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Meh. Not really. This is part of what prompted me to reframe the problem as a consumption issue not a supply issue. I could...

Current 120V-at-anchor setup is an 8D battery and inverter. Even with a brand-new battery, the fridge and freezer draw it down enough...

How long do you plan to own the boat? When I was boathunting a few years ago I considered one that had one engine replaced. Replacing...

I agree with the "clean and grease absolutely everything" approach, that pump should be able to suck up a golf ball. Sometimes it's the...

That photo looks more like a thin strip of corrugated paper or strand of a vegetable or something is stuck in the crevice, not like a...

Yeah the 30' limit is a dealbreaker. Stretching to 32 opens a lot of options like Island Gypsy 32. An actual door at the helm, and...

I had similar issue (1980 boat), had to start with whatever policy Progressive would write for me, and then shop around. Gowrie (now...

That is basically what Barnacle Buster is. But it is blended with buffering chemicals to lessen the amount of metal lost. There isn't...

A trick with RTV is to apply, and install the piece finger-tight, wait for the RTV to mostly cure and then tighten the bolt properly...

You might consider pulling the heat exchanger and taking it to a reputable radiator shop and have them clean and pressure test it. It...

I use Fendertex and I'm completely happy with them. Wife and daughter had some difficulty handling the weight of the 10" Big-B fenders...

I wish I had done a 12VDC-24VDC charger. I have a 120VAC-24VDC charger, and I know it's really unlikely to ever be an actual problem it...

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Mystery solved: shore power polarity issue on AC2. It appears that the refrigeration (and the battery charger) circuits are connected...

Yes, two 30A inlets. Let's call them AC1 and AC2. There may be an unlabeled combiner-switch somewhere in the engine space, but nothing...