Recent content by ste6168

What are y’all using for inspection cameras? I am looking for the best value camera on the market, price is no object is the quality is there. Clear photos/video are what I need, ability to record is a plus, but not needed. Preferably a case included, but could also store in an Apache case.

Now that I have a CNC machine, I am really not sure how I did without for so long. I often have to make custom plastic parts and couldn’t ever get near the perfection or edge finish doing them manually. Hand tool related, I use the pliers wrench, a 4140 skin wedge, Fluke DMM, and a Leatherman...

I’ve got the cheapest set you can buy, but honestly don’t ever fine myself reaching for them. Almost always grab a 1/4” drive socket and spinner handle, or adapter if using on impact.

What application would these excel vs a standard ratchet/socket or nut driver?

Here is where I stand at the the moment, got and tested the charger, seems to work without issue. Put a Hubbell end on the AC input and built a base out of King Starboard with some little rubber feet. What I think I am going to do, since this won't get used all that often, is make some short...

Not really a 'new tool' I guess, but fixed my old jumper cables this afternoon. Had the clamps, bought 25' of 2awg welding wire in both colors, added tinned lugs/heat shrink, riveted them to the clamps. Came out looking pretty nice, I think, hopefully they work just as well. Ordered another...

Well, went a bit different way on this, lol. Ended up making a low offer on this used 40amp Mastervolt charger and seller accepted. A bit lower in amperage than I was initially interested in, but at the end of the day, it’s a temporary solution. If folks are living on the boat and need to cut...

Correct, except in this case, I am not worried about inverting. If it is an inverter/charger, we just typically wire nut the input/output wires together, so the AC side continues to function as normal on shore power or generator. But that still leaves the batteries uncharged. Depending on the...

Could be any of the above. My “big boat” market is like 75% sport fishing yachts. We do a lot of work on smaller boats, as well. We also get a large amount of transients through the area, headed south in the fall and north in the spring. Yes, there are definitely times when people may be...

I started going down that route last night, looks like something like this may work. Not sure why they are called converters, I guess because it’s converting 120v to 12v sort of acting like a power supply? At any rate, it would probably work for my needs, but at that price (then adding leads...

Well, it needs to regulate itself, like most chargers? I wouldn’t want it to be pumping out 80amps continuously… These are typically house battery banks, so they supply a lot of the devices on the boat, as well. DC fridge/freezers, lighting, electronics, pumps, toilets, etc. Depending on brand...

Man, I need something simple I can take to a customers boat, connect a couple clamps, plug-in to an outlet and forget about for a day or a few weeks. This doesn’t seem like a simple solution to me lol.

Yes, charge in parallel is how they’re typically setup on a boat. I have a small 20amp 2 bank Promariner charger now that I use for group 24-31 starting/deep cycles, but it doesn’t do anything hooked up to an 8D. Batteries I see are typically flooded cell, but occasionally see AGM 8D’a as...

Hi all - Looking for a high amperage battery charger, 80-100 amps. Anyone have recommendions? I see chargers like this Link, but it seems this has a 175 amp engine start/jump start feature, but only charges at 25amps. I would like to have the ability to put this on a bank of 1-3 8D sized...

I work on boats, but not engines, so this is something I definitely don’t plan to use very often, Otherwise I’d have bought a better brand, but ran into an issue the other day where a large socket may have helped, was trying to remove a ball valve/through hull fitting that was all corroded...