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Cardude, Did u make it back to Bywater to check on things? If not happy to do a drive by. My wife and I live in the ‘hood also. Let me know happy to do so. Latest report from Entergy, as of today, Bywater will have electricity back on Sept 6th. - and the entire city by September 8. Hope it’s...

Ken, on my NL 12kw the breaker in that location is for the voltage regulator. I’ve did switch it on and off multiple times to no avail. Thanks

Sunchaser, I should have mentioned in my post that I just replaced the rotary power switch 2 months ago. Re ur suggestion about turning to my Northern Lights book, I did, but it was surprisingly skinny on troubleshooting for something I’d have guessed was not uncommon. “If breaker is tripped...

The gen, a NL 0843, has about 1740 engine hours. It’s run without issues until yesterday am when I was ready to shove off and tried to switch from shore to boat power. Gen powered up as usual and I gave it a good 2-3 minutes to warm up. Switched off both sides of my 50 amp service and, per...

Rslifkin, ur right to ask about water pooling. Yes, it does, on both port and starboard decks slightly aft of amidship. Also in the cockpit around the scuppers. Thanks for that.

Xlantic, both water tanks are full and they drain simultaneously. Currently my fuel tanks are close to 50% full. I’m going to add another 25% to see if this affects how she lies. Thanks.

Seeking wisdom. She’s a 2000 Grand Banks 46 Classic in excellent condition, but with a weight problem of sorts. Here’s the situation. The bottom paint at the bow waterline is maybe 1.5 inches above water surface. At the transom bottom paint is easily 5-6 inches. Amidship bottom paint is about 2...

Thanks for the insight and advice Lordy, I’m immensely grateful for the help. Will definitely start with contacting Kraus/Naimer ASAP. Grateful, too, to the weather gods who’ve delivered a cool, tho windy, weekend here in the Keys. Hope to have MV Traiteur’s ACs back up in the next few days.

My wife and I aren’t new to boating but our recently purchased 2000 GB 46 Classic is new to us. We found her up in Harpswell, Maine where she’s spent about 8 months of the year in a heated warehouse. She’s been more than well cared for by her previous owner. Tho we live in New Orleans and are...

Many many thanks for the insights. In our case the forward tank appears higher than the aft. We’re hauling her in a month or so and we’ll definitely take the advice to heart then. I’m particularly interested in the possibility that re-fitting the lines so the lower aft tank becomes the primary...

We recently purchased a 2000 Grand Banks 46. She’s in splendid shape, well cared for by a doting previous owner. Slowly, we’re getting to know her better following a great trip down from her home in Maine. One situation that has me confounded has to do with our two water tanks, fore and aft. The...

My wife Cherry and I are back on the water after several years high and dry. I’m 72 and hoping after about 35 years roaming the GOM, the Keys, and Cuba we can squeeze in a few more before hanging it up for good. After months of searching we settled on a fine 2000 GB 46 Classic we found in Maine...