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Ferg, I am puzzled by your use of the word "parallel". To me the use of that word means the battery banks are connected "in parallel" meaning positive to positive and negative to negative. But if I understand the function of a VSR properly, its purpose is just the opposite. That is, the VSR...

Unfortunately I am not a "knowledgeable folk"; however, I've always made the assumption (perhaps wrongly) that it is best to leave the engine in its down position. I figure salt encrustation (my main worry) is likely to occur most strongly if/when the passages in the engine dry out once the salt...

I'm not an expert, but I have a thought or two. If I'm wrong about this stuff below, someone please correct me. The VSR should only be involved with the circuit that brings amps from your engine alternator to the battery banks. The dual output charger circuits do not pass thru the VSR, but...

Allahu Akbar

My first time in Alaska was many, many years ago on a business trip (all travel on that trip was by airplane). My only time in Ketchikan was on that trip when I spent 3 hours in the airport waiting for a connection. I clearly remember looking out the windows as rain and wind created rivulets...

Many of the posts in this thread lament how Seattle has changed in the last 10 to 20 years. I suggest an additional factor......folks themselves change in 10 to 20 years, and they typically see things very differently. What was once unnoticed, now becomes a problem. P.S. I've had occasion...

Well, there must be more to the story. According to Redfin: "In May 2021, Seattle home prices were up 17.0% compared to last year, selling for a median price of $818K." "In May 2021, Marysville home prices were up 21.5% compared to last year, selling for a median price of $520K." So there...

No, but it doesn't make it right either. Besides, this is not a matter of right and wrong; it's a matter of how much spin is put on the material.....especially if it is billed as a "documentary" (as KOMO did). When is comes to Sinclair, you can count on spin! You and I can agree that something...

Yes and no. Surely he wasn't given the actual words to say in his documentary, but Sinclair is well known for demanding that its stations support conservative ideology. So if you work there, and expect your documentary to be aired, it had better support Sinclair's executives conservative...

Harvey, Since you are referencing these videos again, I'd like to make a "word to the wise" type observation to anyone reading this thread. All these videos are from the Seattle TV station KOMO.....so it's just that one point of view. Other TV stations in Seattle have other points of view. Note...

It's interesting to me that the more conservative leaning C-Brats tend to see Seattle as "gone to hell" (as I suspect they view is the case with most cities); whereas the more liberal leaning C-Brats tend to be more optimistic about the quality of life in Seattle. IMO, this thread is...

I'd put my money on an octopus rather than cannibalism :wink:

Don't know who might have been south of Lopez this weekend (I did see Hunkydory). Man, during some parts of some days......IT WAS ROUGH!

Was that part easy to get from Victron? Reasonable price?

Steve, Look SE. Can you see me giving you a thumbs-up from the top of Guemes Mountain?

I don't have a definitive answer, but I do have a few thoughts. First, right at the bottom, I would assume the current slows due to "friction" with the land; but I wouldn't think that effect is much of an influence after a few inches. Next, if you look at many NOAA current measuring stations...

I've have many "shrimp theories" over the years, and although I'm shrimping better all the time, I'm 50% confident at best that any of my theories represent reality :wink: :D. My latest theory is that the variability we sometimes see, even in approximately the same spot, is all about the...

I'll never forget Rumpole. (Remember him in the Beatle's movies?)

BINGO!!! Brock, you hit the nail on the head with the above words. Kathy and I had a great time. Naturally, with boats, mood and enjoyment depend greatly on the weather.....and did Neptune bring it?.....He sure did!

Likely because I don't know what I'm talking about..... :wink: :lol: Seriously, I am no expert that's for sure, but when I hear "bulkhead", I imagine a vital structural element without which the hull would have its integrity seriously compromised. I suppose that's too strict a definition. My...