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- Oct 11, 2016
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- 2008 - Formula 400ss
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- Volvo Penta D6-350
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...go over some ideas to replace all the orginal electronics, radar, chart plotter, stereo, speakers, and camera in the engine room. I want to add fuel monitors also.
As far as the fuel monitors, google Fox Marine. They have a nice set-up that plugs into your engine controller and reads the fuel from the injector pulses. It also has the capabilities to talk to your new electronics and provide a bunch of engine data. All for the cost of fuel monitors.
Roller when I was researching gas vs. diesel in the 400 Sundancer thread winter of 15' 16' and on LSC network it seemed like most were around .75 gpm. I wasn't to concerned because most of the boating I do isn't long runs. I was going to add all my gas receipts up and my hours from last season to figure out an average gph but haven't done it yet. Maybe because I don't want to know . I'm with you though, I would rather have accurate fuel consumption than all the other stuff. Where are you at down there Cedar Point? We went to Cedar Point last year and plan on it again this year. Maybe we can meet when we go there. You have been a lot of help with my purchase and ownership. ThanksDid you guys happen to see the recent thread where people were suggesting that a gasser 400DA will only get .5 - .6 mpg? Whew - that one aged me, but aside from massive amounts of internet baloney, there was an interesting comment about the accuracy of the consumption data provided by Smartcraft. Like the Fox gateway, Smartcraft calculates flow by counting injector pulses. One poster found his Smartcraft flow data to be quite inaccurate.
I have Garmin GFS-10 flow meters. They're highly accurate and I have no regrets, but when Fox came along, I really liked the idea of being able to see all the other data they can provide. Now I'm not so sure. I might rather have accurate flow data and nothing else than inaccurate flow accompanied by a bunch of other, less critical info...?
Cool LSC thread btw. I started at MacRay in '98! A few years ago I even lived aboard there. I should've kept my old driver's license. It was too cool to have an address of "Sea Ray Blvd".
I guess I'm sort-of a LSC Alum now though: I haven't brought the boat back up from Sandusky for 2 seasons now.
We went to Cedar Point last year and plan on it again this year.
Unfortunately I visit the fuel pier when I get there. I'll look across.I'm just on the other side of the fuel pier from the transients.
I'll keep them dates in mind GL. Maybe we can convoy....just to chime in. We're going to CP July 13-15th. Roller was and is a big help for Lake Erie navigation and CP tips and tricks
April 2ndAre you stored at BMH? When do they start launching
I'll preface this again and say I think Eric and Lynn in the office are great people. Easy to work with and always always friendly. The trees at BMH are Eric's claim to fame sort of speak. When we signed up there that was his big selling point. However, after being there for two and half years we realized we really never used the trees for shade. If the sun was straight up in the sky and I needed shade cause it was hot we'd be on the lake, not at the marina sweating. If the sun was going down like say 5-6pm. The shade trees did nothing anyways. On top of that, spiders were constantly falling from them. It didn't bother me but hearing the wife and kids all the time.. Once again, it was the rules on top of rules that droves us out of there. The emails that explained the rules and how someone violated them and how they would need to add more rules if we couldn't follow them. We felt like third grade with the barrage of emails.Why there are no trees at MR I'll never know. The trees where the best idea that Eric ever had.
Jim at Belle Maer. !999 380 Sundancer, Time Well Wasted. THJeff we are the second boat in on E row, and my good friend Russ is also on N row, Tooth and Nail. We rent our well from an employee of mine, but I would love to be on N row. The Admiral and I like the park-like setting and calmness at BMH compared to Mac Ray. Why there are no trees at MR I'll never know. The trees where the best idea that Eric ever had. Some of the feelings people have is up to whether they like their neighbors.
Are you stored at BMH? When do they start launching
I'll preface this again and say I think Eric and Lynn in the office are great people. Easy to work with and always always friendly. The trees at BMH are Eric's claim to fame sort of speak. When we signed up there that was his big selling point. However, after being there for two and half years we realized we really never used the trees for shade. If the sun was straight up in the sky and I needed shade cause it was hot we'd be on the lake, not at the marina sweating. If the sun was going down like say 5-6pm. The shade trees did nothing anyways. On top of that, spiders were constantly falling from them. It didn't bother me but hearing the wife and kids all the time.. Once again, it was the rules on top of rules that droves us out of there. The emails that explained the rules and how someone violated them and how they would need to add more rules if we couldn't follow them. We felt like third grade with the barrage of emails.
I won't continue but I'm not the only one that made the switch from BMH to MR. We have friends that were at BMH for 7 years and they loved it. They made the switch this year after hanging out with us at MR the last two summers. You don't realized how constrictive it is until you go somewhere else
This year is going to be ridiculous
I drove through BMH today and saw 2 boats in wells at Mac Ray. Great to see big boats in!!!
Out of curiosity, I just clicked on the rules package for the Belle Maer Marina and read them all. All I can say is, "wow."