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  1. westmarine

    Selene or nordhavn

    Vote If you do broaden the search, take a look at North Pacific. I found you get a little more boat for your buck and if you are not planning ocean crossings, it it a great option. I just went San Diego-Seattle and found the NP45 a nice ride in rather large seas. Full beam salon and twin heads...
  2. westmarine

    Half loading a Gen?

    I agree, with the gen on, the voltage should be the same. The photo was taken on a 240V shore power. I suspect the voltage is not often exactly matched on each phase. I’ll take a look when I’m on the gen next time!
  3. westmarine

    Half loading a Gen?

    On second look, you are correct! Both legs are jumped together at the gen control output. Thanks for the information!
  4. westmarine

    Half loading a Gen?

    It is a 4 wire output. The two phases are independent of each other.
  5. westmarine

    Half loading a Gen?

    I have a 9kw Northern Lights gen. 240V that splits off to two sides of 120V. I do not have any 240V items on the boat and no breakers for 240v. The shore power is the same. 240v 50a that splits into two 120V isolated breaker boards. As you can see, each 120V leg is switched independently. I have...
  6. westmarine

    Chinese diesel heater

    Geek out If you really want to geek out in these heaters, this guy has full history, tear downs, upgrades and install on boat. https://youtu.be/tvwmU_CcmGI https://youtu.be/BN0UPzN_Mw8 Many more in his stream....
  7. westmarine

    Chinese diesel heater

    While I whole heartedly agree with your thoughts on the subject, the fact is these heaters flooded the market in the last year because the patent expired. This is a basic economic cycle where the inventor had a monopoly for over a decade. They were able to recoup their initial investment over...
  8. westmarine

    MMSI Transfer

    I bought a boat with all electronics allready registered. Call the FCC to transfer a MMSI. The seller must release the MMSI by: 1. Go to https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsEntry/licManager/login.jsp and log in with your FCC Registration Number (FRN) and password. 2. If you are taken to the My...
  9. westmarine

    ME-RC50 Magnum display problem

    Thanks! I had the same issue with a line of data missing. Thanks to the forum, $10 and 10 minutes later, I was back in business! Thanks!
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