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Forum: Electrical and Electronics & Navigation 09-07-2011, 06:23 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,267
Posted By PeterMcc
RE: House Battery Bank Switch

A friend and neighbor lost his boat several years ago when his alternator shorted out. His wiring had the alternator wired directly to the battery as is being suggested here. He could put the fire...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics & Navigation 03-27-2009, 08:43 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,718
Posted By PeterMcc
RE: Clear screen

Well, I'll jump in where angels fear to tread - If it were my boat and I didn't know anything about the unit's innards (and I don't), I'd start be taking those two screws out of the back and gingerly...
Forum: General Discussion 02-05-2009, 07:44 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 8,145
Posted By PeterMcc
RE: The Salmon Troller WHITE CLOUD

There's always the romance of an old-timey vessel that pull the heart strings. This hull surely does that. Two issues, tho: first the steel house is a lot of weight (not talking about appearance) up...
Forum: General Discussion 02-01-2009, 10:17 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 770
Posted By PeterMcc
RE: do you know this person

Outlaw:
The reference I sent is lifetime PNW resident, so probably not the same person. Oh, well, worth a try.
Forum: General Discussion 01-31-2009, 06:12 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 770
Posted By PeterMcc
RE: do you know this person

Maybe. What part of the country?
Forum: Electrical and Electronics & Navigation 01-27-2009, 09:57 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,930
Posted By PeterMcc
RE: direct wire to house batteries from alternator?

The danger here is that if an alternator diode shorts out, you have no way to disconnect the alternator from the battery. A friend lost his boat from this the other year. He could put the resulting...
Forum: How To Use The Forum, Site News & Account Concerns 01-26-2009, 07:24 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,053
Posted By PeterMcc
Avatar???

Well, I finally got it. But it would not upload a pic of 513 KB. I downsized to less than 40 KB and it finally was accepted. I still think the instrs say that larger files are ok and will be resized,...
Forum: How To Use The Forum, Site News & Account Concerns 01-26-2009, 09:19 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 875
Posted By PeterMcc
Response to Tech help posts

It would be good if somebody responded, even negatively, to requests for help posted in Tech Help section.
Forum: How To Use The Forum, Site News & Account Concerns 01-26-2009, 09:01 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,124
Posted By PeterMcc
RE: PMM Cheerleader

I'm mostly a lurker, but if I wanted Steve D's "wisdom" I'd buy the mag. OTOH, the cheerleader doesn't take up very much space. I guess it's a judgment call, but I guess I'm negative about him/her.
Forum: How To Use The Forum, Site News & Account Concerns 01-09-2009, 08:16 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,053
Posted By PeterMcc
Avatar???

So as a newbie, I'd like to upload a picture to be my avatar. I follow the directions in the avatar post above and ...

1. The little go-roundy thing does its go-roundy thing for a while and then I...
Forum: Welcome Mat 01-07-2009, 09:33 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,346
Posted By PeterMcc
Introduction

Members -

I realize I've kinda parachuted in here a couple of times and I think an introduction might be a good idea. I've been lurking here for maybe six months - but I've followed, and been an...
Forum: General Discussion 01-04-2009, 05:17 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,316
Posted By PeterMcc
RE: New dream boat under 50'............

Talk about thread drift!
Forum: General Discussion 12-01-2008, 09:23 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,473
Posted By PeterMcc
RE: How much power is enough?

Coho's fifty-year-old manual for her Cummins HN6 main engine specifies all service intervals in gallons of fuel consumed. Does Cummins still do that?
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