Recent content by neil1967

I installed 400AH of LiFEPO4 to replace 400AH of Trojan LA, together with the associated chargers etc. I currently don't have solar fitted (next project), but still the difference is amazing. With the Trojans, with the same 90A alternator, when I started the engine I would get about 30-40A...

I have a 2018 CMAP EW Y060 (Central and West Europe) micro-SD card in my Vulcan plotter. I am considering updating it using the Navionics+ Update card. Has any one else done this - I assume it is a straight forward process, and I assume that I would automatically get the equivalent Navionics+...

Many thanks Tranona and B27.

We have a 3 blade classic maxprop fitted to our Oyster 406 (12.2m LOA, around 12 tons and with a 48HP Perkins engine) with a diameter of 18" and a pitch of 12.4" (equates 20 degrees). It looks likely that I will have to have the maxprop overhauled, which will obviously take some time. I have a...

I would be heading towards LiFePO4 - twice the capacity for the same physical footprint, and able to cope easily with the loads that you are placing on your batteries, as well as able to accept a veery high charge rate. Yes, they are expensive (200AH batteries can currently be had for around...

I have a 90A alternator and run 2 x 12/12-30 in parallel to charge 400AH of LiFePO4 with no problems. I would have thought a 55A alt could deliver a consistent 30A. Your batteries will charge a lot quicker than Lead Acid as they will take the full 30A until virtually full.

Has anyone used the Veratron Go NMEA 2000 to Bluetooth device for displaying all the data on the NMEA bus on a notebook or smartphone? Looks a reasonable piece of kit to replace the hardwired display I had at the nav table which has now sadly expired.

many thanks all. Head ordered from SVB24.

An interesting idea. Wouldn’t be that difficult…..

O ok, thanks Paul. Any idea on whether exceeding the max recommended height for the outlet by 10cm would be an issue?

The base model. Jabsco specification says the base can be rotated 90 degrees to allow for different installations, but I have never seen this, so I am interested in whether anyone has actually done this.

I am considering replacing our manual Jabsco head with an electric Jabsco head. I’m aware of the various opinions about electric heads and I don’t want to start a general discussion about that, rather I have two specific questions: can the Jabsco electric head be mounted with the macerator at 90...

Having considered this more, I think that having a single device that handles both the Solar and Alternator charging would be tempting fate - if it were to fail on a voyage there would be no way of charging the batteries - at least with separate B2B and MPPT controllers, one or other could be...

That Renogy combined B2B and MPPT controller looks really interesting - thanks for pointing it out.

I am looking to replace my Trojan Lead Acid batteries (390AH) with between 200-300AH of LiFePO. I appreciate that I will have to change my engine and shore power charging arrangements, but for the time being, this question is about installing solar panels to charge the batteries. I am intending...