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barrels were strapped only to allow the crane to lift it into the water without them falling out. if weight is at one end, such as a new wall and a couple workers, the platform tilts off level. not a reliable parameter, thus why we kept everything square. also have counterweights within porch wall to offset the kitchen weight to keep everything closer to actual level

you can slow the video speed down on your own computer to any speed you want,,,, even pause it in places

the faa test program is pretty specific. water work doesnt come until later in the program. although the canal is wide enough to use, I am hesitant to use it for first flights as there is not much room for error. it also is not an approved area for flight. in addition, it is actually within the control zone of the airport....... just doesnt add up to start operations from here

@@markwoodringdvm5653 Was just an idea. I'm not familiar with the FAA's guidelines either. I admire your patience before your first flight. My wife Catrin and I received our 701 kit a few weeks ago and started the rudder but are now waiting for tools (drill in inch, hole finder, etc.) from Aircraft Spruce. We wish you that you can soon start testing your 701 in Florida.

I live in the caribbean, never had a temp sensor issue with mine is on a covered screened porch

@@markwoodringdvm5653 Inside the motor compartment got to 125 F very quickly when the motor was running. Mine is in screened covered lanai as well, but sun shines through screen and hits the motor compartment. Trying a muffin fan to blow some air through it. A very small muffin fan didn't help. Some makeshift foam insulation around the sensors didn't help either.

@@sailork3506 How did you know your temp sensors were bad? What were the symptoms? If you read my post above to Mark, I just got my pump unlocked and got my Dreamaker to start up BUT now, I have another issue in that I can only run in SL (sleep mode) because any other mode trips my GFCI. I'm wondering if the 15Amp GFCI that I just had the electrician put in for me is bad or if I screwed something else up when I was in there unlocking the pump / motor and adding teflon to the incoming PVC pipe that was leaking all over the pump. Here I was thinking I was up and running just in the time for Winter and now ANOTHER issue with this hot tub. I've had it 11 years and we really like it so I hope we can get it figured out. Thanks in advance if anyone has any advice.

@@y2kbmet Tripping a breaker could be one of several things. First, this spa is at the limit of a 15a breaker. So if your circuit is shared, it may exceed the limit and trip. Second, breakers wear out. I had to replace my dishwasher GFI breaker just recently because it was tripping ($60, ouch!). Third, there may be leakage between neutral and ground in the unit. Make sure you didn't cause the ground wire to get where it shouldn't. I replaced the bare ground wire, which was very stiff and hard to connect, with a flexible green insulated ground wire from home depot. I believe 14 gauge is enough, though I may have put in 12.

@@sailork3506 Thanks for getting back. I hope Mark doesn't get upset we are using his post to troubleshoot but believe this is a good info for all Dreamaker owners as I'm learning a lot more as we troubleshoot. UPDATE: What you mentioned was exactly some of what I was also thinking so yesterday I plugged it into a completely different 15amp breaker and it also tripped. Then I plugged into a larger one and it stays on. BUT, first let me mention, it would only trip the 15amp when in St or EC modes and attempting to get above 83 degrees. In SL it wouldn't trip. This leads me to believe something else is wrong and it's drawing a lot of juice when trying to heat. So I plugged into a larger breaker and it stayed on and running all night in the St mode.... Yay right? NOPE, it ran all night long without tripping but still hasn't reached above 83 degrees. That stiff ground wire you are talking about, well, I have two of them and that is an excellent idea to replace as they make the panel hard to access so I'm going to change those out today. I think after this, if I continue to have issues with it getting above 83 degrees, and I suspect I will, I'm goiing to change either the sensors or the entire board or both. Watched another youtube vid here and they said if the board is more than 5 years old, you may want to replace anyway as they are prone to issues after awhile. Here is that video. Again, hope this helps us folks with these units. I recently retired from the Navy after 31 years and not wanting to spend a fortune on a new tub since this one has always been great for my wife and I. Thx again and I'll keep ya'll updated as I learn more. Please post any thoughts/ideas from what I mentioned above or if ya'll had any of these issues. Here's that vid: th-cam.com/video/2FgnEVc78N0/w-d-xo.html

I assume the pump is not coming on, and thus not the jets. check for loose wires due to the move, and jump power to the motor to make sure it runs. if so, its in the control board.... had to replace mine over the years. if motor doesnt run, even when jumped, then thats the problem

@@markwoodringdvm5653 Thanks for getting back! Got 'er fixed yesterday. I heard the relay kicking in and the motor attempting to run b/c it was getting hot and vibrating but not spinning. The pump was frozen up. Probably because the incoming line on top had been dripping on it and it sat since March. Had just enough space between the pump and the motor to put needle nose vise grip in there and break it loose. Took me quite a few times before it finally started spinning. Put a little teflon on that top piece of PVC and hoping all else is working. Fingers crossed. Thx again Mark!

I started with the 20 x 20 timber frame and it was set up 2 ft off the ground, so that the barrels could be rolled under the frame and attached. once the floor was in place, a crane truck lifted it into the water at my home on the canal. walls were added while it was floating. there is no reference to "level" when building on the water, all was done to make it as square as possible, as it progressed. it is too heavy to lift via crane once completed.

@@markwoodringdvm5653 Okay thank you. let me ask you this. if i want to moore my house boat around the "Man o war" moorning harbor", where should i park the truck to construct it?

@@teahaul7897 sorry, not familiar at all with your area... check with someone local about what you want to do

no slab... wood frame, plywood floor, floating on 60 barrels

old ones came with aircraft kit. SS ones are from marine supply house

@@markwoodringdvm5653 Ok thank you very much. My wife and I has ordered a 701 and we live near the mediterranen sea so we are afraid of corrosion from the saltwater especially on the rudder cables and turnbuckles

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