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When we bought out boat, it came with a Westerbeke 8kw genset. During the initial survey, it had no electrical power to start. Checked all that everyone has mentioned. The problem turned out to be a 5 amp auto fuse controlling the start-up circuit. Replaced fuse and it started. See if you...

iNavX for Mac has been around a long time and at one time was the only program for the Mac. They now have variants for iOS iPhones and iPads. They do not come with charts, but have links to separate company to purchase charts in the area you cruise. Down side is, you must purchase access for...

Vingilot ll is also headed to the Trent Severn around mid July, but from the west. We think we will spend about a month on the TSW, but we don’t know if that is realistic with August water levels? Comments appreciated. We aren’t in any hurry. Vingilot ll is currently in winter storage in...

Hi Rob: the serial number should be stamped into the hull on the upper right corner of the transom. If it is not real clear, you can place a piece of paper over it and make a image on the paper by gently rubbing across the paper with a pencil. While I own a DeFever, there are more...

Though I’m not familiar with this fixture, it may have spring clips on the back that holds it tight to the headliner. Try gently pulling down on the frame and see if it comes out a little. You may have to work your fingers up inside to retract the clips to release the fixture. If so, you...

In response to the OP, yes the Furuno weather sensor is the exact Airmar unit, just with a Furuno label on it. I have one and it works great. Just ordered the humidity sensor to mount on it when I get back to the boat next month. Cruise happy Gary

We had an Icom that did the same thing. It is uv dry rot. Icom had a real problem with this several years back and they extended the warranty on the mics. Contact Garmin and see if they will take care of it under warranty. Otherwise, you need to re[lace the mic set. Cheers, Gary

I’ve used the Ultra Marine Flip Swivel for over two years now. It is heavy duty and is designed to flip the anchor over to the correct orientation just before crossing over the anchor rollers. On our prior boat, we constantly had problems with anchor facing the wrong way. On the new (to us)...

When I purchased our Defever in 2016, it had an old RM radar w/ screen, an old 9" Garmin chart plotter, and a RM autopilot networked over a RM network. I upgraded all instruments with Furuno TZT2s (2), doppler radar, air, etc. I kept the RM autopilot as it had a handy wireless remote control...

Blue Seas Systems also makes a temperature system along the lines of the Borel system. It is the M2 OLED 1841 digital temperature monitor, with temperature sensor 1821. The digital display will take up to 4 sensor and display them in a bar graph so you can see the temps as they vary, etc. You...

ArthurC: the 220Wx outputs all the data pgns for the various measurements. You have to go to your network manager or mfd software to turn off the pgns you don’t want to use, or tell the mfd which sensor to use for the data. On my Furuno, I can go to the data connection screen and check which...

You want to get the 220wx if you want True Wind Speed. The 110wx is designed for stationary mounting as in a land based weather station. There are many additional features of the 220wx that you may/may not need, such as electronic compass, rate Gyro, humidity, temp, etc. I believe you would...

Sorry for your misfortune. It has happened to me as well. Glad only and short span of wiring was damaged and nothing more. Now, what you experienced was not so much a “short” as it was an arcing through your ground wiring, probably beginning in your shore cable plug-in. The break could have...

Tom, since you already have a vhf w/ DSC, look at adding an AIS to your navigation suite. For recreation AIS, there is Class B with receive and transmit or Class C, which is receive only. By the way, the VHF with AIS is Class C AIS. The big question is connecting to your equipment. The...

We also have a 10 hp 24v bow thruster. It is mounted under the master v-berth so agm’s are required. Original owner had the thruster installed by Florida Bow Thruster in 2008. Current batteries were Sears AGM (no longer made). Saw FBT at the Annapolis Boat Show and they said they now use...

The only thing I would add to the above is a meter to measure battery State of Charge. If you are only day cruising it is not needed. However, if you plan on doing any overnight anchoring, you definitely need something to tell you the health of your batteries. Balmar just came out with a new...

Yes, the only part of the hull that is soda blasted is below the waterline. The bottom then requires some type of barrier coat, epoxy or otherwise, to seal the now porous gel coat. A good two-part epoxy negates the requirement for a primer coat before the bottom paint.

Reside in VA. This year boat winters in Michigan. Next year, New York. We’re doing the northern loop (albeit backwards) for a couple of years, then back to Michigan. No plans to go to salt water. Did that for 13 years with a sailboat and finally discovered the joys of fresh water cruising...

Unfortunately, that was the cost only for the soda blasting. The painting (barrier coat, paint, prep, labor, etc) was $3750. Not cheap, but in the Fresh water of the Great Lakes we shouldn’t have to repaint for a couple of years. We went with Petites Hydrolux waterbased paint with the biolux...

We had our DeFever 45 sodablasted this past spring at Skipper Bud’s in Winthrop Harbor, IL. The boat measures 40 feet by 14 feet. I don’t know what the “painted” area works out to, but they used two gallons of barrier coat and three gal.s of Pettit paint to finish. The soda blasting took...

Soundown insulation Try this web site: Soundown - Barrier Acoustic Insulation, Carpet Underlay, Acoustic Absorption Materials. They make all kinds of sound insulation products. This one is specifically carpet underlayment. This may work for you. Not inexpensive, but may be the easiest to...

We have a similar problem with our ac raw water pump. P.O. said to shut off raw water intake when underway as bubbles come in when moving. It seems the pump is not far enough below the waterline to self prime. So we close the thru hull before leaving the slip and reopen on arrival. No...

Like many of you, we have long plastic tubes as sight gauges for our fuel tanks. Not very accurate, but simple and works. I have tried to find a system to help keep track of how much fuel is used and have used strips of blue painters tape marking various levels of fuel, etc. Then last week I...

Our engine room also had 115 vac fluorescents and 12vdc incandescent. I replaced the 12v with leds and replaced the whole fixture units with 115 vac led fluorescent replacements. Get lots of light with the 115 vac leds. My thinking was, most major engine work would be done at dock, or on hard...

Did your old generator work fine with the stated loads? If so, that’s all you need. Of course if you get a good deal on the 9kw, go with that, but not larger.