I do have an anchor and the other end of the rope gets tied to the boat right?
See there you go;)....the anchor gets tied to the end of a small red eye buoy so you can ditch it in a shark battle
or blackout .:@
You don't need two till the next boat.... but don't forget to turn off the stereo, disco ball and blender.
Cheers, Don
Dan, the one you purchased has a very good reputation and will not fry your battery or blow up a gel cell if you buy one in the future. Remember that the boat is a fuel filled bomb sitting next to your house, I would sleep better the night before a trip knowing I'm using a top end device instead of a cheep charger that could have a switch bumped to a high setting. At some point if that is a wet cell battery you need to check the electrolyte/water level to avoid a dry cell that will fry. Don't worry about the charger getting warm it has a thermo overload, do make sure the battery box is vented as hydrogen and oxygen produced by over charging is explosive. Always turn the battery disconnect switch to off when the boat is not being used. Find a skinny dive buddy and have him check what type of battery in the boat and that the connections are clean and sound. A boat is not a car you can step out of and walk, calling a Boat Tow service may delay the well being of capt and crew in a emergency, and I getting to like you guys, so be safe.;)
Cheers, Don
Welcome mate.
Cheers, Don Paul
The battery tender will be great to keep the battery in fully charged trim. I would use it if the boat is not used for a two week period. In time you will need to get into the battery box to clean and secure the connections, it is just one of many things a skipper has to do. I would use the Battery Tender the night before a trip, if you hard wire the quick disconnect make sure you keep the connector dry and salt free. Nothing mess's up a trip more than a outboard that wont start at the ramp, while all the New Yorker,Conn and Canadian snow birds stand there in black socks, Bermuda shorts and street shoes, point and tell each other dumb shite like ''he flooded it''.
Do you need a jump start ? Do all your maintenance well, back in your drive way. When you hit the ramp with your A team crew your on a mission to kill.... fish of course.
Cheers, Don
Dan, do you have a 2 battery set up? ie one for starting the motor and one for the blender, 300 watt stereo amp and disco lights ? appropriately call '' House Battery''. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">
Cheers, Don
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another test is to turn on the engine and unplug the battery while the engine is running if it turns off bad alternator if it stays running bad battery.This used to work on older system not sure if it will work the same on newer systems as they could have electronics that would shut down the engine if the battery is diconnected.
This will fry the diode in the alternator the same as turning the battery switch to off with the motor running,
no load for the alt. It does work with generators
Cheers, Don
What does a battery hydrometer do?
Checks the electrolyte/ water for charge, take a quick pic so I can see if it's a gel cell. If it is you don't need a hydrometer just inexpensive volt/amp meter. I think you have had the boat for 1 1/2 years ?
D
How old is the battery, have you been maintaining it with a trickle charger monthly ?
Is it gel cell or acid with fill ports ? You will need a cheap battery hydrometer from Pep Boys, and a trickle charger if your a boat owner.
Don
Welcome, enjoy the journey.
Cheers, Don Paul
Beautiful lines very Scandinavian, nice.
Cheers, Don
Welcome Robert
Cheers, Don Paul
I always thought they could come up with a heavy duty pneumatic for big tuna instead of luggin a tree down with you. The technology is not quite safely there yet.
Stay tuned Me and a engineer from Scuba Pro had a hotroded Mares 130 at 38 bar that killed tuna and 100lb AJ's at 26 feet. This gun has a muzzle and snubber that wont get blown off. The big problem is that pneumatic spearguns are illegal in Baja.
Cheers, Don
Nice pneumatic, that handle looks a long way from the back of the gun. Doesn't it feel akward holding or shooting it?
BTW there's one on ebay right now. Item # 350 446 522 322 in case someone is interested.
With my arm outstretched the tail has room for my left hand, lucky with a 8mm shaft, dry barrel the recoil should not be bad. I can't believe two of these have showed up in 2 weeks. The Ebay one look very nice as well.
Cheers, Don
Welcome mate .... Atlantic City, and White Castle.
Cheers, Don
This was the first handle I ever saw that felt as good as it looks , it is also easily removed with a heavy duty
SS bolt. The blue part is the slide safety.
Cheers, Don
After twenty years of searching my 1969 Titian has a big brother thanks to a friend in Florida: the Mares Bazooka model 5301. A very heavy duty aluminum muzzle with coil spring snubber alowed the 10mm SS shaft to be fired out of the water like a harpoon.After reseal this summer, long term plans will include a 8mil 17/4 shaft and slip tip along with a Tomba vacuum kit on the over sized muzzle. ( don't tell him yet) The beautiful blue anodized 140cm 13mm barrel should work well in clear blue water with big fish.
Cheers, Don Paul
After twenty years of searching and a friend in Florida, Airbalete gets a big brother: the 140 cm Mares Bazooka model 5301. Shoots a 10mm shaft from over-sized components, features three powers. Look for a separate thread in a few days.
Cheers Don
Thanks tromic, every thing on my airbalete is holding up well mate.
Cheers, Don
Welcome mate...nice cat. Thank you for your service.
Cheers, Don
