Recent content by OldFart123

I got tired of lifting up the heavy battery cover on my Bennington so a local dealer moved the selector outside of the battery compartment. Black circle below switch is exterior plug for my battery manager.

I called Blue Sea and explained my situation and they said I still need to turn it off at the switch. Your explanation makes sense but the tech was certain this solution wouldn’t prevent a drained battery. Based on my layman’s knowledge your solution seems correct. Oh well!

This may be a silly question but will this work with a battery manager hooked up? Know it should work when charger is unhooked but I keep my manager plugged in when not using the boat for extended periods.

Excellent, thanks.

Will do. Thanks

It was chagrinning when they kept running down the battery. I had a choice of being strict regarding the boats use or try to find a way to prevent it from happening. My solution was to force everyone to cut off the battery switch and utilize a charger fed by spring loaded extension cord. I...

You are indeed lucky. My kids leave the radio switch on periodically and after a week it leaves me with two dead batteries. After this happens a few times the batteries are never the same.

My Bennington has two batteries with the selection switch. All are located under the hinged top where a folding changing station used to be. To keep my batteries from running down I open the cover and reach in to turn the selector to zero. This cover is pretty heavy for the ladies and I’d love...

Thanks Guys

I wanted to find the best way to extend the wifi signal from my lake house to the dock. The dock/Bennington  is approximately 75 feet from my  house. 

I took delivery of my Bennington this weekend and received one key. I wan't sure if one is standard our the dealer should have included an additional key. As the key is a Yamaha key surrounded by rubber I also wondered if I to get additional keys made I would need go to the dealer or any Lowes...

Damn Semper....I never even heard of Spill Coverage! I'm learning a lot from you guys. Thanks.

My boat arrives in 2-3 weeks and wondered if anyone has a recommendation on boat insurance. Some companies will specialize in unique types of insurance like motorcycles, airplanes, etc.  Any input or suggestions on companies would be appreciated. 

You know, after posting this I half way expected someone to say "read the darn owners manual". I'm glad you guys took pity on me and gave me great advice. I suspect many here have been waiting for their boat to be delivered and couldn't help but post a question that will be in the owners manual...

Maybe I'm showing my age but wondered if outboards need a break in period. I'm getting the 150 hp four stroke.  Thanks....