Adventures in boat ownership - continues!

[tdonoughue]

I would also recommend against boxing them in above. You will box in the heat (which is high for a can) and probably cause the fire you are trying to protect against... Besides, the firebreak afforded by the can (which is metal) blocking the hole is very likely greater than the firebreak provided by the drywall. So I think you are covered.

 

[itsdgm]

Seeing as how there's no living space above, there's probably not a requirement for any type of fire resistive barrier anyway.

 

[dansshin]

@itsdgm I do have bonus room above the original double garage. But even so I believe having the recessed lights in garage without boxing it in is still within code. When we did the electrical rough-in inspection they didn't say anything about it. We'll be doing the final electrical inspection in the near future.

 

[Murf'n'surf]

Although it might be missed in the inspection or not in your local building code, I would look into it for the sake of my family's safety. My local code mandates 2 layers of drywall or fire rated material and zero penetrations and a fire rated door going into the living space.

 

[tdonoughue]

If you do that, I would ensure that the fixture is rated to be enclosed (and note the clearances spec'd) and use something like a Tenmat enclosure, designed for purpose. That is especially important if you have (or will have) incandescent fixtures.

 

[dansshin]

I just about had a heart attack today. When I pulled the boat into the garage last week, I pulled the tower down and lay the tower support piece that has the wake rack on the seats to the sides and today when I picked it up to put the tower backup there was nice imprint of the part from the grease that was there. I tried cleaning it with 303 Aerospace but couldn't take the grease off the seats. Only after about hour of cleaning with Dawn I was able to get the grease off the seats. I really thought I was going to have to live with grease imprint of the tower support on the seats. LOL!

Anyways seats are clean as new now with no trace of grease and I was able to put the tower up in my garage with 1/2" to spare.

 

[dansshin]

Quick question on Battery Tender. I have model 021- 0123. I have not used this and it came with the boat from the original owner. Do I just leave this plugged in during the whole winter storage? Do I need to turn the battery power to the boat to on or can I just leave it off?

I have it plugged in right now with boat battery powered off and Battery Tender is just blinking red and green light.

 

[Murf'n'surf]

From what I see about the model of charger, it is smart and fully automatic which means that while left unattended it won't overcharge your battery.

So.... Yes, leave it hooked up with the battery switch off.

 

[dansshin]

@Murf'n'surf Thanks for the info. I will leave it plugged in with battery set to off.

It was blinking green and red but now it just has red light. I wonder if that means battery is fully charged.

 

[dansshin]

I wish I had known this before but I found out the hard way.

If you are taking the tower down on your 212x, DO NOT put the support bracket you removed on the seats. There is bunch of grease on the back side of that bracket!

 

[Murf'n'surf]

Alternating green and red sounds like it was analyzing the battery's charge state. Red = charging, green = charged/floating

 

[davel501]

Alternating red/green used to mean battery failed analysis. My 2002 tender is red while analyzing and charging and green when good.

 

[Murf'n'surf]

Alternating red/green used to mean battery failed analysis. My 2002 tender is red while analyzing and charging and green when good.

That's correct...just looked at the manual.

@dansshin You may have a bad battery or poor connection.

ALTERNATING RED & GREEN LIGHTS FLASHING --This is abnormal and most likely indicates either that the battery is sulfated or that there is a poor electrical connection between the charger DC output and the battery posts.

 

[dansshin]

@Murf'n'surf I looked at this couple days ago and it was sitting solid green. Looked at it yesterday and it was blinking green so looks like it fixed itself from doing the red & green blinking. Do I just leave it plugged the whole winter?

 

[Murf'n'surf]

Yes, leave it plugged in when not using the boat... Even during the boating season.

 

[dansshin]

@Murf'n'surf Thank you!

 

[Big Shasta]

The Battery tenders are nice but they don't desulfate (at least I don't think any of their model do) To anyone looking, I would recommend a batteryminder. A little pricey but worth it. This is the one I have. Maintains up to 6 batteries.

http://www.batteryminders.com/12-volt-battery-charger-maintainer-desulfator-12248

 

[Noko]

I just about had a heart attack today. When I pulled the boat into the garage last week, I pulled the tower down and lay the tower support piece that has the wake rack on the seats to the sides and today when I picked it up to put the tower backup there was nice imprint of the part from the grease that was there. I tried cleaning it with 303 Aerospace but couldn't take the grease off the seats. Only after about hour of cleaning with Dawn I was able to get the grease off the seats. I really thought I was going to have to live with grease imprint of the tower support on the seats. LOL!

Anyways seats are clean as new now with no trace of grease and I was able to put the tower up in my garage with 1/2" to spare.

Who is this, "Dawn", that helped you? Dawn Wells from Gilligan's Island?