Recent content by mendocoast

I'm a licensed electrical contractor. I used to manage the construction of very large solar power plants. So, yes I have a multimeter. That's how I determined there was no resistance in the circuit in the auto position. I'm just new to this class of boat and the particular wiring on this one.

I see now that circuit is auto/manual, so closed (hot) on auto. Pumps seem to operate ok. That explains what I was seeing with that + lead, and if there's a short that's just a coincidence. I may have a bad battery and/or a short there or somewhere else. I'll probably swap out battery and see...

Hello All - I acquired an '06 22' Cruiser recently and finally got around to doing maintenance on batteries, (2) Costco Marine Batteries. One was pretty well discharged while the other was in pretty healthy shape. As I started reconnecting wires I noticed that the bilge positive was sparking...

Thanks for the interesting non-CA anecdotes. However, what I'm describing I think is distinctive in that it specifically has to do with an apparent conflict between the state's restrictions on characters allowed in the mfg ID part of the HID. I'd love to hear from a California C-dory owner...

Hello All - Just acquired a 2006 22' Cruiser in California. After I received boat, which is after I transferred title, I noticed that the DMV paperwork shows a zero in the third position of the HID as opposed to the letter 'O'. CD0 vs CDO, the latter I believe being the actual mfg code. When...

Boat is still in SoCal and I'm now back in Northern CA ,looking for said ~24' trailer. Thx, Bill

Hello Visiting from Norcal. Need to pick up a 22' cruiser from Newport Beach boat ramp. Boat does not cone with trailer. Plan is to keep it in water vast majority of time so paying $8k for a new trailer is not reasonable- yes that's what people are quoting. Spent weekend searching for...