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Fuel Tank Replacement
mikeracca at 12:19am 09.20.23
Having been an auto mechanic for many years I have found the poly tanks on modern vehicles to simply
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mikeracca at 12:10am 09.20.23
Well, you've probably uncovered the worst of it by now! I suspect that none of the wood flooring i
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36.
mikeracca at 12:04am 09.20.23
That's going to be a fun project! I just bought a project Catalina 38 myself, which I think is in t
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SeaDrive at 11:38pm 09.19.23
I have read that the wrong oil is recommended by Yanmar for the leg, the Quicksilver oil damages the
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Hayden Watson at 9:59pm 09.19.23
Do you have a recommendation? I replaced my mechanical thermostat which can only sample the temper
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I sent you a PM Those mechanical thermostates are pretty much junk. The only thing that they can m
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Mikem at 9:30pm 09.19.23
Mike, seeing what you did with Luna I will anxiously follow this project.
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Stu Jackson at 8:58pm 09.19.23
It's a convenient way of returning a large(r) current back to the batteries. Ralph's right. Here'
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higgs at 8:24pm 09.19.23
I use them to run my preventer back to the cockpit. Handy little buggers. Lots of uses.
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Thank you for the clarification. Where did you connect the controller cables? directly on the servi
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Ralph Johnstone at 5:48pm 09.19.23
current is sent to the battery through the battery Can you please clarify ?
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If #6 wire, then a 60A breaker is acceptable. I'm confused. If the existing wire was a #4 wire,
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