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This is happening because you are overcharging the battery. Get a better charger. Do not put charging voltage on a battery that is fully charged or you will get corrosion.

Let me just say upfront: I am not planning on crossing the Atlantic Ocean in a kayak.

At the risk of quoting David Pascoe again: you can't fix leaking windows with glue. I see the glue gurus going nuts here with their witches brew of epoxy, putties, polymers, silicones, and who knows what else. IT DOES NOT WORK. Leaking windows are a STRUCTURAL problem. You cannot fix an unsound...

Let's differentiate between what (A) the insurance companies want you to do, and (B) what you ought to do. Those are two different things. I am sure the other guy's insurance company will tell the guy with the hurt boat all kinds of things are a bad idea for him and a good idea for the insurance...

I suggest you read Pascoe's article. He is an extremely experienced marine surveyor who has written multiple books on the subject. You cannot fix windows by just gluing them up with epoxy and Pascoe explains why. Many boat owners think they can just caulk up windows to solve leaks and that is...

Do not report it to your insurance company. That will cause an increase in your rates. You want the other guy to report it HIS insurance company. Call him up and find out whether he plans on paying for it himself, or whether he is going to file a claim with HIS insurance company. If he is...

That is the federal rule. The previous post said report it to the "coast guard". The coast guard regulations specify that accidents only need to be reported if the damage is more than $2000 (or somebody dies, etc).

You only need to report it if the damage is "more than $2,000". I could not find any regulation specifying a fine. If anybody knows what that regulation is.... ?

Get an estimate on the damage and see if the guy will pay it, tell him he can file a claim with his insurance company (LOL, if he dumb enough to run into your boat, he might be dumb enough to do that). If he refuses to pay it, you have the following options: (1) sue him pro se (2) fix it...

David Pascoe has an article on leaking windows. With this type of boat, the Hwa trawler, the problem is that it has a flybridge on top of the cabin, so you basically have people walking around on the windows. Since the windows are leaking, that indicates that the structural support for the...

It's just a design modification for a heavier keel offered by builder. Anytime you order a boat made, you can specify--within certain ranges--the weight of the keel. A heavier keel will cause the boat to roll less and be even more wind resistant. It will also be harder to broach or capsize. The...

You know that Sperry was bought out ten years ago by Payless right? I wear Quoddy's. Very high quality. Quoddy does not put brand symbols on the outside of the shoe like most manufacturers do. I don't like being a walking advertisement.

Don't forget 121.5 as a back up option. A lot of commercial aircraft monitor 121.5 and if you can reach an overflying plane, they can potentially get you help a lot faster than satellite.

I think you might be mistaking fishermen for boaters. A "fishing vessel" is just a box that has fishermen and fish inside of it. It has nothing to do with boating or seamanship. It is essentially a large piece of flotsam that is capable of making erratic movements. It would probably be a good...

What do you think about the quality of North Pacific compared to competitors? I notice that NP has put a new line of 45' boats which they are advertising as being a significant quality and convenience upgrade over the 43.

I have seen some pretty scary videos concerning the flammability of fiberglass. Are steel boats a much safer fire risk than fiberglass boats, or is it a minor difference?

I am a software developer and I know a competitive kill off when I see one. Garmin chart products start at $2000 and go up from there. That is where they make their money. One of the whole reasons why people don't have to pay $10,000 for Garmin system is because of things like AC. In several...

Well, that sucks. I am glad the owner got to cash out, but Garmin is going to either kill it, or make it so restrictive that nobody will want to use it anymore.

Remind me not to take my boat to Greenland for repair. ...or as the Curly of the Three Stooges would say, "Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk..."

Different makes of boats are known for different levels of quality and characteristics. Additionally boat manufacturers evolve, so that the quality of their products can be better or worse in certain years. Is there a resource of some kind that reviews and summarizes boat quality and...

It might depend a lot on what kind of cruising you are planning to do. The average woman can last about a week camping before they start doing crazy things. So, if you are just doing periodic journeys, you might be OK, but if you are talking about living on the boat for weeks or months at a...

Yes. So, if 4-foot swells are typical in good-weather coastal cruising in the open ocean, then in an unstabilized 40-foot boat, then you estimate about 50% of passengers would be able to read or work comfortably on a computer for 4-6 hours straight?

Maybe I should try repeating my question, I don't know... :banghead: I know about motion sickness, I am not interested in studying motion sickness. The question is not about motion sickness. Please do not talk about motion sickness any more. The question is whether passengers will be able to...

The question was not about motion sickness. It was about whether passengers will be able to read or work on the computer in typical ocean conditions for long stretches.

I am a new prospective cruiser. As I learn more about how cruising works, one thing I am concerned about is the comfort of any passengers I might have on board. For the type of trips I would like to do there would be significant time spent in open ocean 20 miles offshore or so. Even on a calm...