. 340 hours / 7 years old. 2 weeks ago I started to have a rough idle with one engine. The boat ran perfect before I went for a ride, but when I came home I had a very rough idle and needed to shut one engine down. I could get the engine...
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    Plug for Fuel pump relay damaged - How do I fix this? See Pic

    My boat hasn't been running for almost a month. My port engine shut off unexpectedly 10 feet from the dock. I determined that I was not getting fuel, but didn't know why. I took it to the local marina for repairs. One week later they told me they found the problem, it was a bad relay. They...
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    Anybody know what size the pressure cap is on the heat exchanger? Merc 6.2l

    I just ordered a radiator cooling system pressure tester kit so I can try to find out where I am loosing coolant. Apparently there are adapters that need to be purchased to for different makes of cars. Not sure if I need to purchase an adapter or what size. Any help would be appreciated...
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    Some fun facts about NEW JERSEY

    Enjoy: :smt001 To those who are from, or have been from Jersey or know someone from Jersey, you know what all this means! New Jersey is a peninsula. Highlands, New Jersey has the highest elevation along the entire eastern seaboard, from Maine to Florida New Jersey is the only state...
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    911 Boat Lift - worth watching

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDOrzF7B2Kg&feature=player_embedded#!
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    Preparing for a Hurricane - West Marine Video

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-Dj5de79Jo&feature=player_embedded
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    Earthquake?

    My office building in NJ just shook. My coworker was on the phone with someone in NYC and they reported that their building shook as well. :wow: :huh:
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    Notice of Non renewal - NBOA / American Bankers Insurance

    Last week I received a letter from NBOA informing me that the insurance company that held my boat policy is no longer writing marine policies. The letter went on to say that NBOA represents several A rated insurance companies and they are working on finding an alternate company. Yesterday...
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    Generator fuel starvation with 1/4 tank of fuel?

    Last Sunday, my generator started and ran for a few seconds and then shut off. I tried to start re-start, but it kept stalling. I appears that it is not getting any fuel. My first thought is that the fuel filter might be clogged or that the fuel pump stopped working. After doing some...
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    Too hot to go boating?

    The heat index is going to be over 100 this weekend. At no wake speed, I am going to melt driving the boat. Is this what boating is like in Florida?
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    Ever wonder what is inside your radar arch?

    I spent last Friday running a new radar cable up to my Raymarine radome. I was having a difficult time running a snake down from the radar arch to the bilge. I removed the speaker on the radar arch and used a small camera to take a picture to see what was blocking the snake. I wasn't expecting...
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    White House Insider: Obama Hesitated – Panetta Issued Order to Kill Osama Bin Laden

    What a hero we have in office. The sooner this useless fool gets out of office the better off this country will be. "President Obama was literally pulled from a golf outing and escorted back to the White House to be informed of the mission. " (Page 3 of the article)...
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    RRRC? - Replacing Raymarine Radar Cable how?

    My radar stopped working last year. My 2006 320 it was a repo that was shipped from its previous owners location to a dealer in Maryland where I found it. To prepare for shipping the radome was removed from the radar arch and the shipping company/trucker cut the radar cable up at the radome. I...
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    Does Obama's budget plan call for elimination of Property Tax deduction?

    I am being told that Obama's budget is calling for the elimination of property tax deduction. Has anyone else heard this?
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