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Any suggestions on a cheap voltmeter or voltage gauge? I often run electric only, it would be nice to wire into the trolling motor - battery circuit a voltmeter. Ideally it wouldn't cost too much and would be passive or nearly so, i.e. not drawing much current. Some nice wiring panels...

I'm considering setting up a home aquarium tank to raise bait fish (for personal use, so it won't be too big of a tank). Pros and cons? Best bait fish to raise? Is it worth the effort? My kids would definitely enjoy the experience regardless, but if I ended up with too few bait fish or too...

I'm trying to come up with (1) a choice for a wiring conduit and (2) what to use to attach the conduit to the boat. What I'm leaning toward is putting the conduit along the gunwale and using some kind of adhesive, since I'm too much of a novice to drill or cut holes anywhere in the boat. PVC...

So I'm about to wire a circuit breaker (50 or 60 A) close to the battery for my trolling motor. There are manual and automatic reset breaker versions available. What is preferred, manual or automatic reset? I am guessing manual. If there is a high current event going on, if you have to reset...

This past summer I had one 'keeper' largemouth bass that made quite a jail break from my converted cooler used as a livewell. I momentarily had the livewell cover tilted open and, just like that(!), the bass jumped from the cooler in the middle of the boat straight into the lake. One...

Where I live (due to an unfortunate local ordinance), I cannot keep my 14' jon outside, so during most warm weather months the boat occupies an oversized one car garage and the truck stays outside. However, for winter storage, I've wondered about trying to store the boat on its side (port or...