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As for the weather, if you stay close to the coastline you should avoid a big snow. Having said that, I awoke this morning to several inches of snow on the ground--quite a surprise.

Here is a big hint for you about where to look for haywire. This is what I would look at first: Since MacFarm was kind and researched the schematic diagram and gave the URL for it, look at the wiring diagram. There is a multi-contact plug-socket connector system that connects the wiring harness at t...

By the way, offshore (to me) means you can't see the shore anymore.

By the way, if you are the original owner and the boat was purchased new only two years ago, I would just call the Boston Whaler dealer and ask him to fix this problem. Boston Whaler boats are not supposed to have mysterious electrical problems where fuses in their Mercury engines fault open because...

Try this test: remove the fuse for the cigar lighter power socket at the dash area--not the one you refer to as "HELM" and say is under the cowling, but the one it is supposed to be wired to according to the wiring diagram that another reader researched and kindly posted the URL to it for ...

If the circuitry is intact, there should be no association between the cigar lighter plug and the engine's 15-Ampere fuse under the engine cowling. Look for something that has been mis-wired or circuits that have come in contact accidentally. There is no way to resolve this without you carefully ins...

If I may, let me offer a few other suggestions for long distance highway towing: --make certain all tires are inflated to their proper pressure, particularly the trailer tires and rear axle tires of the towing vehicle. Some vehicle specifications will call for less than maximum pressure for the rear...

To me your towing weight and vehicle ratings look compatible. In my experience, the boat weight is often under-estimated. However, your estimates look comprehensive, so I wouldn't expect a large variance, other than, perhaps, the actual weight of the boat hull. If you want further confirmation, tow ...

The fuse does not blow immediately when I plug something in, but will blow within a few minutes, even if the accessory is unplugged. I don't think you've established that the actual cause of the fuse blowing is from insertion of some accessory into the cigar lighter power socket. Are you certain th...

WAAS--Ten Things You Might Not Know Recreational boaters today in North America typically have GPS receivers that can utilize augmentation signals provided by the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS). Use of WAAS for enhanced position fix precision is very common in recreational marine chart plotter...

To understand the electrical power distribution system on your 2014 Boston Whaler boat, we will need a schematic diagram of the electrical power distribution system. Do you have a pointer to such a diagram? If you do, please give us the URL for that resource so we can see it. Was the cigar lighter p...

Weez--you are right about quirks. I stood in line for 30-minutes at the Michigan Secretary of State office a few years ago. When I went to pay they would not take my "brand" of credit card--a VISA card. They would only take Master Charge. Who would have known?

I just noticed that a recent satellite launch for a geo-stationary earth orbit (GEO) satellite heading for equatorial position 117-W-longitude includes a hosted payload for the FAA WAAS service. Here is information from the satellite operator: EUTELSAT 117 West B also features a payload for Raytheon...

Another consideration when replacing a float switch in a Boston Whaler boat sump with a new type of switch: make sure that you test the system to verify that when the float switch activates the pump, the pump can evacuate the water in the sump area to a level that permits the float switch to turn of...

Seeing the dock does not confirm which direction the ferry was headed. But I am confident it was approaching Vashon Island. I don't find it particularly informative to discuss the discussions on other websites. I prefer to just discuss the facts--as far as they can be known--about the incident. I ha...

PORT--where did the image you posted come from? As for the other object being an aid-to-navigation, if it is an aid-to-navigation then: --it is a really big one for a floating aid-to-navigation; it looks like it is about ten feet long --it does not appear on the NOAA chart for that area; maybe it is...

PORT--I listened carefully to the recording of the crossing. I agree with you: at the very first second or two of the recording the dying echoes of a horn signal (presumed to be made by the ferry) can be heard, and this may be a reasonable inference that the ferry had already been sounding its whist...

From the information reported in the c.2008 brochure, it seems reasonable to infer the 2+2 115-HP and 125-HP engines were no longer being offered for sale at that time.

The Evinrude E-TEC and FICHT engines are similar in their basics of operation. I don't know if you need an E-TEC service manual. Are you planning to perform service on an E-TEC engine? If so, you will benefit from having the proper literature. I don't own a FICHT engine, and I don't have a service m...

To deduce the purpose of the three terminals on the side of the engine, I recommend you follow the conductors that are connected to those terminals. See what other components are connected to those conductors. For example, to establish that one of the terminals is the circuit for controlling the sol...

A detailed electrical schematic diagram of an outboard engine is generally only provided by the manufacturer in their service manuals. Finding an OEM service manual for a 1967 Mercury engine will be difficult. It may be simpler to just trace the wiring of the engine you have and make your own diagra...

By the way, at a price of $174 the float switch that has been the topic of discussion in this thread is quite an expensive float switch. For application in the cockpit sump of a Boston Whaler boats, I have some doubts about it fitting or working as intended. In the cockpit sump of my Boston Whaler 2...

The products like 3M4200 and 3M5200 are adhesive sealants. To seal the joint line between deck panels you just need a caulk. You aren't trying to glue them together permanently. You should use a caulk that is a good color match for the deck panels. The caulk is just there as a gap filler and to keep...

What is that smaller boat behind the yacht? It is not seen in the recording.

