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I agree with Tom with one proviso.... On my Vancouver Island circumnavigation last summer, it was very clear to me that if I lost my single engine in the typical conditions I found on the west side, a kicker would have done me no good......just not enough power. Maybe, just maybe, a kicker...

I have found many folks misunderstand this point. I had a friend who actually thought you could just pump hydrogen from the ground! I'm a physicist by training, and I will confirm that it takes more energy to create the hydrogen fuel than you ultimately get out of it. However, there are still...

kcassal, I will PM you, but here are some photos of the props (it's easier for me to post them here than in a PM). Both props are in excellent shape; nothing is bent or anything like that; just a few tiny nicks. The 14.5 will give you slightly more WOT RPMs; the 15.5 will give you slightly more...

If you are interested, I have 2 SS Honda props left over from when I repowered my CD25 from a Honda 150 to a Yamaha 200. Let me know if you are interested. Price will be very reasonable S3x15.5x15R S3x14.5x15R

You mentioned both an alternator and a regulator. Not sure what a regulator would be. Normally an alternator *must* be attached to a battery or it will burn out almost immediately.

You can say that again! I use AGMs (on my boat lead acid don't fit properly and are particularly hard to remove to check fluid levels). I just ordered two D34Ms for a mere $700!

That's fantastic. I get about half of that. I think battery longevity depends a great deal on how you use the batteries; for example, primarily taking day trips, vs doing multi-day or multi-week cruises. Cruisers cycle batteries more often due to lots of "comfort" equipment (e.g, heaters...

ssobol, No different. Using jumper cables ain't good for the batteries either due to the large in-rush current from the high SOC battery to the low SOC battery at the moment such batteries are interconnected. My point is that what you can do in emergencies, which happen very infrequently and...

IMHO, the most important thing you can do is what Bob mentioned: Otherwise when you combine batteries (really only meant for emergencies), and no charging source is present, you might often be connecting in parallel a high charged battery with a low charged battery (i.e., voltages very...

I run my 2000i on a platform placed in the splashwell. Works great, but I can say from experience that the few times I've motored at hull speed with the generator on, my CO detector goes off every time at a high level if I leave the back door open. While at anchor, the alarm never goes off.

My CD25 vintage 2005 had to have its fuel tank replaced due to leakage. Apparently it depends on what technique was used in the factory to support the tank off the hull.

One word of warning. I am not 100% confident that I know what I'm talking about here ( :wink: :D ), but I don't think one is supposed to interconnect the DC system and the AC system grounds. Both systems are totally independent. Note: I'm confused about how inverters and chargers fit into that...

I messed up when I said above: "the hot side of the wiper switch on the DC panel". I meant to say to route the wire from the downstream (switched) side of the switch so that ALL power is withheld from the wiper circuit if the breaker is turned off. Most folks will assume that there is no power...

Easy. Just run and new + wire (red) from the hot side of the wiper switch on the DC panel to the + side of the wiper except interrupt that new wire with a push button placed in a convenient place. Then you have the best of both worlds. Both port and starboard wipers on my boat are set up that...

Pat and Patti, He was such a cute dog.....and with that perky look, what a joy he must have been.

I'm very glad you are avoiding Facebook. I absolutely hate that UI (user interface). Now.....on to the tip jar.

Laura Cove at Prideaux Haven, right? I anchored way in the back last summer.

Ctarmigan, There may be counter arguments to my thoughts here, but I don't think you should get hung up on where the GIFC unit is in the circuit. Over current devices (e.g., traditional circuit breakers, fuses) and GIFCs manage very different dangers in spite of the fact that they both break...

Pat, I can tell you one thing.....but then it's pretty obvious, I guess. When I did all the work on my water system in the galley a couple of years ago (installing homegrown recirculating hot water), I confirmed that all the hot and cold water used at the sink and in the shower come from just...

Someone in this thread mentioned that they don't bother charging their batteries with solar panels or a generator, but instead just use the engine alternator because it's fast. During two consecutive months of cruising last summer I played with this concept. I concluded that recharging via a...