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Quick question 2 marine batteries Perko 4 way 1-2 off and both switch Negatives from battery are bridged together with motor ground How come I have continuity between postive and ground even with the perko compeltely take out?is that normal? Everything seems to work just fine. Just wasnt sure. With perko in place. 1-2 post have continuity even when the switch is off.

I have the same motor. It hasn’t ran since I had it winterized in the fall.. I put the muffs on it but I didn’t get any water out of the telltale.Maybe ran it for 3-4 minutes . talked to the shop that winterized the boat and they indicated that if there was an issue with the impeller, they would have let us know in the fall. Could I “push” water through the clean out by the motor up and down switch on the left hand side? Or maybe gently insert a short piece of weed eater line in the telltale? Never having put muffs on before, I’m not even sure I had them on correctly. I did have some water coming out of the prop. Thanks!

is it sturdy out on the water when loaded with rods?

great video thanks. Question. I have a noco 3 bank charger. Banks 2 and 3 charge the 2- 12 volt batteries for the 24v electric up front. Bank1 goes to the starting and house battery through the ACR. So bank one charges the starting battery first and then switches to charge the House battery. Is there any issue with doing it this way? SO far it has been great but maybe my start battery is too old as the Noco is flashing at Bank #1. I will be replacing the start battery as a first thought.

In this video, are you still running the battery isolator for the crank and house battery?

Who makes that chair, I need one.

Does the downrigger come with the swivel mount or do you have to buy it come separately?

I have Volvo penta Gxi 5.0 liter . Can I use this Seadog on mine ??? I was also looking at the Bluesea ACR but if this sea dog will work it appears to be an easier install I think . I haven’t seeen any videos of anyone installing the Blue sea one on my type of set up .

Awesome! Thank you! Does doing this service yourself affect the warranty?

Great video - very informative. I have an old pontoon that we are working on and I’m going to add the charger and receptacle like you suggested. Really appreciate the tips from experience!

What are the braces underneath the boat That are attached to the tow bar called? Where do you find them.

Hey. I just bought a 2023 mako pro skiff 17cc and I saw you had the same boat and you were a Mercury mechanic. I have been having an issue with my boat where it almost sounds like the prop is slipping but it only does it between 3-4 thousand rpm. The mako plant is trying to say that is how the boat should be. But obviously no boat should run like that. I was curious if you had any input?

Does it matter which battery I connect the negative bus bar cable too when the two battery negatives are connected already?

By far most helpful boat wiring vid on youtube! 👌

Hey J, I've watched this video like 15 times. Me and the family want to go to Buck's and want that same spot you had with your family. Do you remember which campground it was? (Long drive from CH as you know) and we loved the way it looked! Hope all's well out in FL.

Great video. When you say "bump start" do you mean use the key? Wont the motor start? I'm doing mine this weekend

Does the alternator just charge whichever one is switched at the time? Or is it charging both simultaneously?

Trim down that kicker, get it out of your way

Thanks for your time BUT Where does the positive and negitive wiring go to the outboard electric starter ?

Very good man I learned a lot. Awesome!

amazing explanation!!! waiting for your full seminar version 🙂

Is that a nasty burn on your right forearm?..Looks bad..yikkes

Very very in detail!!

Incredible 100 hour annual service walk through, the best I’ve seen by far, THANK YOU!👍

Good tutorial, thanks. Simple comments like “industry standard" are incredibly helpful for weekend hacks like me that don't know anything.. I can F up just about anything, but knowing I'm at least using the right stuff helps a lot. Again , thanks

I know a little more then I did yesterday. Lol. Thanks

Constructive criticism, why not epoxy some marine grade plywood to the transom and mount the charger, etc to it with wood screws. That charger is going to fail and the owner or yourself is going to have a hard time finding a replacement charger, or other components that have the same hole pattern for mounting. Then you or the owner will need to fill those holes that are now not in use.

Probably a stupid question but would it be different placement on a trihull

This doesn't show a connection to the engine. How would or how do these two batteries get charged? Do they both get charged at the same rate from the engine of the boat or do you have to charge the house battery via a different means?

First time here. Great info. I'm saving it for future reference!

What year is this motor?

My grandmother would say, " Dat boy just smelling his own ass, in front of them whytefolks! He ought to be shame of his self!"

Hey bud quick question.. would you happen to know if drilling the holes for transducer etc. void the Makos stem to stern warranty? On the Hull

HELP!!!!! My last fishing trip, my Minn Kota Ulterra "paused" while deploying once it raised up to a vertical position. Mr. UnlikeU, I tried what you showed in this video and all I could get it to do was lower the shaft, not raise it and not allow me to stow. Unfortunately I have a tongue mounted step directly below the trolling motor while on the trailer. If I go down another 1/2", it will bottom out on the step. Any suggestions how I could get it to stow?????? THANK YOU!!!! Reply

My buddy fishes at Bucks Lake quite a bit and just memorial weekend 2024 caught a 15 1/2 pounder but has caught fish in that lake is big as 28 pounds in 2022.

Thank you from a brother from another mother

I plan on adding a HF and VHF radio in my Boat.

Have the same radio. Just installed it. This thing doesn’t have channel 22 Alpha.

Hello. I have a bass boat with 3 batteries. It’s a sportsman 1610 with a 24V minnow kits trolling motor. My boat have accessories, live well, bilge, 70hp motor. Gauges ie, temp, speed, battery. I also have a 3 bank on board charger. I need to replace my batteries. My question is, my 2 12V batteries are hooked in series. Do I want anything beside the motor hooked up to the “cranking battery “? Should my trolling motor and everything else be hooked up to the other 2 batteries? I can’t find and online or in my book to properly hook up my boats batteries.

If you turned the impeller clockwise upside down, when you install it. It is backwards.

I watched your video saying not to switch batteries from 1 to 2 with the engine running. I have always done this while the engine was running to charge 2 if it was low. I didn't want to turn engine off and then have to start it again on the weaker battery 2. This is a bad way to do it?

I agree, about to post my lower unit service quickie video and this is so good I am embarassed to show mine now.

I appreciate the straightforward explanation. I didn't know that about the fish finder so that's good info! thank you!

You are very good at explaining how to do this. Just enough information. Also very laid back approach. That QR code should navigate people to your video. Would love to see you do major (300h) service. Dan from Australia

does that mean everytime you switch between battery 1 and 2 all of your electrics turn off and then back on? Would be a pain to have to load up the fish finder everytime.

just fitted the same system to my 20ft boat , so in theory when i use the start up battery i have got to turn the engine off to switch over to the house battery so therefore when i restart the engine it will be using the house battery to start up the engine,

great explanation! thank you

Great video! Thanks for sharing! Quick question. I have a 150 hp and a 9.9 kicker on my 22 Tracker Targa. How can I tell if my kicker motor is set up to charge my main battery when it's running while trolling?

So repetitive

great job on the vid. I did this service on my mercury 115 after not running the motor/boat for 3 years. By any chance do you know what i should check if my boat is sputtering? I siphon out the old gas and put new gas in it. my boat will run fine then all of a sudden the motor will sputter and fuel gauge jumping up and down.