I am struggling in the biggest way with figuring out how to pump water through my generator that will not start. I took the impeller out of the pump thinking I would just ne able to poor it through the system but to my surprise it still will not run through. Is there a thermostat that will have to be removed? Does it even need the antifreeze run through it or will it self drain the raw water used to cool it? I need help if anyone know and understands these generators. Thank you in advance!

Hi,

I wanted to ask if anyone knows how long it takes to take a boat from the St. Clair boardwalk to Canada? Is there any service that will provide this? Specifically, to Courtright, Ontario.

Thank you,

Alex

I have a interest to develop an autonomous control system for ships and marine drones which works with nmea data. But I don't know what types of nmea data are used in ships and other marine equipments. I worked with gps datas and sonar datas, but not with waypoints and other things.

How do I learn about those nmea datas, where can I find tutorials about this?

Just hoping someone with more technical knowledge about boat electrical can help me. I am need of a solution to charge the 3 batteries on my bass boat off grid. I like to travel around to different bodies of water to fish. Often times when I venture hours or even days away from home to fish a new body of water I will camp for a night so that I can fish again the next day. The limiting factor has been not having access to the power grid in many locations to charge the boat batteries after a day of fishing, so I often find myself limiting my time on the water to 4-6 hours so that I can have enough juice left to spend a few hours fishing the next day. Im tired of doing this. It sucks traveling so far to fish, then having to limit your time on the water each day.

The solution I landed on is a battery bank. Something like one of the Ecoflow Delta power stations. I wouldn't even have to take the thing off the truck to charge the boat. I could just run a cord to the onboard charger. I understand I would lose some efficiency by going this route. I would basically be converting DC to AC from the power station then AC back to DC through the onboard charger. But its a quiet solution, it would be a reliable solution, and it would be a convenient solution as all I would have to do is plug it in to the boat. Ive specifically been looking at the EcoFlow Delta 2 Max. Its a 2kwh unit that puts out 2400 watts. My little knowledge about electrical though has me questioning whether it would be enough to charge my batteries to full and I was hoping someone here could help me to determine if it would be enough to charge the batteries.

Just to let you know my batteries are never completely dead after a day on the water. Usually, the group 27 starting battery needs little to no charge at all as the boat motors generator keeps it well charged when running. This battery might require 20% charge if even that. Often times the battery charger just goes right into conditioning mode on the charger bank that charges this battery. The two trolling motor batteries are group 31 batteries with 100 amp hour capacity. I have never seen these batteries drop below 40 percent even after a full 8 hours on the water fishing, so these at the most would need a 60 percent charge. I dont know how many amp hours the group 27 battery is, so Im just giving it a generous estimate of 100 amp hours as over estimating its capacity is better in this situation. Can anyone help me determine if the 2kwh 2400watt power station would be adequate to charge my batteries to full charge? Id hate to spend over 1000 dollars on this thing and it does fulfill my needs.

Other than obviously just not owning a boat lol.. what are some tips to remain economical? Certain stores/websites? Driving procedures? What not to waste money on? New boat owner!!

Hoping to identify the age and model of my Yamaha Outboard - I have done numerous google searches however with not too much luck.

YAMAHA 60FETO 6H2 L 454396

whats the name of this pipe? it leaks when the bilge pumps water out of it and i needa get it replaced

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Context:

I am currently developing a startup for passengers to find Boat Charters and Captains with ease. Ideally it will be a marketplace to find your perfect match for a Boat Charter (Luxury, Fishing, Guided, Watersports, etc). Yes, there are other websites similar to mine (Boatsetter) but I want to introduce it at new angles for only chartered vessels (no-rentals). I would love feedback to hear what maybe should or shouldn't be included. Here are some standard questions I have but any and all feedback would be appreciated

Some Questions:

How should I monetize this for finding captains new or returning clients? Should it be a percentage of the booking price or another way?

What booking and schedule systems do you use? Should I try to intregrate bookings from my site to your desired platform or create my own integrated booking grid for Captains to use?

What is one limitation or inconveince in your business now?

Would you use this platform or one similar? Why?

Again any feeback would be greatly appreciated and safe boating!

I recently came across these threads and was hoping maybe it could help me retrieve my wedding band. I understand it’s a shot in the dark but maybe someone could’ve found it and is willing to sell it or give it back! It means a whole great deal to me as it was my grandfathers wedding ring. It is just a plain gold men’s wedding ring. Please help me!!

Hi everyone, I'm new to boating and trying to figure out everything important before I buy a boat and I'm running into a hiccup. I would like to have a trolling motor but I'm not sure about how to charge the batteries. I understand the most popular way is to install an onboard charger and simply plug the boat in, but that will not work for me. I live in an apartment which has a boat storage area, but no plug ins. is my only option to remove the batteries and take them inside to charge using something like a NOCO genius or similar? Is it even safe to charge batteries inside? please help haha. if it matters. im planning on running a 24v battery

Today me and the wife went in search of our first boat. We have decided to go the route of a wake boat as we want to be able to do water sports. Another big consideration was having enough room for our family and friends to fit comfortably. We fell in love today with a 2024 Moomba Tykon. It felt like it had both room and the appearance we were looking for. We looked at new smaller Moombas and did not have that same feeling as we did when viewing the Tykon. After negotiating we were given a price of 130k, this included coast guard regulation package, 5 year warranty and a ceramic coating as well as a interior warranty package. As it's our first boat and a big purchase I'm seeking outside advice on this. We were given till the end of the week with this price until it goes back up to 136k. We want something reliable and that will also hold up to years of us constant use, any outside advice is greatly appreciated!

Has anyone ever had a battery charger ruin your batteries? Last winter I plugged my charger in and left it on through the couple coldest months of the winter. It’s suppose to charge until batteries are charged then only maintain the charge as needed. The cold weather broke and to my surprise both my batteries were flat dead and would not recharge. I thought that was weird but attributed it to be from some extreme cold we had for a few weeks and went and bought two new deep cycles. So now as the boating season is coming to a close and just charging my batteries a little bit at a time here and there I left my charger plugged in for a few days thinking I would make sure batteries were fully charged going into winter and to my surprise go to turn on boat lights and they were very dim. I checked batteries and one was flat dead and the other st 10 percent. Charger went bad? Anyone with this same experience?

Hi everyone, this is my first post here and I’m currently in my mid 20s and interested in sailing. I’ve taken a few lessons and have a couple friends that are in the hobby as well but none of us are skilled enough to sail long multi day distances alone.

It’s my dream to be on a crew and sail from Newfoundland to Greenland, then Iceland but there are obviously no charter companies that would do this and I’m not willing to take a cruise.

If I want to eventually do this as my dream what would you recommend doing? Reaching out to a bunch of people in the community or finding a company that would help? Thanks in advance!

I am not sure if this is the right subreddit for this but I was wondering if anyone had any good suggestions for some kind of skiff, jon boat, or gheenoe type thing that wouldn't cost to much and could handle saltwater, I am 15 btw if that helps.

Where are you and what boat you ride ?

Hey fam,

I got my boat in a shop but it's not insulated, I shamefully didn't do the best this season winterizing it, barely over a gallon of antifreeze, is there any reason other than fire I couldn't put a block heater somewhere in the engine bay for peace of mind? I know I can't reach down all the way to the oil pan but just something to keep the block from freezing solid.

Hello, I am a 17 year old male senior in high school, I was wondering how it is to work as a maritime mechanic. What is the day-to-day? Pay? Opportunity to grow?Any info would be greatly appreciated.