By the way, what I like best about the video of the collision: the person making the recording was holding the camera with the proper orientation. To see a motion picture recording with the camera held correctly is becoming quite rare these days.

The smaller boat in this crossing situation involving two power-driven vessels was to "keep her course and speed" according to Rule #17. http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=navRulesContent#rule17 But that smaller vessel was also obligated by that same rule to "take such action as wil...

PORT--thanks. I have not heard from any executive branch officials, so I won't hold my breath. One curious aspect of RESCUE 21 maintenance: every RFF installation I have visited has been on a leased site. The site owner is doing the "maintenance"--cutting the lawn, painting the tower, repl...

The image was taken from the Northport Marina. Bellow Island is visible in the image.

Now that we know the included angle of the great circle distance between an observer and a GPS satellite that is at 15-degree elevation look-angle, we can find the distance away the satellite's ground track will be. Simple trigonometry will again solve this using the relationship of a circle's circu...

To give some comparison of this contract cost to the cost to acquire other assets, consider the acquisition cost for the Coast Guard of one RESPONSE BOAT, SMALL, II (RB-S-II). This is the 28-foot boat that has been replacing the old 25-foot S.A.F.E. boats for several years. The initial contract awar...

[I found it annoying that the contract award explanation was not in a text format but was, rather, in rasterized text, or scanned text. This is frustrating because rasterized text cannot be indexed and searched for keywords. I then took the scanned document and used Optical Character Recognition sof...

After quite a bit of searching, I believe I have found more information on this contract award. See Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition Under 10 USC 2394(c)(1) FAR6.302-1 Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements https://www.fbo...

RIDGE--many thanks for the follow-up remarks letting readers know the actual name of the manufacturer and the model number of the float switch that has been the topic of this discussion. As it turns out, we just now find out we have been talking about Float Switch Manufacturer: TEF-GEL Float Switch ...

We were back up north for Thanksgiving and checked on the local marinas: no sign of any boats in the water at Northport; only the tribal fishing tug at Leland. We did observe this unusual watercraft heading south in Grand Traverse Bay:

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JEFF--since both the boats you are inquiring about are rather recent models of Boston Whaler boat, I recommend you contact the Boston Whaler company or one of its dealers to seek more information on the precise dimensions and differences between these models.

The details of the 10-year warranty incentive program should be announced about December 12, 2016.

General Dynamics was recently awarded a three-year contract to provide to the Coast Guard technical services for maintenance of the RESCUE 21 radio system. Here is the press release: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/general-dynamics-awarded-126-million-us-coast-guard-contract-for-rescue-21-se...

Andy--good assessment. Thanks.

It always seem to be a bit of a mess at the transom.

Okay, I think I understand now. You want the CHOCK that sits atop the the classic Boston Whaler combined sidelight lamp. I changed the thread TOPIC to reflect that. The part you have (that needs replacement) might be a cast part that was chrome plated. And, yes, it would be great to hear how that ve...

I am still not clear what component is being sought. Are you looking for a stainless steel machine screw of a particular length and thread? Or some sort of very specialized component of the lamp and chock assembly we haven't seen yet?

The best source of information for how to obtain a boat title will be from the state agency that grants boat titles in the state you reside. Visit your state government website--they probably have one--and deduce what agency of the state government grants titles to watercraft. After you determine th...

To get back to your initial inquiry on the proper propeller, please let us know the propeller you have selected and the performance it has produced. It's great the seat design was successful, but you never mentioned anything about it in this thread. You might consider starting a thread in REPAIRS an...

From the usually reliable sources comes word that Evinrude will very soon announce a promotion for E-TEC engines that are pre-rigged on new boats: there will be an option for a 10-year-warranty coverage. That's all the details I have now. This should be an interesting promotion. A decade or more ago...

The lengthening of the path through the ionosphere when the satellite elevation is low is also a function of the ionosphere's height. First we solve for the path length at the horizon if the ionosphere has an altitude of 1,000-kilometers. A drawing explains the trigonometry: ionosphereDwg.jpg The Ea...

JEFE--your post reminds me of an observation I made many years ago. I was aboard an OUTRAGE 18, heading across about 50-miles of open water in Georgian Bay, trying to make progress into head seas of about two-feet to perhaps an occasional larger wave. It was a not a relaxing or enjoyable passage; we...

Recently I became interested in some calculations for the elevation angle to GPS satellites. The essential dimensions of this problem are quite basic: --the radius (r) of the Earth, which is taken as 6371-kilometers, and --the altitude (a) of the GPS satellite orbit above the Earth, which is taken a...

Let's analyze your new set of "waves": At the specified boat speed of 17-nautical-miles-per-hour the boat is moving at 28.7-feet-per-second. If the boat encounters a "five foot wave" which now is changed to be a "swell" every 15-seconds, this means the "five foot w...

If the engine is mounted two-holes up, I'd leave it there. Experiment with a different propeller. Since the present propeller is described as "chewed up", almost any new propeller with blades that are not chewed-up will be likely to work better. Just about any small outboard-powered boat c...

I am referring to wind waves that are five-feet from trough to crest. You cannot run into head seas like that in a 21-foot boat at planing speed--unless you are a willing to risk tearing the boat apart and breaking some bones. Wind waves of five-feet from trough to crest are usually breaking waves a...

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