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Re: Mercury Diesel’s 3.0L engine conversion
I am looking at the new 3.0L 270 HP. Because it has the same mounting as my 5.7 mag, plus it is DTS and Joystick comparable, and their run in bravo3 XR. It is an easy swap. I own a diesel boat long time ago, and I love their distances range, not flammability issue, plus the torque. The reason I don't go and buy a new boat with diesel engine now, its because I made my 310 custom to our needs and I really don't want to start over again. We like to do long travel trips and my fuel range of 168 gallon it is a garbages right now. My friend has a littler open fish and its boat has 250 gallos of fuel capacity. we just did a 587 miles and it was a litter stressful in some distances because it was not fuel around in some areas. I being looking for some time to add more fuel capacity to my 310 and its is almost impossible to do it. We also want to do the great loop with our boat and I believe diesel will be the best engine for the trip. I have someone to look my eng and genset for sale tomorrow. Then I will make my decision
oscar1
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Re: Pic Of The Day
Back in the air flying after a month off and then 3 months of training plus another month off. This is a photo of Port Angeles as we were descending to Seattle from Alaska. This is where I was heading after work so I figured I would take a photo 🤷🏽♂️ 
Aqua_Aura
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Re: Ground block - 2003 FV310
So there was no grounding issue after all - the problem ended up being what I discounted in the first instance - bad batteries. In April 2019 I replaced the 3 2012 dated batteries with new AGM’s (house had gone open circuit and figured the other 2 were due being 6 years old). I did confirm the charger is AGM suitable beforehand and went ahead with the replacement.
After finding nothing with grounds I watched my DVM as I hit the key and the voltages dropped way low and each starter did the same, switching batteries to emergency start didn’t help. Got jumper leads I have and hooked one to the house battery and it fired right up, same second engine. Now I was sure and arranged 2 new flooded 1000MSA batteries.
Borrowed a fancy analyzer and sure enough - came up bad with MCA on one 17 and the other around 80 - for 750 MCA batteries. Also tested the new ones - right from store and got 1280 and 1285 MCA readings. Put in the the engines crank over at a rate not seen for a while.
Shame I paid a lot for the AGMs, expecting more than 3 years of life and questioning if perhaps a a bad batch of the group 34’s as the 31 house is fine.
Lesson learnt - don’t assume the “can’t be” isn’t!
After finding nothing with grounds I watched my DVM as I hit the key and the voltages dropped way low and each starter did the same, switching batteries to emergency start didn’t help. Got jumper leads I have and hooked one to the house battery and it fired right up, same second engine. Now I was sure and arranged 2 new flooded 1000MSA batteries.
Borrowed a fancy analyzer and sure enough - came up bad with MCA on one 17 and the other around 80 - for 750 MCA batteries. Also tested the new ones - right from store and got 1280 and 1285 MCA readings. Put in the the engines crank over at a rate not seen for a while.
Shame I paid a lot for the AGMs, expecting more than 3 years of life and questioning if perhaps a a bad batch of the group 34’s as the 31 house is fine.
Lesson learnt - don’t assume the “can’t be” isn’t!
Ian
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Re: Pic Of The Day
That looks great Aero- from yesterday 
at the location above... Swam right over to say hi to us, couldn't believe it!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e57IGURojZ99oQq8WqoWDfqJfq25bL6n/view
at the location above... Swam right over to say hi to us, couldn't believe it!https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e57IGURojZ99oQq8WqoWDfqJfq25bL6n/view
J3ff
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Re: 2022 Chesapeake Rinkervous
I think it's worth bumping this up to be on anyone's radar. I'm getting very excited!! I think out of the next 17 days, I'll be spending 14 of them on the boat.
@hindleg I'll be in your area this coming weekend staying at Shipwright harbor (you'll be able to see 3 Rinkers on the T docks facing you). Swing by and say hello. I'll look for you when we take our walks down the docks at NHH.
Dream_Inn
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Re: What did you do to your boat today
I feel you @GMSLITHO. Just got in a week ago myself. What was thought to be a leaking bellows last fall, turned out to be a cracked transom assembly. But all good now, first ride of the year yesterday 😁
Pat310
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