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I have two of the USB-C PD devices from amazon running directly off of 12 volts. They work great for phones and I don't hear any interference on the VHF when they are in use. I used a Powerwerx 3 hole plastic trim piece and put the two switched/lit USB-C PD at the dinette along with a powerpole...

If it's a dedicated inverter for the fridge, why do the transfer switch at all? Just let it run on the dedicated inverter all the time. If you have sufficient battery charging already, the small load of the fridge's inverter shouldn't make much difference. That's how I run my AC powered...

I helped install a diesel powered hydronic system on a GB42 that used a heat exchanger large enough to provide 'instant' hot water whenever the hydronic loop was hot. If you already have heat exchangers on your engine providing hot water adding a hydronic coolant heater like a Proheat or a...

My boat is on a Mooring so I run on solar 24x7 as well and keep close tabs on my energy usage in all aspects. I have 1200W of solar, I also cook with induction, use full size PC computer onboard, etc...

I run a standard household fridge 24x7 on a dedicated inverter. It's a basic unit, a Magic Chef 9.9 cu/ft and it runs on a dedicated Victron 1200W pure sine inverter that only costs about $300. The idle current of the small inverter is only 1.5A (18W). Your larger 3000W inverter is going to...

This book will be far better than the class you took, if you want to learn how basic DC electrical works this is definitely something you want on board.

The 712 can function with a Cerbo GX the same as a smartshunt, that's the configuration I have on my boat. The 20 watt idle load figure from Victron is conservative, I've seen 3000VA units that are higher than that by double. To the OP, it sounds like the previous owner knew more than they...

Not having to tip at all is even easier. $40 for a brush is insignificant within the scope of a paint job and getting the best brush for the job would certainly be worth it.

I have been mainly working on interior refurbishment projects and small upgrades to lights and electronics. A recent afternoon was spent installing a vinyl floor (100% vinyl) in the aft head. The boat was originally 100% carpeted which is all removed so bare plywood floors at the moment...

A recent evening on the mooring.

I painted my boat with Alexseal this year using the no tip additive. I used these rollers: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0168S0NAE I tried the Mohair rollers that Andy uses and no matter how much or how hard I tried rolling them on tape, they left hairs in the paint. A boat yard...

Not exactly. The blower is used to push fresh air into the cylinders on every stroke. The block has a built in airbox into which the blower's output is directed. When the piston reaches the bottom of it's stroke, intake ports in the cylinder wall are exposed to the air box, all the exhaust...

I wanted to know who and what rule/law is in place in situations like this. My wording and explanation of what happened took center stage though instead of the point of the post. Yes it's pretty simple. I do have an opinion of the situation that happened, just like posters form an opinion of...

I'm a programmer, but... it is an easy way to get a bunch of data into Grafana which is a very nice charting and display tool.

Unfortunately there is really only one player in the android tablet market, especially the large format models. Samsung. Your choice is between their three large format models. Galaxy Tab S7 FE 12.3" ~429 Galaxy Tab S7 11.0" ~ $499 Galaxy Tab S7+ ~ $699 The S7 FE has the slowest processor...

I'm sure the sailboat captain felt he had plenty of steerage and no need for concern. I seriously doubt he meant to get tangled up with a bunch of boats. A variety of actions would have prevented it, true. What are the rules related to collisions of boats occupied, not occupied, etc... and who...

It's a factual statement, not a challenge or judgement. The run up to this area from the direction he was coming is a mile long, all suitable anchorage, in fact it's a designated 'day use' anchorage that no one was using at the time. It took a long time to cover this distance and the captain...

He did side tie his dinghy later, but his attentions were divided between dealing with his dinghy and drifting into moored boats. His intention was not to catch a ball, the captain doesn't have a ball in this field.

Please enlighten me on how I could have offered a hand.

This was a 28-30 foot sailboat. It may or may not have had onboard propulsion, if it did, no attempt was made to use it. The captain left a designated anchorage in calm weather with no forecast for any inclement weather to follow within the next few days. Winds would go from calm to 8-10 mph...

No maybes. I certainly can't represent the captains side of the story. I saw what I saw, a captain choosing to sail with little to no wind. He had all the time in the world to throw the hook down prior to entering the field and chose not to do so.

Thanks for the link! I think that the idea is for it to be a simple replacement for rowing. It's more expensive than I would guessed though at about $1700 USD. https://www.temofrance.com/en_GB/shop/product/t450-43-temo-450-104

On Saturday morning I was out on deck doing some maintenance and fussing with things when I noticed a sail boat approaching the mooring field at one knot or less. It was dead calm, flat water. The captain was towing an dinghy on a 20' or so painter. All sails up. He appeared to have at least...

A few months back I saw an advertisement for what was basically an electric sculling oar, it had a prop at the end of it instead of a paddle, and the batteries were self contained in the tube/handle. Anyone else see this and know where it was?

You gave it a great try! I spent several MONTHS fussing with my shafts/couplers/stuffing boxes while on the hard, a real pain. Would have been much faster to cut everything off and have all new made up, but I struggled with them while other projects were in progress and logistics at the yard I...