prowlersfish

Dish washer is great for washing parts too

Capt Rick Can I ask why ? I have a friend just bought a Scout and of course he was tell me how much better it was then a Sea Hunt ( I'm sure its what the dealer told him ). Now I like the Sea Hunt ( another friend owns one ) But Know little about the Scout other then it costs more

I would not count on a hand held the range is short ,even shorter in your in the water . you can get a PLB for under 300 bucks .

good stuff diesel or gas

I have installed the 504 and used it . I made the right choice for sure

Rick your first one I have heard to have issues with the 504 ,I heard a lot on the 502 but on till your post nothing bad on the 504 or 604 . I did order the 504 this afternoon before I read you last post . If the 504 works as well as the 502 I have I will be happy ,if I have any issues its gone I don't fool around when it comes to a VHF thats why I am adding a second unit on the upper helm that will make 3 fixed mount VHFs Thank you all for your input .

Just a up date I am leaning more to the Icom right now .

I heard of issues with the 502 The 502A was suppose to be the fix . I had good luck with my 502 (A?) . I normally don't this much trouble making a choice . maybe I should by both LOL

What Icom did you have issues with ?

do you have or used the SH GX2100B ? hows it compare to the 504 ? how did the 504 compare to the 502? ( I am using the 502 now no issues )

I am Looking to Add a VHF I have been verry Happy with my Icom 502 so I have been thinking about a Icom 504 But the STANDARD HORIZON GX2100B WITH BUILT IN AIS looks like a nice unit I like the Idea of AIS But the bottom line is how do the radios compare ? as that is the most important part . Also open to other makes models

sounds like a operator issue more then a boat issue

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do you still have these ?

Not what your asking but I would never ever use a interstate battery in my boat again .

I did not get a free botle (alwaysto late ), but I use it (gas and diesel ) GOOD STUFF

You need a lawyer , but see if the guy who sold it to you will take it back , as he sold it to you with a lien, knowingly or not .

Never got on plane ? it may have to work at it but never ? thats a nice and useless reply

All good advice , If the hull is cored make sure you seal the coring be for installing

In what ? I try to go with OEM plugs when posable , If it came with AC I stay with AC If came with--- I stay with ___

After talking to Jim on the phone , Issues have been cleared up , and I can say this company cares about their Customers and I will be using their products in the future . Thank you Jim

Jim I am even more confused , Why would the prosport 20 be set up for a house and a engine battery ( per the box) on a trailed boat ? sence My 12 volt loads are low ( very low use of 12 volt lighting ) I guess my be bet would be to remove the prosport and go with out a charger ? ( by the way the charger is never on with the gen set . I asume the dry charger is very $$$ ,

Sure , you can get more power but burn less fuel ? more power = more fuel , sure you can improve the efficiency a Little( like with EFI) But if your going to run harder (faster) you going to burn more fuel. A heavy bridge boat needs low end power.when you raise the HP at high end its at a loss of low end in most cases . You make get the same results just by raising your Cruse rpm. What are you cruising at now ? The only way to get what I beleve you are looking for ( more speed and less fuel) is going with EFI engines ( not a add on) or Diesel .

Prowlersfish, If your boat is the one shown in your icon photo it is not what we would recommend for the application. Typically if your boat has an AC distibution system we would automatically recommend a dry compartment charger there are a few reasons for this but the most relavant are the following. 1) Dry compartment chargers are designed to serve as a power supply maintaining house loads while charging. 2) Dry compartment chargers will allow you to charge batteries of difference capacities without creating an imbalance. I hope this is the only battery this charger is charging. We like to use this for a rule of thumb (Total Amp Hour Capacity of the batteries being charged X 10% = Amp battery charger you should be using. For Example (4) group 31 batteries 125 amp hours each = 500 Amp Hours worth of batteries x 10% = 50 Amp battery charger. Let me know if you have any questions I would be happy to address. Jim Jim I am not sure what you mean by a AC distribution system unless you mean shore power ? the 12 volt loads are very light when at the dock under way the engines supply 12 volt power for the heavier loads like radar and other electronics , I am still not under standing the need for a "Dry compartment" charger . I don't know if my boat ever had one (I did have a inverter charger I got rid of . as far as charging batteries of difference capacities it only charging 2 of the same size and it made for charging a cranking and a house Battery or so the info said was this incorrect ? the 3rd battery in the boat is not hooked up to the charger (genset battery ) I thought about going to the prosport 20 plus( mine is not a plus) to charge all 3 ,but from what your saying I need a different type of charger ? and at what cost ? Dry compartment chargers how costly Thanks

Jim I have been using a Pro sport 20 with no problems , I notice you said 31 series was the limit, I am using D4 batteries the amp rating is about the same as the 31 but is much large in size , Is this a problem ? Thank you