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by martindesign
Tue Jun 23, 2015 6:52 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Guru on Marinette electrical grounding?
Replies: 7
Views: 8374

Re: Guru on Marinette electrical grounding?

Joel, is ur hull grounded to battery ground?
by martindesign
Tue Jun 23, 2015 7:16 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Guru on Marinette electrical grounding?
Replies: 7
Views: 8374

Re: Guru on Marinette electrical grounding?

Jim, I would like that as well. I can't find any hull grounds other than the horn on mine either. All go to battery also. Do you leave your shorepwoer on all the time? If so do you have any corossion issues? I may just be paranoid because of horror stories but I'd rather not have any surprises. Let ...
by martindesign
Mon Jun 22, 2015 4:17 pm
Forum: Vendors
Topic: Packing boxes RUDDER
Replies: 12
Views: 38802

Re: Packing boxes RUDDER

Thank you for the parts source!
by martindesign
Mon Jun 22, 2015 11:40 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Guru on Marinette electrical grounding?
Replies: 7
Views: 8374

Guru on Marinette electrical grounding?

As I am working out the bugs on my new problem child I have growing concern of what p.o. has done to this boat. Is there a verdict on whether or not the hull should be grounded to batteries? I didn't think mine was but turns out I was wrong and hull and engines are both grounded to battery ground. M...
by martindesign
Sat Jun 20, 2015 8:32 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Rudder shaft corossion concern.
Replies: 15
Views: 20234

Re: Rudder shaft corossion concern.

Bill. Yeah that would make for a bad day for sure. I wouldn't remove the steering arm or upper bearing while repacking mine has that support plate on the top now so I don't have to worry bout the rudder dropping out. I think there is enough room to lift the top gland nut out of the way and repack wi...
by martindesign
Sat Jun 20, 2015 11:33 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: How much bilge water is acceptable?
Replies: 16
Views: 16185

Re: How much bilge water is acceptable?

I did alittle d.d. and I agree for isolation and fume reasons they should be separate but some of the older marinettes did in fact come from the factory with free flowing bulkheads from bow to stern as per the manufacturer.
by martindesign
Fri Jun 19, 2015 7:10 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Rudder shaft corossion concern.
Replies: 15
Views: 20234

Re: Rudder shaft corossion concern.

We're you're rudders salvageable? I'm concerned about too much pitting around the packing to seal.
by martindesign
Fri Jun 19, 2015 7:06 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Rudder shaft corossion concern.
Replies: 15
Views: 20234

Re: Rudder shaft corossion concern.

Wow. Thank you for the reply. That literally anwsers 100% of my questions. I am gonna do exactly that. Thank you so much!!!
by martindesign
Thu Jun 18, 2015 9:32 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Rudder shaft corossion concern.
Replies: 15
Views: 20234

Re: Rudder shaft corossion concern.

Im found only one picture online that is set up like mine. With the upper greasable plate and it also had hydraulic steering so maybe this was a part of that kit. There is a plate and upper support on mine that it looks like a lot didn't have. Also seems thatcould cause corossion issues.
by martindesign
Thu Jun 18, 2015 8:57 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Rudder shaft corossion concern.
Replies: 15
Views: 20234

Rudder shaft corossion concern.

So as I fix one issue I find two more. Love boats. :lol: when I first got the boat the steering was frozen. The rudder shafts were frozen in the upper support plate bushing. Grease fittings would not take grease and after some beating and oil soaking I got them sort of freed up. Still some crunching...