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I bought a TRAC crab pot puller. It is designed to mount on the gunwale but I thought I could figure out how to mount it on the rail. The rear corner is the strongest (the puller is rated @ 100#) but I don’t want to drill holes. I can’t find anything that would clamp on and wonder what your...

I can’t really see it being this complicated but my CHB has a Dickenson heater which is plumbed so that fuel can be pumped from the heater supply into the lift pump in an emergency. I’ve never had to use it so I don’t know if it is a good or a bad thing.

We’ve decided that after all these years we need a bow thruster on our CHB34. Can any of you recommend someone who has done the job for you? The boat is in Everett WA but I’m willing to travel from Tacoma to Bellingham to get a good job done. Thanks everyone.

Right of return I would believe the border guys but I read that in Washington the rules are stricter and that pleasure craft are considered non-essential

Thanks everyone for your prompt and useful suggestions. One thing I realize is that my ability to problem solve is diminishing. When moored on stbd side where my cabin door and pilot station are, the prop walk does pull me to PORT!! I know that but since we dididn’t move away from the dock...

Hi everyone. Northwind is a 34’ CHB. I have enjoyed skippering her with only one engine and no thrusters for about 7 years. I have had a few issues but nothing that we couldn’t deal with. Recently though, this has changed for the wife and I. She is 70 and I am 75. We get around OK but I...

What in tarnation I believe it’s a cavitation plate for an external bow thruster.

Good morning. I’d expect the unit to be plug and play, set up to read what ever transducer is sold with it but in my case it’s not. Originally I had the upper and lower units linked via Ethernet but apparently the Live model is not compatible with HDS gen2. Frankly, I feel like I’ve fallen into...

Thanks for the quick reply Shawn. The pull-down menu is pretty confusing, listing many options. One of the dead ends I’ve met at Lowrance tech help is that I can’t get to the answer of the question. The tech people all seem to have their own idea of what’s wrong. As it is I selected the...

Hello. I am having serious issues installing a new Lowrance HDS Live 12 with the 3 in 1 transducer. I’ve installed the unit with a Navico chip and the charts work fine. I’ve installed the transducer on my transom (not under the boat) and of course it is in the water (about 8”). I’ve...

Hello. I have a 1978 CHB. I’m installing a radio and new chart plotter on the flybridge. There is a “junction box” on the rear bulkhead under the dashboard which seems to join the wires from starboard side of the boat to the wires on the port side. At least that’s what it looks like. There is...

Thanks for the good advice. I’ll try to take some pics this weekend. Meanwhile I’ve just realized that there is a whole section about electrical systems/electronics.

Help!(please). I have a 1978 CHB and want to install a radio and a new chart plotter on the flybridge. When I crawled in under the dashboard I saw what appeared to be quite a few electrical junctions on a bar. There is a second bar that has several ground wires but not hot wires. I want to...

Thanks. I've also discovered an older thread about this. I'm surprised at all the creative ideas.

Hi everyone. You’ve been very helpful in the past and I’m hoping for at least one more time. My 1978 CHB lives in a covered moorage so I need to raise my mast when I leave and lower it before I can get back in the slip. It’s getting harder to lift the mast by myself and am wondering what...

Hi guys. This is my second post. I'm proud to report that you guys nailed my first post regarding problems with my tachometers. Your information saved me lots of time and money. My new problem is with my bilge pumps and this could be serious. I have a CHB 34 tri-cabin. There is a sump in...

Yes! my latest theory is that the alternator does not signal the tachs when the batteries are fully charged. My reasoning is that the tachs work when I first fire the boat up, waver after awhile and then shut down. I don't know what the fix is. As I said the alternator is fairy new (out of...

Alright, it looks like I may have a less complicated problem than I thought. The tachs are activated by the stater on the alternator. Do you know how I could check that out? I will just keep going from that point.

Hi. I'm a newbie and am having trouble with my tachs. I previously posted to the general forum but was advised that this forum would be more specific, but if you've seen this before, forgive me. I have a single engine with tachs at two stations. They are linked in that if one has a problem...

Wow! Thanks for the quick replies. I will re-post in the Electronics forum. I referred to this website quite frequently before I bought my boat and it was very helpful. I am impressed with the quality of this website but most impressed by the forum community. Thanks for having me. Also RTF...

Ahoy. I'm a new member with a vexing problem. I have a 1978 CHB with two Motorola tachs. They are linked, when one has a problem they both have a problem. Currently they work intermittently, wavering sometimes and not working at all sometimes. I have a fairly new Balmar alternator and...