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We resisted buying electric bikes thinking that getting exercise was one of the points of having a bike in the first place, and an electric would hamper that. Perhaps that is true for some designs I'm not familiar with, but turns out not to be a problem with the ones we purchased...

I ordered a filter for my Puradyn bypass filter and received the filter, plus a complete filter body with mounting brackets which I don't need. So, best offer over $100.00 plus shipping buys it. Retail is over $900. This is a PFT 40 that is good for engines with up to 25 gallons capacity. Oil...

I believe I took on 1,000 gallons of marginal fuel at the commercial dock in Honolulu. By marginal, I mean it appeared to have a whole lot of asphaltene in the 2 - 10 micron range, which started clogging filters at the beginning of the return trip from Hawaii to the PNW. This fuel went into...

With my intrepid crew - friends Gage Oakley and Jeff Peck - we're setting out for Hawaii on Delfin this morning from Anacortes. First day is just getting out to Neah Bay on the tip of the Olympic Peninsula, where we'll anchor for the night before heading out next morning. We're loaded with...

We've got extra bikes, so we're looking for a home for two Montague folding bikes, one 18" and one 16". New ones are $1,200 each, so I'd like to get $600 each. Includes the carrying bag as well. Located in Mount Vernon, WA.

I'm finally completing a User's Manual for Delfin for my long suffering bride. Each installation of an LFP battery bank may have differences, but this is mine. Hopefully of some use..... Managing the Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries Quick Start Guide: Unlike lead acid batteries (AGM...

18 months into usage of a 600 ah 24vdc Lithionics bank consisting of two 300 ah batteries. Probably should have done this when new, but I just finished a capacity test, the results of which may be of interest. 1. Charged bank to 29.4 volts to trigger cell balancing, which I had never done...

Love to see this technology developed. An EV with a 2,000 mile range is not out of the question - perhaps. https://phys.org/news/2019-01-tiny-silicon-particles-power-lithium.html

Finally installing an AIS, but I am unclear on the required antenna setup. The unit is a Sitex and it suggests a VHF splitter. However, the installer says that the AIS requires a slightly different frequency, so advises a new and separate antenna. This is certainly doable, but a pita, so my...

We have a Northern Lights 20kw genset on board (I know, it's big, but it came with the boat, brand new). I installed a Puradyn bypass filter on the main CAT 3306 a number of years ago, and have been meaning to install one on the genset as well. The basic reason is that OEM filters are designed...

With a good heating system, and a being a bit more selective on travel days, cruising in the winter in the PNW is one of the best times of the year. This is dawn, looking SE from Fossil Bay on Sucia Island, with Venus and a sliver of waning moon. Sucia is an entire, fairly large island that is...

My long suffering bride wants to buy us IS binoculars. The Canon 18x50 look great, but does anyone have experience with these or can recommend another?

I have a Puradyn by pass filter that when saturated probably holds about 3/4 of a gallon of oil. The oil supplied to this filter is from the pressure side of the system, pushed up through the inside of the filter, passing through to the outside and then gravity fed back to the sump. This...

I always wondered how they made chain.... https://www.facebook.com/InTheKnowInnovationAOL/videos/194643514795539/?t=1

After filling the wing tanks before leaving for a couple of months north, I noticed a dribble of diesel coming from the starboard tank. We used or transferred the 750 gallons in that tank so I could take the inspection plate off and re-gasket it. I was somewhat surprised to find that after 11...

Curious if any of our left coast members have spent any time in the Sea of Cortez? Looks like the best time to be there is Mar - May, which for me, means a transit south (2,000 nm) starting in late January, which doesn't sound like a lot of fun. Any information would be appreciated.

If anyone is looking to install a bypass oil filter, I came across this and it is a screaming deal - $140.00 for a new unit that I believe handles up to 300 hp or so. I have one of these, and while I can't prove a negative I assume I am getting much less wear with oil filtered down to 1 micron...

I have a dumb question regarding water filters...... We use copious amounts of fresh water on board (two dogs, fresh water flush, showers, etc.) so make water daily. In the PNW there is lots of algae so the supply water to the water maker goes through a 50 mesh stainless algae filter, then a...

Can't say I like this upgrade, but CE is still pretty wonderful. One thing I can't figure out, and would appreciate info from other users, but I can get Active Captain or CE comments from other skippers to reliably display. I can't figure out why. Each is selected as a data source for...

The Admiral and I tend to be podcast junkies and like to use the time underway for hours listening and hopefully learning. I'm curious what other Forumites do while cruising along, keeping watch or just gazing out the window. One of our favorites are the podcasts published by John Batchelor...

I'd like to hear from other forumites with experience going up/down the Columbia/Snake River to Clarkston on the boarder with Idaho. From the charts, it looks like minimum clearance is 39 feet, which is fine, but I can't find much info on currents, marinas, etc. So, what say you, is this an...

For some reason, when I set up Delfin's nav station in the pilot house, I elected to install a $2,300 Big Bay monitor. The computer with charts and Coastal Explorer was in the office belowdecks with cabling up to the pilot house. The laptop computer went toes up on me after intermittent...

Hopefully, we'll get away for a new months this summer, and I would like to visit the National Park on Haida Gwaii. In looking at the Park information, they restrict the number of folks entering the park, but I am curious if anyone has experience with anchorages, both west coast and east coast...

We have a 40,000 BTU Kabola B-17 boiler. We love it. Very efficient, quiet and it supplies all the heat and hot water we need. However, there is a defect that owners with 24 vdc units should understand. Our B-17 ceased to light up last week. After poking around, I found that a connector to...

Went out on Delfin and it was a bit rough: https://www.facebook.com/scandinaviannature/videos/1879125422127685/ Well, ok, maybe this isn't Delfin in rough water but it is pretty interesting.....