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The last webbing jackstays I fitted had a label to record the fitting date, and stated that they were rated for (if I remember...

Raymarine type 1/2 linear drives have a clutch. Other drives designed for permanent engagement also have clutch. I think we really need...

I have gone back to wearing my mid '80s Mustos. Squidgy soles and very grippy. Luckily someone also gave me a second pair.

Wasn't the Royal Corinthian set up for gentlemen to take ladies who were not their wives, which they didn't wish to take to the RYS?

The problem with all these solutions is that they are trying to measure weight, i.e. the force an object exerts due to gravity. But on a...

No point in changing the steaming light!

Looks like very light winds tomorrow (especially on ECMWF), we might have to wait until Sat or Sun!

I am sure you are more competent on plumbing than I. Somehow a comment of mine about batteries has got linked to listyd's. Some sort of...

BTW, now that I am on shorepower the BEP gauge is reading 14.4, which is what the Victron app gives and it is on absorption. So I think...

So eventually the voltage at the BEP gauge came up to 14.0v at about 12a charging. Note that this was the lowest I have ever allowed...

The regulated voltage of an alternator is the max it is allowed to produce. Anything above is throttled back. (Assuming regulator...

I have the Perkins equivalent engine. I left all my electrics on last week by mistake and of course I got to the boat a few days later...

My MD2020 would charge into lead acid and AGMs at 14.4 on start up if batteries were down a bit- ie had the instruments or autopilot on...

You should take a reading from the alternator terminal for a more accurate reading. The take one at the batteries too.

Away with you, 12.4v is over 70% charged !!