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Re SOC state , a hydrometer history is accurate.

'add some charge to the generator start battery while cruising along for several hours. ' 1. Is the genset, start & house battery same chemistry, say flooded lead acid [fla] with similar charging voltage requirements ? If yes then a very simple solution I have used with success is a...

Re stability here is a link that may be of interest https://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/commercial/safety/vessel-stability/documents/fishing-vessel-stability-guidelines.pdf I reckon pick the boat that lets you smile the most :) I've never owned a double ender, I've worked on [electricals]...

If you want a ~free vacuum source and have an electric [or other] motor on hand I saw a clever idea on a Japanese portable firefighting unit. They used a brake vacuum vane pump from a diesel car alternator and a cam to tighten the drive belt with a small cup mounted above the pump for the pump...

I would have chosen the two stroke and taken the fuel consumption hit for reliability and self service and self diagnose too. I'd run 50:1 oil. I'm a current auto electrical mechanic. Another 10 years and the 4 strokes might be there for me & my transportable boat scene.

I read some of the article and agree with what was written. My first consideration is what are the battery makers charge specifications ? included in this spec is the temperature / charge voltage graph, I haven't seen this talked about. So where I live last night it was minus 5 C / 21F and...

Great topic Gidday Folks I too have been involved with a couple of these regulators and I didn't have that locked in feeling that I had it set up right. 1x 2 crew off shore trawler 200 a/hr house and 200 a/hr start 24v 1x 80t thrust 360 degree thrust tug 2x 500a/hr house 24v 2 x...