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Has anybody ran a supplemental wire to their dash to run the accessory power circuits? I find at night when I am running multiple accessories (blower, running lights, stereo, dash lights, cockpit lights, cabin lights, spot light) that my gauges become extremely inaccurate. Further, the...

I have a portable toilet that is connected to a macerator pump (wires are disconnected for obvious reasons) and a thru-deck pump out. This model head has an integral watertank and a door that you must open to let the "debris" fall into the holding tank. Well, when I had the head pumped this...

I currently have two batteries with the following wires (I bought the boat this way): Starting Positive: Selector Switch Mercathode Charger Starting Negative: Trim Pump Fridge Charger Engine Another charger ground or the ground running to the old macerator. (For some reason the ground from...

So, I am not sure I even have a need for AC but the thought sure is nice. The cost and power requirements for typical AC units seem extreme and thats probably the biggest reason I am willing to live without (until I can afford my next, bigger boat). I dont have a generator to power the typical...

So I made it to the marina to pick up the boat today after having the gimbal bearing and bellows replaced. :smt038 I got there just in time before they closed. I had to borrow a truck to pull the boat home, filled it up with gas, picked up the wife and baby, and went to the put it in the...

Ok, I am officially stumped. I am very competent when it comes to electrical but not today. My nav/anc switch is acting up, most likely due to age and wearing out. In my quest to find a replacement swtich, I am nearing the end of the internet so I am turning to you all for help. The boat...

My trim pump wont hold my outdrive up either in the driveway or underway on the water. I was going to send it in to be rebuilt so I took it out of the boat last weekend. Tonight I went to drain the fluid out of the reservoir for shipping and found alot of sludge in the bottom of the reservoir...

OK, I might get flamed here for so many posts about my paranoia (spare parts, remote oil reservoirs, and now this) but I am really worried about becoming stranded out on the lake. I was looking for a flow detector to make sure that my outdrive is giving proper flow to my engine to prevent...

In my quest to make my boat as idiot proof as possible, I am considering adding a remote oil reservoir to my outdrive. Has anyone installed one aftermarket? I have and alpha one, gen one outdrive (actually an SEI SE106 due to the fact that my oil went out and I didn't notice) so I don't have the...

My gas fill hose has this gooey looking crud on it, but it's not tacky or sticky. I was wondering if you've seen this on other hoses before or if you think it's time to replace the fill hose? This appears to be a low spot in the hose and I suspect that some gas tends to sit in this area after...

Since it was pointed out to me in another thread that I don't really have a "house" battery, it made me start thinking more about this mystery wire I have. This orange wire is fused at the deep cycle battery and run to this ignition type of switch in the bathroom. From here, I cannot trace where...

Hi Everyone, Please forgive me if this belongs in the Engines thread but I thought it might better here. I am going to buy a spare alternator to keep on the boat but am debating on what to do. I have a 250DA w/ a 350 Merc. We spend most of our time idling up and down the river (max...

Hello All, I have a 1985 Sundancer 250 on a tandem axle Shoreland'r trailer. Today I took the hubs off the trailer to inspect the brakes because I suspected they were not working. As it turns out, I was correct. In the process, I also discovered one of the bearing races was loose in the...