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Looking for ideas about adding charge capacity. Existing setup is 1000Ah of AGM as house bank, a Multiplus 3Kw, Cerbo GX, and BVM-702. The engine has a 320A alternator and WS500 regulator. Usage is about 400 Ah/day. The current setup works fine most of the time. If going to a dock to plug...

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Apologies in advance if this is common knowledge but I just figured it out. I've got a house bank of 1000 Ah of Rolls AGM batteries which means 500 Ah usable. I don't let the batteries go below 50% but it is a pain when the batteries approach this figure at the end of a day. What to do? Run...

Plan to visit with some family. Any recommendations for a spot for a few days? Dock or mooring fine. Dog-friendly required. 53' LOA, 5' draft. Thanks.

I've got a Vickers V10 pump for the stabilizers mounted to the rear of my Twin Disc transmission. it has been suggest that I acquire a blanking plate for transmission. In case of a hydraulic failure (burst hose for example), I could remove the PTO pump, put the blanking plate on the...

The recent LiFePO4 poll got me thinking: If I went this route and relocated my battery bank outside of the hot ER, how could I connect the alternator to the new bank location? We're talking 300A max @12V, a 50' round-trip, and cabling within the ER. That means multiple 4/0 cables each way. I...

As part of an upgrade I have the following available. All are 'legacy' products but have been working fine for the past 15 years. All working when removed in December. - Simrad AC20 Autopilot Computer (12v). $160 - Simrad AP16 Control Unit. Some plastic cable connectors are broken (a common...

As part of an upgrade I have the following available. All installed in the last few year; some items are still current Garmin products. All working when removed in December. - Garmin GPSMAP 7616 16" MFD. This model does not have an integrated sounder. Included power cable. Clean, no...

Seems that no matter how powerful the pump there is always tougher mud to be found. I've currently got a 12v Jabsco pump , 6GPM @ 70 PSI. it seems a bit anemic due I guess to the flow rate. Looking to do better, probably by going to a 110 VAC pump. I see a couple options out there...

We're up for renewal so had our broker shop around as we do each year. The best options were two well-know companies with significant yacht insurance portfolios. I noticed the quotes were based on our home port being in Maryland. This year we're actually in Delaware. Not a big deal -- the...

I'm looking for a device to hook to the N2K net and output data on Ethernet. Don't need Wifi -- I have a router on the IP network that will provide that. I've got an old open-source device that does this but it is a bit finicky and so I'm looking to replace it. I've come across the Yacht...

A number of the valve handles in my ER have gone walkabout over the years. I'm having trouble finding suitable replacements. Note these are somewhat unusual handles in their configuration - the tab to limit movement comes off at a 45 degree angle. I also think the hole size may be...

This may not be feasible but... I've got Garmin 76XX equipment on the boat. Also an iPad that receives NMEA0183 and is used for Aquamap (USACE) and Navionics (crowd-sourced SonarChart). What I'd like to do is be able to use the tender for scouting shallow areas and passages, and then have...

I want to add some SS railings around the engine. Without them I find myself steadying myself by grabbing or touching things I shouldn't - especially when underway. I expect pretty much any fabricator can do this, right? Any recommendations in the Baltimore/Annapolis area? ..or any better ideas?

This spring we want to do an interior refresh -- carpet, cushions, soft goods. We'd like to find someone with good boat experience to help (or maybe manage) this process. Any good recommendations of someone located on the northern half of the Chesapeake?

It occurred to me recently that our PFDs are about 12-15 years old. They're in decent shape and we test them periodically but it may be time for a new set. I suspect the technology has improved a bit over the years, no? Looking for inflatables without a harness that auto-inflate and can...

Looking for something small I can keep in my pocket and use for night runs. Would like switchable white/red, 'decent' brightness and the ability to dim down to almost nothing. Anyone have something like this they can recommend? Thanks.

I know some folks here are very good about being to recognize obscure things on sight. I'm looking for a jack to work with the plug shown below. If it helps, the plug is on a Simrad AP27 autopilot remote. Back in the day Simrad sold something called the JP27 which is what I'd want. Or maybe...

Our new-to-us boat has significantly more systems (and more piping and valves) than our previous boats. 4 AC units, 8-zone hydronic, hydraulics, fresh and salt wash-downs, a number of valves added to ease winterizing, etc. Lots (to me) of piping and hoses and valves. Some valves are labeled...

Stopped recently at Indian Creek Yacht and Country Club. They redid their docks in the last year or so and now all power pedestals implement the 2017 standard with 30 mA ground fault protection. This is the first time with this boat that we have encountered that standard. When we arrived the...

Given an excess of down-time this year I've been noodling with a Raspberry Pi and looking for boat-centric ideas. My first implementation was a automated foghorn timer for the Kahlenberg. Dead simple with a Pi, a relay, and a SPDT switch. So what next? A counter for the bilge pumps? A small...

I want add a Garmin GNX wind sensor. The plan is to mount it off the existing 1.25" pole hosting the steaming and anchor lights. My thought was to simply find a clamp that would support a small platform (mimicking the horizontal space at the top of a mast) and mount the sensor to that. The...

Anyone have any insight to the process for transferring an FCC-issued MMSI to the new owner of a boat? Clearly I'd rather have the existing MMSI transferred to me rather than needing to have multiple devices programmed with a new MMSI. All my experience with this process has been BoatUs-issued...

Are there any good replacements -- ideally LED and a bit slicker looking -- for these old-style panel lights? I can't even figure out how to Google them best. In aircraft they were post lights (though these are larger than the aircraft ones). I also think I used to call them map lights but...