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Has anyone successfully connected a Siren Marine wireless bilge pump sensor to a Rule Mate pump? The Rule Mate pumps use a field effect sensor to detect high water vs a traditional float. It seems to be allowing a constant 12v on the lines. This setup seems to cause a problem with the Siren...

I have a water heater with a heat exchanger loop coming off my QSC 8.3. Unfortunately the water heater tank has sprung a leak. I have to remove it and ship it back to the vendor for an inspection and hopefully a warranty replacement. That means I'll be without a tank for while so I need to...

I have a Vitrifrigo DW70 drawer freezer installed on my boat, and it is not working properly. Any smart folks that could perhaps confirm my thought that it's low on refrigerant? DW70 drawer freezer, separate condenser unit, AC/DC power. Uses at Danfoss Secop BD35F compressor. Symptoms...

$225 Poynting 5-IN-1 MIMO LTE/GPS/WIFI Antenna, model A-MIMO-0003-V2-15 plus a 3 meter extension cable (option normally sold separately. This is an highly rated, omnidirectional antenna for cellular routers. Intended for use on RVs, boats and other outdoor/mobile locations. Supports 5G, 4G...

This week I completed a full aftercooler service on my Cummins QSC 8.3. I thought I’d share what I found. It had 3 years and 235 hours on it, and this was the first service. It looked better than I had hoped/was afraid of. This was in large part because last season my generator’s heat...

My boat has a joint where the pilot house attaches to the rear of the deck. It tends to be an issue if the caulk/sealant fails, which mine did last season even though I had it recaulked the year before. As a result I have some water damage to the cherry dashboard panels that I have to replace...

Looking for suggestions on how to fill in the holes that will be left by these electronics in the wood area. I’m adding in an additional 12” screen and these will all be repositioned. I have a new wood panel already. Bu I need to patch/fill in the 3/8 fiberglass behind the cherry veneer...

There's more than one way to skin the fresh water winterization cat. I made a video showing the process of how I do it with my air compressor. It's a different brand of boat and every model has it's own setup, but it might be useful anyway. Heads up, it's a bit on the long side. I have a...

The 98 270 DA I help maintain had leak into the bilge that I discovered. The boat was hauled yesterday and the engine pulled out based on the symptoms. The mechanic said the exhaust y pipe is badly corroded, and it looks like it’s from electrolysis. With the understanding that I don’t know...

Anyone have a handheld spotlight/searchlight they like? Looking for one that's ideally rechargeable. The ones I've seen so far have triggers that cycle through high/low/flashing modes. This seems like a poor design. If you want low, you have to flash through high and that will muck up your...

Need some suggestions on resolving an issue with my 9kW Cummins Onan generator. Raw water is not discharging from the boat, but I have good flow from the pump. I got a no water flow alarm and shut down, and found the raw water hose had disconnected at the heat exchanger. Setup details...

I’ve been working on a bunch of projects on my boat. First the maintenance. Had the prop tuned, then put on PropGlide. Before tuning. After tuning PropGlide Thruster props coated too I had …trouble getting the props off. Had to drill one out ant it was destroyed in the process.

I'm taking over a bunch of maintenance on my inlaw's 1998 270 DA. One of the project's I'm tackling for the spring is replacement of their hot water heater. I thought I'd share some pics of the project along the way. To start, I noticed during winterization that there was a ton of corrosion...

Looking for a backup camera solution for a 1998 270 DA with an aluminum fishing arch. Any suggestions? Wanting to install this for a family member's boat to aid in backing into a slip. Currently they have small Garmin GPS unit installed on the dash just behind the wheel. It's a 7" or 9"...

I’m working on a ‘98 270 DA that needs a new water heater. Lowest cost one seems to be a Kuuma. Are they decent units? It looks to be almost a drop in replacement for the existing 6 gallon Atwood heater. For fun here are some pics of the unit that needs to be replaced - it’s kinda melting.

I just ordered a Siren Marine Pro 3 monitoring system and starting to think of mounting locations. For those that have installed one, how sensitive is the internal GPS sensor and cellular antenna? I have probably a half-dozen options for where I could mount the main unit - but I don't know...

What's the "proper" way to dispose of used oil and fuel filters / elements? Next weekend I'm in for changing the oil. I also swap out the filter elements. I'll have 7 filters: main engine oil and fuel, generator oil and fuel, 2 additional Racor filters, and the transmission oil filter. I...

If you have brass shutoff valve inserted into a hose that carries salt seawater, is it subject to galvanic corrosion? Should it be bonded, or would it be OK? Here's the situation. I have 3 air conditioner system on my boat. They are fed by a single raw water pump, with individual supply...

I have a couple of Wyze cams and connected them to my Peplink Max BR1 Mk2 router. Anyone else having problems with the cams frequently disconnecting from the router? It does not seem to be a power issue with the cams. They are on separate circuits and are using the Wyze cables. Connected to...

I'm starting to look for a spot light to mount on my hard top. Any brands / models that folks have found better or worse than others? My purposes is to be able to pick out nav buoys and moorings on the way to the dock at night. The last couple times I went out it was so darn dark I had a...