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Shaft wiper I have the same issue with my 32 Island Gypsy, even less space than your photo. Seeing that the PO had not addressed this in any way one of the first things I had to do was replace the 4 year old Prop, that had suffered sever electrolyses. As previousely recommended above, the...

Teak decks on naval vessels was not for cosmetics or to make work for the sailors. Teak on old naval vessels was for insulation when operating in tropical areas. There have been occasions when they riped it off the decks and through it in the sea to fit a given curcumstance.

30 year old 32 Island Gypsy teak decks still going strong,, I do keep up with the bungs and seams. Occasional wash down with a deck brush and oxyclean. All and all its not that much of a chore and the payback is great looking decks that are nice to walk on.

I don't have a link to Promarina but there is a couple of promos on youtube and West Marine sells it Promarina Proisocharge gill

CMS Great explanation! Seems I drank the cool aid,,how you explain it make good sense.

Dave There are two existing battery switches so to your point I can actually try this out by simply switching the start battery to the house (emergency start) and combining the house batteries via the house switch. This would emulate having a ACR connecting the engine to the house enabling me...

Ski Thanks for chiming in, that makes a lot of sense other than I use the two house batteries as two banks. That would only require putting the house switch on both or using two ACRs. The best part of your suggestion is simplicity, getting rid of the diode isolator and still having a way to...

Again thank you: The house bank is 2 4Ds if I am not mistaken gives me 400 Ahs, or at least that is what they're rated when you buy them. I have no intentions of increasing the house capacity at least for now, my goal is to reduce the charge time wile underway. I think I understand were your...

Thanks Dave I did get the temp sense, figured it was prudent. Interesting thought bypassing the diode isolator and sensing right at the battery. Not certain how that would effect the start battery if it would cause an overcharge. I would have to think the FET isolator basically connects the...

Good morning Gentlemen, Thank you for your response. After opening this thread I did another search through the forum and was able to find some info on FET type of isolators. Seems correct spelling goes a long way with computer searches. So my apologies that this thread is a bit redundant. I...

This thing from what I can tell dose the same thing and pulls fully charged batterys out of the circuit. Its interesting because looking at the auto relays I would need two this is less than the cost of two relays. Another thing that I like is it shuts down once the ignition is off leaving the...

I have a 32 Island Gypsy single engine. The battery set up is one start and two house battery's. Currently underway charging of the batterys is acomplished via a three bank diode isolator that the alternator is connected directly to. This works OK for me but takes considerable time to bring the...

I recently purchased the Raritan Elegance system with the optional controller. My motivation for wanting to go with fresh water was not the smell but rather the salt build up in the hoses. Every couple of years I end up pulling all the hoses and literally banging the salt out of them. Not a nice...

Thats good news,,,from he sounds of it you should be set for a wile. White noise for the little guy.

I am with Redhook on the product but looking at the container it is spelled "BLECHE-WITE" Works great!

CaseyMarie I told you I wanted the old one,,, You started a good conversation all the same lot of good info. ALTAIR

Interesting that there are as many configurations as there are boats. I guess its whatever works for you. I didn't notice anyone mentioning a battery isolator. I my case I have a single engine with a start battery and two house batteries. The engine alternator is wired to a three bank isolator...

I have a 32 Island Gypsy that I purchased 6 years ago it has factory installed double piston tabs that span the full with of the stern. I believe this is not an option and is still being installed on the 32 IG today. I keep them in working order but to be honest have never found a situation were...

OPPS,,, the boat name was ,,,,,,,,COD COUPLE

Boating on Cape Cod some years ago, there was a small cruiser named:

I am with Grey Dog ,, 6-7 hours at 8 mph, I have done more but it gets to be a long day especially solo. A lot has to do with the boat, speed, weather and how bad do you want to get there. On long runs you plan your best case and provide for bail outs just in case.

I have a 32 IG single,,,trust me I was intimidated. After just a couple of times in and out I found it to handle so diferant but better than the Outboard, IO and Twin Screw I had in the past. You don't need long arms just patience. Enjoy

Thanks for the quick reply,,, Totaly agree is all about the air flow. I have thought about using fabricated ducting. It would allow me to get the air high without being to intrusive. I hadn't considered the increase in air flow, a good consideration.

I have a 1990 32 IG. I purchased the boat in pretty rough shape and have spent the last 5 years working on and enjoying this great boat. This year I decided to look into adding an AC/Heat pump system. The basic stuff like were to put it and the BTU requirements are relatively strait forward...

Thank you all for your input. I did finally find a diagram showing the network and the hub. I feel a lot more confident investing the $$ having some idea as to whats involved. The plan is to flush mount both displays requiring some modifications to the dash panels, would not want to go through...