jac

There's a massive hole in the questions for me. "Is your boat permanently moored and connected to Electricity" I could have the biggest...

Yes - that's the stuff

It's on the boat so can't check but IIRC it's a blue colour - Volvo branded and priced but doesn't need much

JUst using the normal VP stuff but are you sure you're not over torqueing it? IIRC mine is 70nm - When i first got the boat i needed the...

My 2p. Fit the fixed unit with a masthead antenna. There will never be a situation where you have too much range / power but in an...

On the boat now. A bit breezy. Might go out tomorrow for a sail, or I might doze beside the heater.

Which only goes to illustrate a lack of knowledge about UK society at the time of their founding and indeed of classical civilisation on...

Fortunately the combination of kids and boat is greater than the sum of its parts!

Err, this thread started in 2018. I reckon the OP's probably finished his trip by now. All the same, a surprising amount of good sense...

Plus at least 20 or 30 other designs of boat. Think the OP has already bought (or not) given they asked the question nearly 7 years ago!

Had the previous model - the 84 but they are pretty similar. Good coastal sailors, light ( think big dinghy) - likes to sail flat...

If someone is using inferior methods, tools, or materials then we absolutely should criticise, especially when system integrity and/or...

I assume you have bigger engines! I Don't want one to start my engine. I'll carry on using a LA engine start battery for that. But when...

I wouldn't say it's very small - Standard fit on a 36 foot boat. Same starter on MD 2040 IIRC which would be more like a 38.

Isn;t the 3GM more like 1000 Watts? - so about 80-85 Amps?