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As previously mentioned there are several ways to do this. Currently, and subject to change in the future, I have a separate AC to DC charger for each bank, start, generator, crane and house bank. I then run my alternators to my start bank and DC to DC to the house. I do have manual combining...

I think you are replacing the most accurate system with an inferior system.

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I am not saying that your statement is wrong. I am saying that the example posted has nothing to do with complacency.

Let’s put this back in context. Pleasure boat had right of way over ferry. Pleasure boat’s captain left the helm to sit on the toilet. Both captains were found to be at fault. One for leaving the helm unattended and failing to avoid a collision. The other for failing to yield right away and...

I appreciate the link to the article. Having Bluetooth sounds like a very worth while feature. I believe if I was doing my project now that I would not consider any batteries that did not have Bluetooth capability. Posting a picture of a battery that had a catastrophic failure with out any...

I think you should plan for 1 gallon per mile with a likely possibility of achieving 1.25 miles to the gallon. If you plan for 1.25 miles to the gallon and you end up using 1 gallon per mile you could end up in trouble. The Cat 3208 typically burns 5 gallons per hour at 1750 RPMs. Times 2 if...

We could argue for ever over profits and effort but we all agree. It works.

Before I got into multi family real estate I feared bad tenants. This fear almost kept me out of the market place. Fortunately, I over came my fear and got in. Then came bad legislation. This scared me and then I learned that there is always a way around bad legislation. I am in Seattle, I...

Many oil heat exchangers use raw water to cool. Some use a coolant loop were the coolant is cooled by raw water. Oil cooler heat exchangers are a common failure point.

If you know you got the engine extremely hot then I would start with doing a CO test on the heat exchanger. My guess is that you haven’t because you didn’t lead with such a statement. This leads me to believe you have a leaking oil cooler exchanger. A pressure test on the oil cooler would...

This is a four year old thread. I would be very curious to hear an update from the OP.

You can measure shaft size from inside the boat. You should be able to see the zinc’s on the back and trim tabs from the dock. If you can’t see the rudder zinc then just go with a 5” round.

I have always had a back up charger on board. I have almost never needed it. I needed it once WHEn I needed to send out the Inverter/charger for repair. I used it one other time to charge a dead dingy battery.

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