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I used to do a great deal of hard core backpacking. The group I hung out with once got enamored with hammocks instead of thermarests and tents. After much debate the group (about 20 people) decided that half hated them, the other half liked them. The difference?.....whether or not you slept on...

I, like hardee, sleep with my head at the pointy end when alone; but when my wife is with me, we sleep with our feet toward the pointy end (not enough shoulder room otherwise). And I am super happy that the bulkhead was removed by the previous owner (easier to get bags etc in and out of there too).

So well said. There is an important lesson here even for just plain ordinary depth sounders (not 3D). I have keep reminding myself of this lesson nearly every time I go out. The plot from a depth sounder looks so much like a profile of the bottom that I sometimes forget that it is not. It is...

Not to mention GREAT shrimping nearby if the season opens just right (it often does)......shhhhhhhh

I have a ProMariner "ProTournament 360 Elite Dual" model #52032 charger (36 amps with 2 outputs). It works great and I am very happy with it, EXCEPT...... Starting in the 3rd year or so that I've had it, the charger stops charging a couple of times a year for no apparent reason. Typically, the...

Before you assume the worst, was there any water left in the fresh water system? Last winter I did not provide sufficient heat to the interior of the boat during several days of hard freeze. A hard-to-see break occurred in the tubing/fittings which drained the fresh water tank. I had 4" of...

Bob, I'm not bothering to do this post to "correct" you, but rather to simply share something I learned about 5 years ago. It is quite simple, but it sort of "blew my mind" since I had been saying 110v for over 60 years. These days almost everywhere in the USA, residential line voltage is 120v...

I'll add just one small item....a CD25 is less "tippy" (rocking back and forth across the beam) than a CD22.

I think you'll find that displays over 12", although very nice to have, will take up too much windshield space. Even 12" pushes it. This assumes you would put the screen right in front of the steering wheel (and I can't imagine putting it anywhere else).

Good point Karl!

Tosca had just such a fire under its previous ownership. It was while the boat was in storage at his home. He felt lucky that he caught it in time.

Yeah, when wiring a house 12 ga is rated for 20 amp circuits (and 14 ga for 15 amp; 10 ga for 30 amp). But the manufacturers always seem to rate these "construction" type extension cords lower. I assume that's because these cords typically come with household NEMA 5-15 connectors which are rated...

Can't on my boat.....at least not through the AC panel because, as I said, there is a 15 amp main breaker in the panel. It trips pretty close to 15 amps too (I know from much experience :wink: :lol:)

Don't over look this very important point that Bob makes. You say your battery switch only has 2 positions: House & All (I will presume there is also an Off position). Unless that switch is in the All position, there is no way that current can flow into the house battery from the alternator...

This triggers an issue in my mind that I've never fully understood. I've made some assumptions about the issue, but I'd love to get some confirmation that my assumptions are correct, or equally valuable, that I am full of s**t :wink: . At C-Brat Gatherings, I've always wondered why I see all...

Be very careful. There are situations where the polarity light is on (red light) that are not particularly dangerous and likely easy to fix (e.g., polarity light is wired wrong), but that light can mean, and often does mean, that there is 120v full power on the neutrals (white wires) in your...

What a nice job! Looks great. One thing that impresses me is that you don't have a bunch of wires directly attached to the battery posts (or the switch lugs for that matter). I presume you are using buses.

Dollars to donuts the marketing department wrote that..... :wink: :lol:

Bob, Interesting. I just took a look at these Blue Seas P12 chargers. I am no full blown charger expert, but I have studied up on this stuff a fair bit. Frankly, I don't think this charger changes the fundamentals of this discussion. As far as I can tell, Blue Seas has introduced a clever...

Now I'm really taking a risk :wink: :lol:. I'm going to disagree with both Barry and Bob! Barry.....Your comment "diodes do not drop voltage, resistors do" is misleading. An ideal diode would not drop voltage as your comment indicates, but of course there is no such thing as an ideal...