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Skydog, that speed skiing was a long time ago when I had serious muscles and almost no sense. Also an ex-wife who loved driving fast. Flat as glass only and NEVER make a mistake over 80, I got messed up enough a few times wiping out at 50-60. And don't get me started on crazy motorcycle and...

On the subject of having separated instead of paralleled house batteries and why it makes no sense. Conventional lead acid batterys will lose longevity if the discharge goes down to 60% very often. So if you separate your house batteries, discharge 1 in half the time that battery will not last...

Joe, you can use the full output of your charger in one channel into your house bank and have your ACR, (VSR) manage the charging between your house and start banks. I have been using a Balmar and Blue Seas ACRs on 3 boats for 15 years. They are smart enough not to overcharge a charged start...

Simulate building a 27 Ranger Tug with the options you want including a trailer if you want a shock. On the other hand a 29 (over 8'6 beam) just pulled in to the dock next to us in La Paz that he bought new in 2010, he loves his boat and tows it down to Mexico from Colorado.

I still don't understand why with a paralleled house bank and the start battery linked in with a VSR or a ACR you would need more than one channel, seems like wasted complication and money to me.

After having a V-drive flatbottomed big block ski boat that would do over 90 and pull me on a big ski at over 80, and a tournament ski boat that would pull all day at 50, the 30+ we can do in Sierra when she is light seems a bit slow....though compared to 7 in our sailboats....it's all relative...

Like your old diesels 2 strokes aren't what they used to be....they meet lean burn eco with a lot of technology and different mechanicals.

A sunset shot, another of the bronze mermaid playing with a dolphin sculpture on the La Paz Malacon.

Carnaval

Carnaval La Paz BCS 2020

Carnaval

Peter & Judy, when we are off the dock that is the way we do it also, to also save water I installed old school salt water foot pumps in the galley and head. The water heater is nice for when Dana is off the ranch in town for work and stays on the boat. Micah & Dana, Apple Pie Ranch, Big Sur

In my experience Bob is exactly right. Practical Sailor did some careful testing on screws and fillers that might be more useful as they used several different techniques and tested them all.

One of my first projects was to pull the space and water waster 6 gallon water heater and put a Bosch under the sink so much more efficient and an obvious solution to a lazy factory setup, I did mention it here in a post at the time that Bob noticed and tried it also, then verified how well this...

We have 2 group 31s for the house bank they are as is normal wired together in parallel so the 40 amp charger sees them as one battery your start battery will also be charged at the same time as your house through your VSR so you just need a big enough charger for what ever your future house...

Dancing girls on floats, it must be Carnaval time in La Paz!

Sunset from the Malacon over Marina de La Paz.

Can you get a rebuild kit from Jabsco for it that includes a new pressure switch? It should be a fairly easy rebuild if the pump isn't badly corroded.

John, we are definitely considering Florida next year if all goes well. We want to do a loop around and then back to the west through the Oakachobee. Dana hasn't been out to the Bahamas for years and shes wondering if we could fit it in.....so maybe? (And Dana wants to check out a Tom Cat) I...

After an earlier discussion a while ago I double checked my Blue Seas ACR, it does maintain and charge my start from the house and charge the house from the start while of course isolating them when not being charged. I started out last year with what I thought was a decent bass boat plug in...