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My opinion is Tampa Bay wont get anywhere near that. Could always be wrong though.

Or, once you have access to the back of the gauge use a multimeter to see what voltage is actually at the gauge. I suspect the meter will read what the gauge is reading. Then use a wire to connect the ground on the bad side to the ground on the good side, providing an alternate and additional...

You can bench check those pretty easily. Also you can check what type they are with a few basic steps. * single helm or dual helm * American or European Pasted from TA Diesel Website: Testing the Oil pressure sender is similar. You should connect a manual oil pressure gauge in addition to...

Boat is in Tarpon Springs in a nice cove. House is just north in New Port Richey. Both prepped. Pretty calm right now. Just finished my second bowl of Crock pot storm chili and about to have some dessert. Here is a good web cam of the sponge docks I am watching for storm surge. 0200AM is high...

I am on the Anclote in Tarpon Springs. Same story. Initially I had ablative. Almost certainly I will be going hard paint next time.

Sorry to hear that Pete. Someone is going to get a fantastic deal!

All prepped. Removed expensive items like the Garmin stuff and other tools. But I think we will be fine. We are having very high tides though at the moment even without the Hurricane. Sure wish I was on a modern floating dock. Done with house prep too. Now its time to gain 5 lbs with hurricane...

I redid a portion of my fuel system last year. I reviewed the ABYC fuel section and I did not see SS listed as a material. I had planned to use stainless as well. I chose against only due to possible future surveys for selling the boat. H-33 7/21© 2021 American Boat & Yacht Council, Inc9...

The fuel valves for the old sight gauges were back by the generator and transmission. All my other checks are from the front hatch. I do engine checks either way. I am currently making some "work platforms" to make getting in these spaces easier. If those turn out ok it will make getting to this...

Thanks for this post. I didnt even know this was a thing. I ordered one to play around with. I have to still install the Victron system but that will be over winter.

I am with you. I enjoy working on things and bringing them back to life! That list looks familiar :thumb:

Here is a cheap way to do it. And its been rock solid. If you use a fully adjustable tach like the Aetna you wont need the Dakota tach adapter in the video. The Dakota adapter was just needed to adapt a 2 magnet signal and hall effect sensor output to the W signal since its such a wide gap in...

Lol..not a miracle. These are just small cylinders made from 6061T6 with 3 inch diameter and .125 wall. The reason I went to 20 psi is because I used a spool gun the weld them which is not ideal for small work. Especially the bungs. Its amazing how porous bad welds can be. So I just wanted to be...

Been a while since I made any updates. Lots of road blocks and obligations over the last few months as well as a minor surgery. But this is the lates project for those interested. Our Trawler had no access on top of the fuel tank. There is only about 4 inches from the top of the tank to the...

Thats good. Hopefully you dont ever have to touch them. It seems every time I take one of those out and then reinstall it they never work the same again...lol. Seems like they work forever as long as you dont disturb them.

You can do an easy check right away. Get a meter..set to Hertz, stick both probes in a plug socket and measure hz at no load. Should around 62.5 or so. Check you manual for settings. Then load it up hard and check again. Should be just under 60. Maybe 59.5. Again check manual. Hz directly...

Floats really should not be tilted. Im sure a minor tilt would still work. Someone mention they have essentially 90 degree mounted floats. Ones you can put in from the side. I did find some but they did not have the variety of lengths and they were MUCH pricier. I did not do an extensive search...

If you take a look at this old thread you can see the OP found and slightly cracked sight tube. I dont know if this was Tygon or not but this is generally how they crack. https://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/s32/fuel-tank-sight-tube-valves-54397-2.html Dont get me wrong. Tygon is excellent hose...

I may have not been clear in my response either..lol. If the Holley had been tried and true at this point I would have likely used it. I love the product as described. Your suggestion is a good one. Its just so new I am waiting on better feed back.

Sort of. But implementation of retaining sight tubes actually adds a bit of cost and complexity and makes use a bit unwieldy. 1) If you read my reason for deleting sight tubes of not being able to access valves easily + leaving them open 24/7/365 as unacceptable from a safety standpoint this...

Go back and read the reviews though. A bit odd, two of the reviews that had 5 stars stated it didnt work. So of the 5 only 1 worked even though the avg was a little over 3 stars. Some seem to be duplicate reviews too. It could just be user error. Need a larger sample size. At that price I would...

I love the idea of the Holley unit. But if you read the reviews on Summit Performance so far its about a 10% success rate. The floats I have use the magnetic reed switches. I counted the corresponding positions and it appears there are about 16 to 20 or so positions, I cant remember exact...

A bit pricier but here is a 24 inch unit for $75. https://amzn.to/3OCWFoS The brand I chose didnt have that length but many others do . Kus probably does too.

Per ABYC alumin tanks need to be Alloy 5052 or 5083 or 5086 at min of .090 wall. But thats for a whole tank. For plates and other structures it also adds 6061 and 6063 as options. 6061 tube is readily available. Its 3 inch OD. That gave plenty od room for the float as well as a flange at top to...

Thats what I thought as well. We constantly hear people play safety police (rightfully so) in regards to heat shields on Racors. But to have tygon open for years at a time that will empty the tanks? Even if no fire a broken tube can empty a tank in the bilge. Still a disaster..lol. When I was...