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MI have connected my Victron charger/inverter, battery monitor and solar controller to a Victron Cerbo, which in turn display all of the...
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MThe problem is that when you show it to a sail maker he will probably condemn the whole sail as too old then quote for a new sail that...
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MSeems to me it is UV damage. Of course it can be repaired. Whether you can do it depends on your skills. You are going to have to buy...
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Mmil1194 replied to the thread Why do boats use nautical miles and why are they different than normal miles? Couldn't you just convert it to normal miles or km?.Is it fair to say that theres not much difference for us day to day happy sailers/cruisers? I normally say that and that it’s just a...
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MYes system voltage is a good point to ponder. Thinks back to old cars that had a 6v system. (Cheaper battery operhaps but soon became...
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Mmil1194 replied to the thread Victron MPPT -Any good?.I agree completely. I have a 1991 (ancient by most standards on here) Fairline 50m Fly but with immense battery capacities - luckily br...
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MThanks all. Seems pretty unanimous. I’m sure I’ll have plenty of other questions as I go down the route of planning and buying.
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Mmil1194 reacted to Graham376's post in the thread Insurance when I’m not onboard ( but someone else is) with
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Mmil1194 reacted to PaulRainbow's post in the thread Alternator charging batteries at too high voltage with Wow.
The OP states he has a Balmar 612 regulator, this is an external regulator that costs in excess of £400 !
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Mmil1194 replied to the thread Why do boats use nautical miles and why are they different than normal miles? Couldn't you just convert it to normal miles or km?.I get asked this all the time in the pub and I normally just bluff it, but it seems that there’s a technical reason now 💁
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MI do not disagree .... but at least Amazon do have a reasonable Returns policy ... eBay can hit and miss on it ... but use a Credit card...
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MGreat story.....if you do get kicked off this thread....then you should definitely start one. Although you can buy fuel bug treatment...
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Mmil1194 replied to the thread Bought another boat..Well I have the proof - and also living in Welsh west wales I’ve seen it in agricultural equipment as well. Especially lateh forage...
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Mmil1194 replied to the thread Bought another boat..This is very interesting to me as we were sold a Cleopatra 850 30ft many years ago (1995?) with no history in Dale with a berth in...