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Hi Pat, I have that Renogy 100AH Bluetooth battery. It's nice, the iPhone app work for me well where some reviews says it's flaky. It is bigger than I expected, at a 13" long. I also got some from EG4 (Will Prowse like their stuff) and they are only 10.2" long, so I was able to fit 2 in my port...

Took the family out for our first boat overnight of the year and ended up at Penrose State Park because of the rain. To my surprise, two C-Dorys were already here!

Penrose State Park 2022

Hi Gene, Not sure how you'd do that without a battery charger. 12V DC ports would probably be to low and you'd probably need out ports to have power protection? I use an EcoFlow Delta Mini on my boat so I'm interested in what you find out. - tom

Just make sure you have a charging setup for lifepo4 batteries. They can kill an alternator directly. Many have theirs on a DC to DC charger (I do) and I also shore power it with a Victron 15a charger. My one tip is find a battery with Bluetooth. I thought it would be a gimmick, but love the...

My wiring went crazy when I added a bunch of NEMA2000 connections so the fiberglass cover doesn't fit. A vinyl cover with snaps makes a lot of sense and I'll probably go that route. Thanks for the ideas. - tom

It was great to meet many of you this past weekend, my family and I really enjoyed it. Wish we could have brought our boat up, hopefully next time. Best: Meeting a really cool community of people. Worst: Seeing some cool boats and confirming we're going to want a 25... time to save up :D - tom

@Pat, We're not going to bring the boat up, so sad to say no christening for us. @Gary, We won't need a slip or the Coast Guard inspection now either. We will be coming up by van and stay at a hotel. Do you guys need anything brought up for the pot luck? A folding table or two? Looking...

The weather is looking rougher than this new boating family should probably manage. We'll check again tomorrow morning. But we did get a hotel room in Friday Harbor, so hopefully we'll be able to meet many of you and contribute to the pot luck. I'll let you know tomorrow if we need to take our...

We're going to try leave Des Moines Marina on Thursday morning. Also don't want to miss our first CBGT. But maybe leaving on Friday is more realistic.

Hi all, What's shore power like at Friday Harbor? What outlet type is available? I'll be looking to plug in an AC 15a battery charger. Thanks. - tom

Hi Bob, My goal is not to keep up, it’s to last longer than the battery that comes with it. I could get a spare ePropulsion battery, but an external lifepo4 seemed more versatile. I guess I could do 12v @ 400ah vs 48v @ 100ah, but 48v is native to the ePropulsion. It’s not dissimilar to you...

I have a Victron 12/12 18A DC to DC smart charger going to a bank of 2 x 100AH lifepo4s now. I use those to charge an Ecoflow Delta Mini via a 12v to 24v step up. If I added 48V battery, I'd probably just get a 48V AC charger and plug it into my Ecoflow to charge on the water. And then I could...

Seems fine, we don't use it much, but it start every time vs my old Suzuki 2.5hp that I had to cross my fingers with after sitting for a while. Maybe I didn't do all the storage maintenance I should have on it, but that's part of the appeal of electric motors.

I really wanted to use my e-Propulsion Spirit 1.0 Plus as a kicker and was thinking about getting one of these to power it: https://signaturesolar.com/eg4-wp-lithi ... -48v-100ah 48V, 5.12kWh @ 85lbs for ~$1700. But I'm not sure it's powerful enough. Maybe a Navy model would work, but I...

For those who have installed your own snaps, what length screws? I saw 5/8th in another thread, is that right for the hull? Related, what size would you use for snaps around the cabin windows for covers? I'm wondering if I can get 3/8s for both, or is that too short for the hull snaps...

Hi all, I got a Seaview radar mount for a Furuno DRS4W, but trying to figure out best way to mount it against the curve of the crown. What have you all done to mount flat surfaces to the roof? Thanks. - tom

Congrats!

I wish I was ready to move up from my 22 Angler to something this nice. While not the same, I bought a dingy from Brock last year and he was a great guy. Good luck with the sale.

Update: Pacific Glass in Renton, WA can cut replacement glass. https://www.pacificglass.biz/ Mine came out OK. They used some silicone or something to attach the latch, it doesn't seem very secure. It was $60 for the glass. Also, it seems a tiny bit thicker than my stock glass, it doesn't...