Leaving in a few to drag home another bird
04-04-2014 | 11:09 AM
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Well if the other 357 owners are like me this is a step in the direction of a 382. That is ultimately where I want to be but this works well for now; I'm on the water. Once the stars line up mine will be for sale too because I will be moving up to a 382.
04-04-2014 | 12:42 PM
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You are correct 242ls. I bought the boat back in 2009 from Greg (Doczdoc) and know the history of the boat very well dating back to 2004. Not sure on the battery issue, never had anbything like that going on when I owned it, hopefully it is just a bad battery. Glad to see the boat will be back on Lake Erie this summer.
04-04-2014 | 01:15 PM
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Sounds like someone removed th batteries for winter storage and they didn't get put back in properly or something. I remember installing new batteries in the boat shortly before I sold it.
04-04-2014 | 01:43 PM
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..... I guess I get what I pay for at the service department at Clark's storage barn. Poor Artie is running around installing batteries for free and then taking the blame when it doesnt work out.I also changed the stereo wiring a bit too. The head unit was hardwired to the right battery and the amp was hardwired to the left. I moved everything to the left so we can listen to the radio without using both banks. Looking forward to some more warmer weather so we can test her out again.
04-04-2014 | 01:54 PM
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I wish I had access to the boat right now, because the more I think about it the more I think the last monkey who changed the batteries might have missed the negative in a rush to head to the lake ..... I guess I get what I pay for at the service department at Clark's storage barn. Poor Artie is running around installing batteries for free and then taking the blame when it doesnt work out.
I also changed the stereo wiring a bit too. The head unit was hardwired to the right battery and the amp was hardwired to the left. I moved everything to the left so we can listen to the radio without using both banks. Looking forward to some more warmer weather so we can test her out again.
..... I guess I get what I pay for at the service department at Clark's storage barn. Poor Artie is running around installing batteries for free and then taking the blame when it doesnt work out.I also changed the stereo wiring a bit too. The head unit was hardwired to the right battery and the amp was hardwired to the left. I moved everything to the left so we can listen to the radio without using both banks. Looking forward to some more warmer weather so we can test her out again.
Rigger, please.
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04-04-2014 | 02:06 PM
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When I bought the boat it had three small amps installed under the sink. I purchased the MB Quartz amp and threw it in there using the existing wires. If memory serves, it had some pretty heavy duty wiring running up from the engine compartment (like #2 wire) and it ran to the battery on the port side. I can also tell you if you push the amp to hard it will overheat in like 20 minutes or so and cut out. So if you are at the dock and cranking the tunes you need to leave the door open and put a small fan on it or something.
Sounds like you better trailer over to an Autozone or something and have them check "Clark's Storage Barn's" work.
Sounds like you better trailer over to an Autozone or something and have them check "Clark's Storage Barn's" work.
