balder8

We have a wide body, no side decks. I have been operating this style boat since 2012. The previous boat had very narrow side decks. I...

FWIW, I sold a boat to a client who named her Last Boat IV

Just at the beginning of the covid crisis, I was in the canary islands expecting to cross atlantic, cruise the carib, bound north to...

I realize this thread has morphed into a 'who's who' of elderly metal vessels. While some of them are interesting, none of that...

I have been stressed when cruising the "orcas alley" with these incredible animals attacking boats and destroying rudders in south Spain...

After 7 yachts and trawler bought new in GRP and now my dutch steel trawler, I will never come back to fiberglass. What said Klee Wyck...

Hello, that's a nice ship you have in sight. We have owned a steel boat for 32 years and is always on saltwater, summer and winter. The...

I've had three times that the engine quit in a single. Once in out last boat, and twice in our current boat. All three were self...

I have twin engine boat now and last boat was a single engine both boats diesel powered. Between the two boats in the last 5 years we...

whatever considering my broken english when my french is truely academic(!!!), the last three replies are why I like this forum so much...

From the net..... and my own experience/research.... "AGM 12V batteries can experience internal failures. Common issues include short...

yes, if the one battery had a problem inside.

Should I understand your batteries are connected in parrallel? In this config, if one or more of your BMS shut down, others will stay on?

@balder8 Like Peter with 7-100A I have 8-100A batteries for 800Ah. I like redundancy even without offshore. The more independant BMS you...

A camper on the road or a boat used as a floating caravan in a marina is different from a sailing boat, a fishing trawler or a long...