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I’m just finishing up my solar install and have been thinking, how have you all been setting your abs/float voltages, tail current, etc… I’ve got three different sources now. Inverter/charger when on shore power or generator, balmar alternator/regulator for motoring, and now 770 watts of solar...

Like the title implies, I’m wondering if anyone can tell me, how easy should the bow thruster propeller spin by hand? I’ve always thought my bow thruster was a little weak, and now it seems weaker one direction than it used to be. How much? I’m not really sure. I had my diver check it out and he...

ok bluewater owners, here's another question. i'm doing some cleanup on the ac systems wiring on my boat and i'm wondering where the original ac neutral buss is located. i see some of what appears to be factory terminal strips under the helm station but the wire colors aren't right. i see some...

i have a bowman heat exchanger on my engine and i was looking for a place to install an anode. couldn't find any fitting on it anywhere. sent an email to bowman, the manufacturer of the exchanger, and they say they make the unit from cupronickel, and zinc anodes are actually harmful and can...

i'm trying to get a few things sorted on the engine, one of which is anode location. there's a fitting on the heat exchanger but i'm not sure if it's for an anode or if it's for holding the end plate on. my engine manuals don't seem to cover that item. there's a small anode in the tranny cooler...

xantrex sw2012 charge settings i'm having a little trouble getting things set up on my charger. it will step through bulk and absorption fine, but when it goes into float it won't stay there. as soon as there's any draw on the bank, (like the fridge) it will drop back to absorption or sometimes...

i'm curious to know, what type of steering is your bluewater equipped with, and how do you like it? mine has an older morse rack/cable unit and it takes a lot of effort to turn to port at speeds above 6 knots or so. it's high on my list of things to upgrade/repair.

Just registered for the site. Been a boater all my life, grew up fishing in se Alaska, Been living on my modified navy lifeboat with my wife for more than 25 years now. Have a cruising sailboat too. We decided to make a change and get rid of our two boats and get on bigger one. We just made a...