Forum: Electrical and Electronics & Navigation
03-23-2024, 01:47 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 299
Low Voltage - Possible corrosion Problem?
Since I bought the boat, I have noticed that my voltage when motoring is generally low on my voltage gauge on my helm. I have had the batteries checked and the alternators checked on both engines...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-21-2024, 12:13 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,424
You could spend an entire summer in the North...
You could spend an entire summer in the North Channel and Georgian Bay. We will never do the loop. With Grandkids, and as quickly as they grow up, my wife doesn't want to be gone for a year. Yes,...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-30-2024, 03:09 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,464
Another question without hopefully being too...
Another question without hopefully being too annoying. I was on the NOAA site and used the ENC chart viewer for and selected my home area. Unlike the RNC charts the ENC viewer did not show...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-30-2024, 12:54 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,464
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Forum: General Discussion
01-30-2024, 10:34 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,464
Canadian Digital Charts
This is more for the 'Northern' TF groups.
We are planning a cruise this summer from Lake Michigan, up through the North Channel of Lake Huron, down through Georgian Bay through the Trent Severn...
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Forum: Marinas, Anchorage, Harbors, Slips and Storage
01-29-2024, 01:16 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,394
I know that this is not an 'ice free' area, but...
I know that this is not an 'ice free' area, but we own our slip in Muskegon, MI. The marina is a private association, that originally was dry land and was built and owned by the 'Coles Garlic Bread'...
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Forum: Grand Banks
01-28-2024, 08:35 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 654
I have a 1989 Jefferson with twin 5.9 250hp...
I have a 1989 Jefferson with twin 5.9 250hp Cummins. They are great engines. I have not had a bit of problems with them. I brought the boat from New Jersey to Michigan in 2016 and had no issues. ...
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Forum: Grand Banks
01-24-2024, 02:37 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 5,931
As mentioned earlier, stow everything you can...
As mentioned earlier, stow everything you can down below. We have books with bookends, they generally don't fly around but fall over. We have two small tables with some lamps. The lamps get laid...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-21-2024, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 2,150
One of the other things to consider is if you...
One of the other things to consider is if you have 'hard top' and especially a hard top covered sundeck, such as with my boat. We travelled 'up' the Welland when bringing our boat from New Jersey to...
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Forum: General Discussion
12-15-2023, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,423
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Forum: General Discussion
12-15-2023, 10:31 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,423
a little bleach on dock lines
Hi all,
I have been soaking my dock lines and spring line in a very gentle laundry detergent, Dreft, which is for babies and people with skin issues. I have noticed that a few of my lines have a...
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Forum: General Discussion
09-12-2023, 08:29 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 369
Hello all,
I currently use PolarNavy...
Hello all,
I currently use PolarNavy chartplotter on a laptop for my chartplotter for both U.S. and Canadian waters.
My question is about iNavx. I have iNavx Pro installed on both my phone and...
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics & Navigation
08-23-2023, 09:30 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,920
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Forum: General Discussion
08-20-2023, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,688
i talked to a marine electrician a couple of...
i talked to a marine electrician a couple of years ago. We had 8d batteries, one for each Cummins 250hp engine. These were used for both starting and house.
He suggested 2 group 27's in parallel...
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Forum: General Discussion
07-15-2023, 12:33 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 582
OpenCPN vs. PolarView/PolarNavy
Hi all,
I currently use PolarView/PolarNavy as my chartplotter on a laptop using NOAA raster charts (same for Canadian). A couple of years ago, Polar View/Polar Navy stopped supporting the product,...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-08-2023, 12:21 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 5,057
Spiders - how to safely rid a boat of spiders
Hi all,
I know, I know. Spiders basically come with the boat. We have them on the outside, on the enclosed Sundeck and enclosed upper helm. We don't see many inside the boat itself.
I am...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-13-2023, 07:49 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 3,278
We have used the 'marriage saver' brand from...
We have used the 'marriage saver' brand from "Cruising Solutions". They were less than $50 when we bought them, I think they are now around $200. Fully duplex, hands off. They are not blue tooth...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-24-2023, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 3,478
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Forum: General Discussion
03-21-2023, 10:21 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,517
We have a 37' Jefferson Sundeck. We looked at...
We have a 37' Jefferson Sundeck. We looked at 'true' trawler types, i.e., Marine Trader, Defever, etc. When we saw boats with a covered sundeck, our search shifted. It gives us another whole room....
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Forum: General Discussion
01-25-2023, 09:53 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 3,001
in 2015, we had at that time a 32 Ericson...
in 2015, we had at that time a 32 Ericson sailboat with a dodger/bimini and no enclosure. We departed Muskegon, MI for a trip up to the North Channel of Lake Huron on May 21. It was 36 degrees. ...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-23-2023, 10:19 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,759
I thought I read an article somewhere, and now...
I thought I read an article somewhere, and now that I'm having my first 'senior' moment for the day, it just isn't there.
Anyways, I thought I read an article that 'they', or someone was grinding...
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics & Navigation
12-28-2022, 10:14 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 3,104
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Forum: Electrical and Electronics & Navigation
12-07-2022, 02:31 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 3,768
I have a 89 Jefferson 37 Sundeck and in my...
I have a 89 Jefferson 37 Sundeck and in my cockpit inside the helm panel which has switches for Radar, Depth Sounder, etc., there are positive and negative bus bars that power is led from.
I have a...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-02-2022, 02:58 PM
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Replies: 70
Views: 5,769
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Forum: General Discussion
07-31-2022, 08:30 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,564
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