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Mambo42, thanks for being brave enough to post this issue. A lot of readers will silently learn from this event. Poor connections is the number one cause of boat fires.

So one of your gauges lies. Which one?

Not all can. For Magnum only the hybrid line will do this. Victron has a line that will do this but most of their inverter/chargers will not.

I operated a Uniflite 42 with a supplementing inverter for 15 years in the PNW. With the water heater and electric heaters running in the morning we would pull 30 amps. All was good until the wife turned on the hair dryer. Fortunately, the Trace inverter would supplement the 10 additional...

Shhhhhh! Keep it a secret. Immigrations and customs cleared in 10 seconds. Just look at the camera and walk on.

I have never seen it happen. Then again I don’t know anyone who leaves them open. It’s just not good seamanship.

Picture 1 is a common issue with OA from the 80’s. The gel coat was very thick in those years. The second picture is not factory work. I agree with those pointing out some very shoddy patch work and repaint.

Your sight tube valves should always be in the closed position except when you are checking fuel levels. Don’t make a second mistake of leaving then open only to find a bilge full of fuel. I prefer sight tubes over gauges. Check my fuel before each trip, calculate what I will use and then...

Recreational boats rarely follow Rule 35 in the PNW. However, when there is an incident they always get a proportionate amount of blame for failure to follow rule 35.

I wouldn’t be surprised if there is a push button circuit breaker that has popped and gone unnoticed. I suffered from one of those for a whole day with a similar situation. I only discovered it when I started following the electrons with a meter.

I have been in the trusted traveler program since the beginning. It has always been a significantly shorter line. My actual time to clear TSA averages 10 minutes. At most airports there are now three lines, general, Clear, TSA Pre. Wait times usually go something like General - 40 min, Clear...

Well based on how information became available and how rapidly prices dropped on LFP, I am afraid to make a time guess on LFP start batteries. Usually with technology you get some advantages but you pay more for the new technology. I didn’t see the need for LFP until the crazy price drops...

The Breville had similar requirements. I mounted it in a cabinet with required clearance. I then mounted a computer fan with a temperature sensor to circulate air in the cabinet. This has worked well.

My first concern here is that these are not LFP but some other lithium chemistry. I could not find any description other than Lithium-ion. The only advantage of a LFP start battery would be the ability to combine house and start Bank for charging. Once invested in dc to dc chargers this...

Ok, who is going to be first to see if they are for real?

I fully understand this. I have 24” stackable washer and dryer. I do not call these full size as I feel that label is reserved for 27” or larger unIts. However, the apartment combo units are usually made up of a 24” washer and a 19” dryer. There is a world of difference between 24” and 19”...

This is my practice as well. There is simply no significant change in cost until you get past 6 gauge wire.

Eco-worthy gave me the charging numbers and I used Magnum’s custom battery profile to program in the numbers. All of this is done through the ME-R50 remote. At this time my battery charger is only capable of providing 125 amps. I have a backup battery charger capable of another 80 amps. In...

I have to agree. Two years ago I wouldn’t consider LFP and was putting off my L-16 replacements due to the weight being too much for me to handle. Then in the matter of one year prices fell, information became availability, the product improved greatly and early adopters were were showing...

My charging capacity is 125 amps per hour from the generator and 50 amps per hour from the engines. I could easily increase this to 250 amps per hour via generator(just need to add a second battery charger) and 100 amps per hour from the engine(just need to add a second dc to dc charger)...

my charge profile is also bulk, absorb, float. With the FLA bank I would watch the volts count up to 14.5 and then watch the amps count down from 125 to 20 one amp at a time. With the LFP I see the volts count up and then the amps count down but at a much higher rate than one amp at a time...

Since I am only one year in I can only report my experience of the first year between FLA and LFP. Both banks provide enough Ah to make it 24 hours on battery (I admit my boat is a power pig, efficiency is not my goal). LFP bank is 1040Ah with a claimed usable of 90%. FLA (8 L-16) bank was...

My wife likes microwave/convection ovens. We do have a propane oven but she says convection is better for pastry/cakes . Everything else goes in the gas oven. She wanted the Breville convection/microwave/airfryer. I installed one and she does a tremendous amount of cooking with it. I can’t...

I don’t think they are disconcerting. I think the batteries are full and I see the amps drop in large numbers. Unlike FLA were the charger starts backing down 1 amp at a time. It’s possible that all the batteries are behaving the same, it is my understanding that LFP’s take full power and...

It’s $1,000 plus $100 per month for TV via KVH/Dish at 720p vs $499 plus $150 a month plus $80 month for Starlink/Fubol at 4K. So if all you want is TV this price point makes some sense. If you want to add internet to the KVH then add $100 month for a cellular option. Your internet won’t be...