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Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel thinwater at 10:41am 11.29.24 And if your home slip only has 30A then all that work will be useless. It is not a great idea. Ju
Battery reconditioning? thinwater at 10:33am 11.29.24 I think he means rainwater, so very low conductivity. It is a trailer boat. If the caps were tight,
Battery reconditioning? Project_Mayhem at 10:27am 11.29.24 Can you put a new slurry of acid and water in there? This of course is assuming that the plates are
Battery reconditioning? dLj at 10:24am 11.29.24 The boat caughr water in and the batteries were submerged all that time. Please clarify this stat
Soft Deck Safety Project_Mayhem at 10:24am 11.29.24 Are you just "asking for a friend"? :( I would imagine that it would slowly spread, but have not ha
Soft Deck Safety FastOlson at 10:02am 11.29.24 If there's existing rot/wet core, then the fittings are rebedded, does the rot spread and if so, ho
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Johann at 9:59am 11.29.24 Another option which may work is adding a Victron Multiplus inverter/charger to power your outlets.
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? Ralph Johnstone at 9:30am 11.29.24 The document is very helpful. What's even better with that document, if you're having trouble fal
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Stu Jackson at 9:27am 11.29.24 Not all shore power pedestals have a 50 amp service. And if your home slip only has 30A then all t
1989 H27 Steering Pedestal Rail DHembree at 9:11am 11.29.24 For anyone that needs this information, the center-to-center dimension of the rails is 9-1/2". The
Battery reconditioning? dlochner at 8:52am 11.29.24 As others have said, the batteries are toast. If they were submerged, especially in brackish or salt
Battery reconditioning? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:35am 11.29.24
Battery reconditioning? jssailem at 8:22am 11.29.24 You said: " boat caughr water in and the batteries were submerged all that time." I am going to sug
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities (3) jssailem at 8:14am 11.29.24 It is Friday. Lets try to create an outlook... Cold series of weather fronts interspersed with cold
Winter Weather forecasted for PacificNW (2) jssailem at 7:52am 11.29.24 It is Friday... Forecast for the PacificNW is all about the Pacific High Pressure cell that has take
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel marcham at 7:42am 11.29.24 If you add a 2nd panel, get one that has 2 power sources. One for shore power and the 2nd one to par
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 Don S/V ILLusion at 5:34am 11.29.24 Sigh.
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Don S/V ILLusion at 5:33am 11.29.24
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel dLj at 5:22am 11.29.24 You should also consider where you sail. Not all shore power pedestals have a 50 amp service. If you
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? JPS27 at 4:46am 11.29.24 If you do this, could you please report what your readings are as I have not been able to find any

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