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    Lake Powell Prop Pitch on twin engine cruisers

    The common practice at Lake Powell with sportier boats is to lower the pitch to deal with the extra elevation at Lake Powell. Does that hold up with twin engine cruisers also, like a Sundancer 290 with 5.7L mercruisers? Anyone have any experience with Powell in this regard. I figure fully...
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    Shore power 120 v guage

    my sundancer is on the trailer. I unplugged the shore power for 5 days. When I plugged it back in the gauge didn't come up to 120v but I had 120v at the outlets etc. I came back about 6 hours later and now it's reading 80v? Shouldn't the voltage be 120 as soon as it's plugged in? Batteries...
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    Anyone ever heard of Props wearing out?

    Have a marina mate who's sundancer could not get on plane... The marina mechanic put new props on it to fix the issue. Said the old one's were fatigued or what not... Never heard of that before except in racing boats etc...
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    What is the most quiet shower sump pump/ac drain bilge pump?

    Mine is pretty loud and I think it its of the electronic sensing variety. Kinda annoying listening to it every 2.5 minutes until it decides there is not enough water to keep trying? That cycling happens in the dead silence after the AC turns off through the night. My intuition says go with...
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    charles marine chargers? How long do you expect them to last?

    Is there a life expectancy to on board chargers on the ac converter circuit? Is there something in them that "wears" out or can they last a lifetime if nothing fails. I have a bad one... I am replacing it. Wondering if I should try to have the old one "fixed" because who can't find a use...
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    Circulating pump replacement

    Does a 1999 sun dancer 290 have to be out of the water to replace the circulating pump or can it be done in the slip on the water?
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