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Thanks all. Much appreciate your ideas and experienced wisdom. I’m thinking I will replace the factory switch panel with a front accessible fused panel. I want all of the nav electronics on one switch and adequate “master” fuse for the total nav equipment load, (VHF, plotter, auto pilot, N2K...

This winter I plan to rewire Lochsa. I want to replace the factory switch panel with a panel that has the fuses accessible from the front or a panel with 12v breakers. Any advice on breakers vs fused? Any thoughts on make and model of panel. I think I want at least an 8 place panel. Thanks in...

I have some new perishable parts I can no longer use if anyone else can? - 2 thermostats 19300-ZV5-043 with gaskets - 1 complete Impeller Kit 06192-ZW1-000 - Impeller 19210-ZW1-B04 Let me know and head them your way for cost of mailing. Ken

With my last oil change I noticed a red tint to the used oil. The last fuel I had ran was red died Canadian marine regular. Obviously my 200 hr fuel injected Honda BF90 was ingesting unburned fuel into the crankcase. My last use of the motor was on Yellowstone Lake at 7’700’. I was improperly...

Colby, glad I’m not the only one. Thought maybe it was just my splice job. It worked fine initially but was not long before it would not pick up. I guess if it was easy, anyone could do it.🙂

Thanks guys. That’s what I love about this place. Sounds like Dyneema is not a viable option for the Lewmar. Really, the only problem I have with my existing 8 plait/ chain rigging is that the windless will no longer pick up the splice. That’s what got me thinking about other options. I’ll...

Does anyone have experience with Dyneema anchor rode? I’m considering replacing my existing 8 plait rode with Dyneema. It seems the advantages are greater strength, reduced weight and takes less space in the anchor locker. It also appears to be a fairly simple splice to anchor chain. I have...

We are headed to Yellowstone again this summer and I need to purchase the appropriate prop for my Honda BF90. Yellowstone is 7,700 ft. My current sea level prop is 13.5x15. I’ve read that prop size should be reduced 2” for every 3,500 ft above sea level. What would be an appropriate prop and...

Happy birthday Jay. Grandkids are God’s best invention ever. Safe travels and grand adventures. Ken

I appreciate all the recent threads concerning the addition of solar charging options. It has been a great education. Our largest power demand is the Engel 14 refer/freezer. If we are at anchor more than 24 hrs we are in need of charging with the alternator on the Honda 90, even with 3- 85ah AGM...

Meant to say detrimental to outboard alternator in previous post. Not starter.

Captain Starbuck and WCF: Jim Usery is the name of the tech who advised me against using Lithium batteries. In my case with a new Honda BF 90 that puts out 40-44 amps it would be detrimental to the outboard starter at some point and not adequately charge the lithium battery unless consistently...

Just an update where I landed after input from others. The objective is to go at least 48 hrs without charging with the Honda 90 outboard. I am adding one additional Vmax 85 ah AGM so will have three 85 ah AGMs in parallel for house batteries and another as the start battery, with a Yadina...

Even though I have driven the ALCAN several times and there are considerations in addition to fuel I mentioned earlier, I would still drive it just because I love the trip. 🤷‍♂️

I towed our ‘22 from Idaho to Valdez and back last spring. With the cost of fuel, particularly in Canada, the shipping price you were quoted might not be so bad. I’m sure you could trailer it one way for less cost even with high fuel prices considering fuel alone. However, lots of other...

We are right on the edge so maybe another 15 AH would do it. Would be happy to get two days at anchor without running the motor. I did not realize that 2-85 Ah batteries only provided a total of 85 ah. The 100 Ah Li battery you suggest is less than what I paid for the AGMs.

We have been on the north BC Coast the past three weeks. We are minimalists with power needs but our house batteries get down to 12.3v -12.0v daily unless we are traveling and recharging each day. We have a Victron charge controller, two 85 AH AGM house batteries and a lead acid start battery...

So I am redoing my 8 plait to chain splice. Originally I did the method described in this Yale Cordage example: https://yalecordage.com/wp-content/uplo ... 1682809438 Initially the splice was picked up by the gypsy on my Lewmar 700 Profish readily. Now it will not without manual assistance...

Hey Jay. We may bump into you. Our tentative plans are to launch from Port McNeil about the third week of May. Not sure how far north we will get but planning for at least Hartley Bay. If we don’t see you there we have reservations at Yellowstone in July. Prayers that Jolee’s health allows a...

It seems the bigger question is properly discharging the contents of a porta potti, especially in remote waters where marina facilities are very limited. I’m not sure how many actually navigate out of their way the required 3 mi. offshore. Even if they dump 3 mi. offshore, the current is as...