Recent content by scooper321

I do realize that's how it works. That's why I made a point of saying 50A TOTAL. It sounds like you already knew this so I'm not sure what you were asking in your prior post. And as I mentioned, I can't comment on how the 240V is handled - especially not at the dock pedetsal. Sounds like you...

The 50A connectors are 50A combined. At least in the US it is. When we travel we commonly dock in a slip that has a 50A (120V) dock pedetal. We then use a splitter to produce our dual 30A connections. Yep, that's going to be a problem if we ever draw 30A on each of them. But that's how the...

Fair point about the 50A Marinco being more stable (and using larger contacts) than the 30A. But swtiching a dual-30A boat over to a single 50A is a non-starter. Switching to a single 50A would require far too much electrical work inside the boat. Plus, I'd be giving up 10A. So that's not...

Actually, that's exactly what we do. We have a cord set we let on the dock when we depart and another we keep under the starboard sofa for travel. When we arrive at our destination there is the fun of trying to haul out the cord fro under the sofa and connect it on the dock. But the challenge...

I posted this over in the 400DB forum but wanted to get a broader audience and comments. Looking for experience on people that have replaced their Marinco shore power threaded inlets with Smart Plug inlets. I haven't seen any discussion about Smart Plug in this forum (Electronics) since middle...

Has anyone replaced their shore power inlets and switched from the threaded locking ring to a Smart Plug inlet? A recent insurance survey showed just the very beginnings of some discoloration on one of the boat’s shore power inlets. I’m not fooling around with this and so I'm looking to...

After 23 years and 1100 hours, yes, you do need to clean your after coolers and heat exchangers. You Sundancer guys with the V drives have the exact opposite situation that those of us with the sedan bridges and straight drives have. Your problem is the starboard side, our nemesis is the port side.

This isn't a holiday. And it's not beach season. It's 45 minutes from BWI to the Narrows and 90 minutes from Philly airport. Plus, Philly airport is horrible. No way I would fly thru there to get to Kent Island.

I have the 8BTDA gen too. My raw water pump is on the end of the generator on the port side. I do need to remove the belt guard, but not the batteries or battery trays. Those are much further to port (behind the engine). I am able to reach back there and get the gen impeller out without having...

Baltimore. BWI is the best bet. It’s only about 30 minutes from the airport, not counting traffic. Traffic should be ok that time of year though.

Could be. But that's way down the list of things to look at. I like Bill's suggestion or spinning the turbo by hand. I know I'm not pulling injectors myself. I'll pull out the check book at that point!

Late to the party: normally by now I'd be unwrapped and canvas up, systems commissioned. But she's out of the water this winter getting some work done. Good thing, too, as our slip is "inside" the Key Bridge. Had we been "home" we'd be blocked in. As it is, we are blocked out. But we can...

Sounds like it could be fun. I love fall boating and SH Narrows is nice marina, even when the pool is closed! Can you put me on the "interested" list? @TotallyGross might also be interested

Black smoke is unburned fuel in your exhaust - usually it means not enough air is getting into cause combustion. The likely culprit is restricted airflow. I would start with the filters, of course. Make sure they are clean. Make sure they are installed properly. Was any other part of the air...

I always scrape with a vinyl caulk scraper. They are cheap at the hardware store. As for caulk, I forget the number but I use the 3M and LifeSeal clear silicone that promises not to crack or fade. I don't use the adhesive caulks for the rails and such topside.