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Reinforcing stanchion   (1)
Project_Mayhem at 12:43pm 11.19.25
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dLj at 12:37pm 11.19.25
People panic when they think that they have to stop 10k lbs before it hits the dock. It doesnt matt
Rotten egg smell on first flush
Project_Mayhem at 12:19pm 11.19.25
I'm a bit apprehensive to do this on a regular basis with a plastic through hull and sea cock that b
Reinforcing stanchion
Project_Mayhem at 12:09pm 11.19.25
I was thinking about another option. On planes, there is a "STEP HERE" sticker. Perhaps you could
Rotten egg smell on first flush
Stu Jackson at 12:09pm 11.19.25
Use the fresh water flush from your head sink for the LAST flush BEFORE you leave the boat. Those o
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Project_Mayhem at 12:04pm 11.19.25
Interesting article and a bit perplexing to me as it seems to contradict my personal experience ove
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dlochner at 11:51am 11.19.25
Question wrt fusing. I was reading something on the Victron site and it confused me (shocker) :) "
Direct fresh water feed into the boat when at the dock
Project_Mayhem at 11:50am 11.19.25
Vinyl and PEX are prone to becoming brittle over time. Not so much with steel, copper and PVC
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GeneraiT001 at 11:39am 11.19.25
A "12v Panel" does not put out 12 volts, it puts out up to ~23v depending on the sun angle and ligh
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GeneraiT001 at 11:38am 11.19.25
Question wrt fusing. I was reading something on the Victron site and it confused me (shocker) :) "I
Direct fresh water feed into the boat when at the dock
dLj at 11:35am 11.19.25
OUCH OUCH and OUCH ! ! ! No empirical data, just advising the OP (and anyone else remotely interes
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dlochner at 11:31am 11.19.25
So I'm guessing the MPPT controller automatically lowers that 24v to 12v or is your boat wired for
Help me understand water depth on Navionics / Garmin Boating app.
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Ralph. It is Gulfport FL. The average annual tidal change is 1.5 ft. Some days, maybe 1 ft. Others p
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Ralph Johnstone at 11:23am 11.19.25
yet I know there are some rather large boats that go in there, so it must be deeper than that. What
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GeneraiT001 at 11:14am 11.19.25
Hi, This past season I added 2 100W flexible solar panels. They were cheapie amazon panels. Low co
Direct fresh water feed into the boat when at the dock
Ralph Johnstone at 11:11am 11.19.25
if you have any empirical data showing that, it might be of interest to others on which to make an
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azambella at 11:03am 11.19.25
I have the same problem on my H-33. I plan to use 1 1/2" angle stock under the chocks on each side.
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BarryL at 11:00am 11.19.25
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