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    LiFeP04 Charging Question

    I have a 280ah Lithium and a 70ah lead starter battery,. The lithium is charged via the Renogy 40 A DC2DC and for land power with a Victron IP22 30A. For the Starter Battery I use the.old Sterling 20 A charger. The Renogy DC2Dc draws 51 A. My alternator delivered only 50A and the remaining 1 A...
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    GPS Chart Plotter suggestions

    I have bought 3 x Kp39A from the company which avertises on Alibaba. All 3 units work fine and no problems with shipping etc.
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    Varnish recommendations.

    Used Ronseal for the floor boards very good results. Had to order it via Amazon in order to get it in Germany....might be difficult in future to get it again....thanks to B.......
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    SVB24.com

    You would not believe the difficulties which we experience in Germany with deliveries from the UK. Belive sometimes on purpose from Brussel....Now I buy VP Spares from Sofia Bulgaria....would rather buy from P4E....[Unwelcome content removed].
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    Silicone Sealant for new Portlight Seals??

    The advocates have perhaps not used it for a longer period....I used used it for about 7-8 years ago on every window. My Moody34 has a number of windows....it means I have to take them out , one by one and do the job again. As said, it was ok for a number of years, but got worse year by...
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    Silicone Sealant for new Portlight Seals??

    This is what butyl looks like after a hot summer....get´s worse every year. Smires very difficult to clean, wish that I would never ever heard about butyl.....If you want to get into this mess use it..every of my windows looks like it. the stuff get´s liquid with heat.....take it as a warning...
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    Online shopping for boat products

    Sure I know SVB, but if I need engineen parts or really specialized stuff I used to buy in Britain.....
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    Online shopping for boat products

    Used to buy online from Britain, but since Brexit, shipping charges above 20 pounds...plus a few weeks later get another invoice from the shipping company for VAT plus 3 Euro´s handling charge. No shipping over night, it take a week to arrive.....now have to buy parts in Bulgaria .....loved to...
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    Lift pump

    What's about the waterseperator? Inside the the Racor waterseperator is a none return valve...if got dirt on the little ball...no diesel will flow. Cleaned the tank, changed filters etc. Two years later my engine stopped at an inconvenient place...I did not clean the internals of the...
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    Chart Plotter to run Navionics

    The X44 Navionics and the Baltic Android Version same Data. The Android is updated more often since I have an tablet with Internet access. Map data has nothing to do with the purchase price. How often do Plotter user's update their Plotter sd card. Most sailors which I know keep their Plotter...
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    Chart Plotter to run Navionics

    The price difference is just marketing...
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    Chart Plotter to run Navionics

    The Navionics map on the Plotter and the Android Tablet is same map with the same data. I use Navionics on the Plotter and with my Android tablet.....the sd card is much more expensive.....
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    Diesel Racal Water Seperator

    Rebuilding A Racor Turbine Filter by Compass Marine How To Read this you might have a clogged up water separator. I had the same problem last week. Losts of dirt underneath the ball. The ball was not moving because of zthe dirt. I did not let any diesel through. Tried with pressurized air...
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    Refitting the coolant circulation pump on VP2003 .... any tips, please?

    You have to insert pipes 12 and 13 into the pump than pipe 8. Watch out for the seals on top of the engine the seal of pipe 13 is a different type.
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    Removal of coolant circulation pump on VP 2003: any tips, please?

    Port is correct right hand pipe. Always trouble with the VP pipes and use new seals.
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