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- Sat Apr 03, 2021 6:56 pm
- Forum: Plumbing
- Topic: Electric head replacement
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9295
Re: Electric head replacement
Even knowing this is possible, I don't see how to get the old head removed. Any tips? Do you have an inspection port in the base that the throne sits on? By opening up the port I was able to get a ratchet in there on the nut and get the bolts off. It wasn’t easy or a lot of fun but doable :mrgreen:...
- Thu Mar 04, 2021 6:36 pm
- Forum: Rigging and Sails
- Topic: Stepping the Mast
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2796
Re: Stepping the Mast
Not sure this is the recommended location for the sling but they’ve been doing it for six years and haven’t dropped it yet!
- Wed Jan 27, 2021 5:31 pm
- Forum: Photographs and Drawings
- Topic: Big pictures!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13961
Re: Big pictures!
The wind died about 30 minutes later!
- Wed Sep 16, 2020 10:32 am
- Forum: Electrical and Electronics
- Topic: Battery Woes
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8425
Re: Battery Woes
Thank you Geoff and Tony for your continued suggestions. I have found a flooded battery only slightly larger than group 31 (Rolls) which is rated at 155 amp hours and 2 should fit in my compartment (I’ll be sure to measure first!). I’m thinking combining this with a modest solar set up would be suff...
- Sun Sep 13, 2020 6:45 pm
- Forum: Electrical and Electronics
- Topic: Battery Woes
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8425
Re: Battery Woes
P.S. Tony, I now see that other manufacturers make group 31 AGM‘s at 100 amp hours or more. So that does seem like something to consider.
- Sun Sep 13, 2020 6:34 pm
- Forum: Electrical and Electronics
- Topic: Battery Woes
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8425
Re: Battery Woes
Hi Tony, Thanks for your suggestion. I actually have an optima blue top as my starting battery, and I agree that they are nearly indestructible. Of course I don’t draw it down as far as the House bank, but that thing comes right back up and stays there as opposed to what I’m seeing with my flooded b...
- Thu Sep 10, 2020 6:06 pm
- Forum: Electrical and Electronics
- Topic: Battery Woes
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8425
Re: Battery Woes
Thanks again, guys! You give me a lot to think about!
- Wed Sep 09, 2020 10:54 pm
- Forum: Electrical and Electronics
- Topic: Battery Woes
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8425
Re: Battery Woes
Thanks for your suggestions, guys. I hadn’t considered that I wasn’t bringing the batteries back up to full charge. But that makes some sense because they come down quickly even without a load. I do have an aftermarket oversized alternator but as Geoff says that hour or so I run it at anchor is like...
- Wed Sep 09, 2020 6:25 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Thank you all
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2624
Re: Thank you all
Ed, I have always appreciated your input on the forum. Fairwinds and following seas to you!
- Tue Sep 08, 2020 3:57 pm
- Forum: Electrical and Electronics
- Topic: Battery Woes
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8425
Battery Woes
I have room for 2 group 31 batteries in my house bank (without ripping out an accumulator tank for my fresh water and losing some important storage space). I'm currently using Sportsman deep cycle 31's, if memory serves they are rated at 120 ah. Three years old. Before that it was Intestate. These b...