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Awesome Mike! I'm jealous... Thanks for sharing! - Alejo

'what's JB weld?' haha love this bloke!

Solar just makes so much sense. I'm on a much smaller catamaran with just 3200W but I also haven't plugged in. My cruising speed is lower, 4-5 knots using 2000W of power, but I do have a mast and will hopefully have new sails soon so I can move faster when the wind is blowing. Last season without the sails was no issue though, because the boat just charges as you go, so my battery banks are just about always full! It's like carrying your own fuel refinery onboard, except you have no mess, no smells and no costs!

Thanks for the great breakdown! I am just about to do this for a client and it sure was nice having this video to see what I am getting into. Also, excellent for potential boat purchases :-) Thanks team! Hope you're catching tons of halibut!

Decent overview but a few comments. The voltage checker is commonly called a chicken stick. The bigger clamps are battery clamps not alligator clamps. A microfarad check is for capacitance. Ohms are for continuity. Fuel gauges must be paired to the sender and not all senders are full ground = full/pegged. Some sensors might be 5v on newer engines. The starter has a solenoid on it and that is a relay. All motors and most gadgets have the required voltage and draw in amps on them so this can be useful for checking condition. Just like older cars many previous owners upgraded/added things without electrical knowledge. If there are splices in the system or other obvious modifications check them out as a potential source of overdraw or other sadness.

Do you think this can work underwater?

Epoxy is your friend! 😅 She deserves the repairs! And will reward you for your efforts in ways you can't possibly imagine right now! 😊

I have never before left a negative comment to a you tube video. However I am very fortunate to have a basic understanding of galvanic isolation and boat electrics safety as I’m afraid that this was a very confusing video. I would suspect that a script would have reduced this. To fumble around with various cables and saying that “this should beep” and it didn’t or vice versa really didn’t have the desired effect of passing on critical information. And, like the court lawyer says, something cannot be unsaid. If I was a newbie to the subject, by eight minutes in I would have been hopeless confused. I personally consider Nigel Calder to be an invaluable source of brilliant information and am somewhat disappointed with this offering. This is intended as positive criticism - I have no desire to be a keyboard warrior and giving grief for the sake of it. I have enjoyed many other of your videos. Thanks. Mark K

A great corrugated hose for a portable pump can be bought at a pool supply store. I have a 1.5 inch pool vacuumed hose, very cooperative

Great presentation video, very clear and very educational ! I wish i had a teacher like you when i was a student, keep up the good work !

Is that a wig? 😂

You make it look easy, but it is NOT! Can you go through the step by step process for uploading the firmware to your laptop? Thanks

Hi Michael, great video!! Im interested in getting certified to work in this field. I currently have an A.A.S in Electronics Engineering but love the marine industry. Is there a school that you know of in NJ to assist me?

Is there any room in the flotilla this year, 2024 -in theJun departure date?

Sure would help if you had covered how to block the fill and vent tubes in order to do the pressure test. After all, 99% of people searching for and watching this video are testing a "long ago" INSTALLED tank. Major fail in this video.

Thank you so much for taking the time to do this. I’m 22 just got my first project boat 🫡

Not a fan of World Sailing or US Sailing. But this is someone everyone racing off shore already has.

I've had one of these for 20+ years, lent it to a skipper who had hid limner holes plugged on a new to him boat, turn out there was a t shirt in the bilge stopping the flow. I always bring one with me on deliveries, good back up.

Gardener engines, were built to work and last for a very long time. Slow reving and Smooth.

Very helpful! Thank you!

Genius! And so simple. Thanks for this!

I have a suggestion to access the front of the engine to change raw water impeller and belts. I owned a 2015 27 Ranger with Volvo D-3 200 HP. Access to the front of the engine was gained by removing a panel on the front of the step inside the cabin. This WAS NOT acceptable. One would have to crawl in arms first and shove head and shoulders under the step. Almost impossible. I learned from several owners on the Ranger Owners group; Tug Nuts a better way. I cut away most of the top of the fiberglass step leaving a 3/4 inch margin around 3 sides. This opened up complete access to front of engine after interior panel was removed. I then made a wooden "step" to screw down onto the fiberglass margin. I don't know why Ranger didn't do this from the start. You're all doing a great job on this project. What a fantastic program you have since 1968.

I reallyi really love watching you guys doing this diagnostic vids.

Love the Golden Dipstick award!

Hi I like your video

So show the fix ,please

Great idea!

Awesome content: I had to use the bilge in a bucket 🪣 this spring… best tech tip so far, bilge pumps failed…

I love these discussions. You both have a wealth of knowledge and you’re willing to share it. Truly appreciated.

Great video! I'm trying to find part 2.

Great video, You both deserve the best.

Love the bling bling paint job that really suits the great work the students did! And thanks for teaching them to take the time to make sure things are serviceable!

Good work, love the updates. Thanks to the hard working team

I had Santana 20 hull 178. For many years of fleet racing . It truly was the first sport boat , many fleets still race.

Hello there, I came across your video because I’m trying to figure out how did all my gauges stopped working all at once when I added a second battery on my boat. I have. 2001 regal fastrack . The boat turns on fine but no cluster . I checked all relays and fuses and is all good . There’s power going to the cluster plug . Any help I’ll appreciate it thanks

Nice!

love the parking garage analogy - simple enough that i can understand it!

Great boat, thanks for thinking of us alumni, Chris

You guys are the best!

In the beginning, you should mention what you say at the middle. This system you're thinking of in your head as you describe all this is a traditional battery (fancy carbon foam) not a Lithium system with a BMS system. Are you trying say... if you apply system nominal voltage (12/24/48) depending on your system) to Feature In that you have configured the Wakespeed to limit itself to 1/2 power (a voltage regulated charge) and then you disconnect Feature In, you let the Wakespeed go at Max Power?

Nice job Kyle!

My 40 year old boat just got a life extension through the diesel maintenance class I took at Cruisers College. Thanks Mike and Matt!

Love seeing tours of the older boats. Solid, nautical, no TV's!

Having just taken your 2 day diesel class, I can say your content is first rate and the effort you put into your classes is energetic and heartfelt. Thank you.

You guys are meaningful!

Thanks professor Matt! Lots of great projects happening, ❤it

Did Gardner have their own air start or was that an aftermarket item Jim❤

Excellent! Love the Dangar Marine t-shirt!! 😁

Nice work.

Great progress!