Recent content by mistralf39

I was looking at the heads seacocks this morning and I'm a bit confused by them. They are Blakes seacocks on a Trapper 501 and have presumably been on the boat from new (1982). The thing that I'm confused about is that there doesn't seem to be a skin fitting on the outside of the hull. Inside...

Wow... well there's a lot to think about! Thanks everyone for your input it's ALL useful and helps to build a picture. I love these forums, they're the electronic equivalent of standing at the yacht club bar on a Saturday night, loudly saying "well, what do we think about lithium?" then...

Not sure what you're getting at here, we've had this boat for 1 season and the previous one for 12, it had a handheld GPS and handheld VHF with the battery only really starting the engine and running a few led lights so I never really had to think about the battery setup until now. As stated in...

Thanks for your reply and the advice. I was thinking about swapping out the AC charger for something bigger so adding up the amps and working out worse case scenarios in terms of recharging requirements would certainly seem to be worth the effort.

Hi, Having had our new (to us) boat for a season, we're looking at what we need to do over the winter and upgrading electrics is a high priority. I have read lots of threads on this subject and have learned a lot but most seem to be bigger boats than ours with much more complicated setups. I...