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Why have solar if you're going to run your run your generator twice a day? First things that came to mind for me was Hot Water in the morning & evening for showers & dishes and clean up. Solar during the day for a quiet steady electrical load of refrigeration & entertainment. (AC to cool the...

Ok - I'll answer with what you don't want to hear, we use Radar on our boats as a navigational tool when we have low or no visibility and if it has the ability- to set range markers and alarms to alert us when something is reflected within the range rings. I had a similar radar on a CHB 34...

Have you considered replacing the propane stove / oven with electric and doing away with propane altogether? By the time you spend the money and time to build and install a ABYC approved propane locker and delivery system, you could buy and install a pretty nice electric range or an induction...

I have had a similar movie play through my head as well in the same scenario, I single hand our boat most of the time when traveling distance, so I always wear an inflatable PFD and a harness, lanyard and carabiner clip that fits over 1" SS rail / stanchion tube and live by "three points of...

I would not consider a trawler without an autopilot. My first trawler was a 34' CHB with an old Benmar autopilot. It would not hold a straight course so I searched for an upgrade and found ComNav, they made / make an upgrade for the old Benmar style mechanical autopilots, mine was a chain /...

Westerbeke- there's your problem, I had an 8kW in a 42' Sea Ray with the exact problem as yours, the most common advise & repair by professionals was to "excite" the field and it should produce power, except a Westerbeke. Mine needed the generator section as well, and the back end is very...

Hi Dave! I’m in the same “boat” once I have the boat the way my wife likes it, I thinks about selling it!