What is it with some builders who install systems without providing easy and obvious way to shut them down! Yeah I m ranting but really if the...
This is pretty common when a main and genset share the same battery bank! Crank the main and the voltage drop can be enough to kill the genset...
But I bet the bow stateroom is very roomy!! My old Hatt has a cramped bow SR with over/under bunks but as result will slice a 5 footer like it s...
I think this stubby thing is 64'... More like 50/55' Big Express / Coupes are here to stay and you see more and more of them at every marina......
The key is to make sure that you know how the bilge pumps are powered.. Which bank, are the float switch always on even when the batt switches are...
On the teak? Just water dripping from a vest or tank or toy...
Follow the plumbing from the freezer drain and see where it leads, do the same with the pump and see how the water flows. Resist the temptation to...
Well if the mans and genset are on the same bank (lousy set up...) then Cabo's suggestion that the issue was low DC voltage due to the charger...
It makes a difference... Someone could have an OUPV and taken the master course/test. The CG719 sea time form includes a gross ton field which...
I would think a "windsurfer down" would be a vessel not making way instead Of not under command but that s debatable. For argument sake, a...
Well Cabo and Hatt are more or less the same company nowadays aren't they? 24v house and mains is a much better option than 12v house and 24v...
The tonnage Of the boat sea time has been accumulated will affect the tonnage of the USCG license you can get... Formula is 150% of tonnage you...
" You're on the money with wanting the bow and stern thruster. Take all the advantages to make your and your wifes job of docking and departing...
Yes on US flagged boats over 12m you need a copy of the ROR. Not sure about Foreign flagged... Rules vary greatly by country so check your local...
Why would they use the genset alternator to charge the house bank? Any idea? I just can come up with a good reason... If anything it s forcing...
Maybe it's a sportsfish thing but on a cruising boat, using the house bank to start the genset is plain dumb. If you re on the hook on a cool day...
Indeed with the mains running the start batteries and hopefully the house bank will be kept charged BUT on most boats *, the genset has it s own...
Ok... I have Never run a Cabo and I am not familiar with their set up BUT generally speaking battery chargers almost always have lower output than...
But the alternators on the mains should charge the house bank under way! And the generator should have its own battery, so the house bank doesn't...
I call BS on that explanation! So if the battery charger fails, you have no way of keeping the generator running?? That s just plain stupid... I...
