The last couple threads I've read seems to have a lot of LSC people in it so it got me wondering. Where do you guys dock, what bay do you go to most, etc. So I thought I would start a thread to introduce ourselves if anyone is interested. I'll start, I'm Joe from BOTTOMS UP, home port is Beacon Cove Marina. Most of the time we go to either Fisher Bay or Goose Bay. We will go to Little Moot sometimes but not first choice. Big Moot by the culvert occasionally but it gets rough with all the traffic going into Little Moot. I am on the Lake most every weekend. Only missed 2 last season. I will have the CSR burgee flying this year on the port side antenna and either the American Flag or my BOTTOMS UP flag on the starboard side. If you see me in the bay walk over and say hi. I'll probably be able to offer you a Mic Ultra or something. ....
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So I take it that it's not designed for any "big boat" traffic?
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Draft is ok, it’s fairly wide… I think our 390 would be ok not sure about me though
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Okay, let me rephrase.... It's not designed for "big boats" that have a draft more than 48"...? And even that is cutting it close. I always feel better when there is more than a foot from the bottom of the boat I'm running, especially if there is any waves or chop as previously mentioned. Yikes
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H2O Chris docked his 540 there last fall. Had no problems. I’m not sure what the 540 drafts but it’s gotta be close to that or more.
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Good day off today; launching 4/25, today installed new steering wheel (gains us more smiles per mile) and finished polishing. Will finish the door at Belle Maer and very much ready for a summer to enjoy all our hard winters work.
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Looks great. Love the steering wheel
Here’s my shitty Formula edition.Before:
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A little more than a steering wheel.Looks great. Love the steering wheel
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But looks good though….nice jobA little more than a steering wheel.
The Clinton River this morning - 39°. Taking the boat to the DNR launch. Then the boat on its way to Holland
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You've inspired my next project. This looks fantastic. May I ask the make/model of the steering wheel?Looks great. Love the steering wheel
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Learning the hard way. Our Smart Craft display was dying. Replaced it with VV5. The VV5 is very nice, as it’s also communicating with our new 8612 Garmin. But… lost my analog gages, all now are DOA. Hoping it’s a wire harness issue and not a now we need to update the analog gages to digital. Anyone know of solutions?
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Thank you
Here’s where I purchased the steering wheel.
https://www.cpperformance.com/p-14399-13-34-isotta-carlotta-steering-wheel.aspx
Boat was launched yesterday going down to Catawba Island today to bring it north. I'll be glad to get this maiden voyage under my belt.
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Should be a beautiful trip.
It's now home at Belle Maer. It was pretty uneventful thankfully. The rear thruster that was working when it was pulled decided to not work yesterday. Didn't do any investigating I hear a thunk when it tries so there's power to what might be a solenoid? Not sure at this point. But there's power to the toggle. Erie was flat.
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My stern thruster did the same thing on my 390. I had the solenoid changed and that didn’t fix it. It ended being the battery was going bad. You may also find that the thruster will stick on too.
Unfortunately, the stern thruster doesn't have its own battery. I think it's tied to one of the house batteries. I'll need to get a battery load tester and see if that's the culprit. It should have its own and I will likely look into seeing what's involved in getting that done this year.
Did you have a local shop do the work?
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I couldn’t get anyone out so I used Blaz here at macray. (He’s closed now..) I changed the battery after that didn’t fix the issue and it fixed it.
Ok thanks.
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