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Boat Just Lost Ac Power..

It was the dock breaker. Dock power is two 30a sockets. One socket has somehow flipped halfway. AC resumed after I reset both breakers. This is...

 
 

Magnetic Compass

Greetings, Our new boat has a magnetic compass mounted near enough to our Garmin GPS/radar screen to effect its accurate operation. I would really...

 
 

AGM Battery Charger Size

Would a 125 amp inverter/charger be adequate to charge a 1400ah bank? I'm considering a Magnum 3000w inverter/Charger that charges the batteries...

 
 

Liability As Captain Or Crew

The recent thread on finding a crew position to build experience, got me thinking about my own experience in both a commercial setting as captain as.....

 
 

Fuel Shut Off Valve

I'm planning to change racor filters and spin on filters later this week. I recall the first step is to shut off fuel. Is the yellow valve shown...

 
 

Need 125v Out Of 250v Outlet

Replacing a dryer that is 250v with one that is 125v (can't find a small one in 250v). I'd like to not have to run new wiring. So can I just use 1.....

 
 

A "cheap" LiFePO4 Drop-in Update

Just an info update: I have now had my $306 100Ah LFP drop-in Power Queen batteries 11 months (they are cheaper now). They are still babies really...

 
 

Borg Warner Shaft Gasket/ Seal Leaking

Hi there, I am wondering if any of you have had this leak before. It appears to be a minor transmission oil leak on my borg warner transmission...

 
 

Alwood Application Process?

I am nearly at a point where I will go ahead and use the Alwood system for the teak on my boat. It has all been stripped to bare wood and sanded with....

 
 

1978 Hershine 37, Knoxville, TN $18,900

Boat needs some TLC but is not a project boat. We use her regularly. Selling because we need a boat easier for our dog to board. Yep, that's the...

 
 

Gray Marine 6-71 Fuel Burn

Anyone know what approx the fuel burn would be for Detroit Diesel 6-71 engine in a 10,000 lbs landing craft? Just wondering if I could afford to take....

 
 

Aluminum Bottom Paint

I just found out the Trilux 11 bottom paint I have used for our aluminum trawler is no longer available in Canada. I don't think its even made any...

 
 

"Victron Comms" Epoch 460AH Lifepo4 8D Marine Batteries

I was testing the 300AH Essential batteries with Victron Comms but those ended up going to a buddy of mine. I opted instead for the 460Ah version X 2....

 
 

Solar Combiner Box Breaker Getting Hot??

My solar system is five, four panel, 1000w parallel strings to a 6 in 2 out combiner box then to 5000W inverters also operating in parallel....

 
 

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