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I've hunted all over the internet but can't find an answer... For an 60Hz AC motor what is an acceptable frequency variation? I know that low HZ can cause ac motors to overheat but HOW MUCH Lower? Here's the reason for the question: Our NL Genny is set to produce 61HZ under no load in order...

OK, for about the millionth time, I forgot I had the hose running to the water tank and it ran for probably 2 hours after the tank was full. Anybody have a good idea of some sort of audible alert that could be incorporated into filling the tank? For that matter, how do those gas station...

Decided to change the oil in the mains today, I went to the auto parts store and bought 5 gal pails of Rotella CF2 40 wt - 87 bucks each. WTF? Last time I bought it it was around 60. Checked the good old boys at WM - 122 bucks each for the exact same bucket of oil. LOL. Anyway, got back...

On our way to Oxford, MD a couple of days ago we were boarded by the USCG when we were a bit southeast of Tlighman Island. We were eastbound, cruising along at 9.5 Knots when the CG boat approached from our forward port quarter, turned on their lights, and fell in behind/pulled up along side...

We were out for 4 days cruising and several WOT checks resulted in engine coolant temps going north of 195 after only 5 minutes. So it's time for the HE cleaning... Not sure I'll do it now or in the fall but, as I said on a different thread, I've found that on our boat, it really requires a...

I don't know anything about props other than where they go/how to install them so I have a question... About two years ago I had the yard change props while the bottom was being painted/new cutlass bearings were installed. The props were my spare set of original Hatt props that came with the...

The last time I checked into internet access for the boat was 6-7 years ago and, at that time, I thought it was totally impractical. The antenna was expensive and it was slow. I'm wondering if things have improved much since then. Anybody done anything with this recently?

It's been many years since I had the side doors off and I can't remember, are the rollers a specialty (Sams) item or are they a standard HdWare store roller? They are getting a bit rough and feel like they are no longer as "round" as they used to be so I want to replace them.

They say an informal definition of "crazy" is "doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results." So along with the verbal description in the dictionary, they can put a picture of me there. Yesterday I went to WM because I really am WANTING them to be satisfactory... I needed...

I have always used knots re speed on the water and that's how my chart plotters are set up but the past few days was talking to several people re their boat speed and they were talking in MPH. I asked a dock-friend what the top speed was on his 53MY that was just sea-trialed and he said "21 and...

Took the boat out yesterday and filled it with fuel - heck, they are practically giving the stuff away ($2.73/gal with our marina discount), over a dollar cheaper than last year. After fueling we went for a WOT/general checkout run. During this short outing the depth was not being displayed on...

I have never had what I'd call a happy experience at West Marine - well, at least with boat stuff though they have a nice selection of clothes/shoes. :) However, to be fair... A marina neighbor took a two-year old 12V batt that would no longer hold a charge back to WM here in Chester, MD. He...

I got back to the boat 2 days ago, filled the water tanks...and ran out of water in a day and a half! I discovered that water is not being transferred between the tanks when filling - well, I should say that it's being transferred very slowly, so that the gauge shows full and the aft tank is...

I'm on the boat for a while doing some work. It's 33F degrees outside, water temp is 41F and I have all 4 heat/ac systems running. Here's my question... Does it take less current to run the oem cruiser units on heat as opposed to AC? I would have thought it would be the same since, as I...

I'm restoring some tube audio equipment that was designed to run at 117- 124VAC. our voltage varies from 125-130 which puts things like heater voltage too high. I have a couple of variacs which can do the job, of course, but I use them for projects and don't want to leave them "permanently...

This morning I made one of my very rare vista to WM. I almost never buy anything there but needed a zinc guppy and the local hardware store that carries the usual zincs I use, does not carry those. So at the register the manager asked me if I had a WM advantage card and, when I said no...

Today I removed the old compressor tank - found it had some pinholes - and the compressor from the shelf constructed by the PO in the port ER. I decided while doing that to patch all the old screwholes in the wall that were there from the PO. I'd been meaning to do that for 10 years now so I...

About a week ago, the Admiral informed me that she had ordered a Dyson Motorhead" vacuum cleaner for the boat. I did one of my eye-rolling things and muttered something about a waste of money. Yeah, we won't say any more about the 700 bucks worth of injectors we didn't need..Oh, I guess I just...

And wasted $700+ dollars on top of it doing precisely what I always claim to NEVER do...P1$$ poor troubleshooting! I've posted a couple recent threads about a problem with my 16KW NL Genny. I won't go into the description of the issue, it's in other threads. After initially troubleshooting...

I had the opportunity today to compare the readings of 3 different IR guns...They were all different and on the same room temperature surface, indicated 73.2, 76.1 and 74.8. On a warm (not hot) engine they indicated: 133.4 139.8 136.6. Now I'm not saying that difference matters at all in the...