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Not trying to convince anyone of anything, or sell anything, just sharing something I found that is going to work well for me. The maker of this water heater doesn't seem to do much marketing and I couldn't find a lot of info about it. I found this heater with US stock at a reduce price...

Bit of advice for use on the boat - Check the screen brightness before purchasing. Buy the brightest screen rating (nits) you can afford. Many of the extremely inexpensive tablets will not be bright enough for use in the cabin. The one I use is rated at: Maximum: 428 cd/m² (Nits) Average...

My history with LiTime is: Basic 100Ah, 100Ah Mini, 100Ah Group 24 Bluetooth, and now the 230 Ah Bluetooth all on different boats and at different times. I have never had a single problem, they have all just worked. I do think it is worth watching Will Prowse or similar youtubers and...

My current setup in my 25 is also LiTime - Two of the 230Ah Bluetooth versions. No problems even when maxing out my 2000W Victron Multiplus charging or discharging. They fit really nicely in the water heater cabinet on the 25. I'm sure many other similar batteries are just as good, but LiTime's...

Most current bottom of the barrel 100Ah 12V LiFePO4 batteries have 100A BMSes. Will Prowse and others on youtube have reviews you can watch to confirm the battery you want to buy can output 12V 100A for relatively long periods. Many of the cheap batteries will put out their full rating until...

Thanks Colby - I blew air through the whole system a few days ago - Was just making sure I wasn't missing something about the best way to get the water out of the heater. A little plumbing to make an easy way to blow out the water heater specifically is a great idea.

How are you guys winterizing these heaters? I converted mine to the ES 2.5 earlier this year and didn't think about this until now.

It did not look exactly the same, but similar. Mine was entirely plastic except for the hub which was metal and had fused onto the shaft. This is why the puller eventually wrecked the wheel; the arms of the puller had nothing solid to work against. Also for the record, I only tried the puller...

Ordered a Baystar hydraulic steering setup. A very expensive way to install a new wheel :) I am glad it happened, the upgrade was well worth it. I needed the push to do it.

-Yes, 3/4 tapered with a key. - Any puller that work well with your wheel. - Have a plan for what you will do if you cannot remove the wheel. On my 22 attempting to remove the wheel destroyed the wheel. No amount of hammering, torch or magic sprays would remove it. The puller eventually...

I am towing a 25 with a newer 1/2 ton V8 truck rated to 9k+ lbs like others. Almost all of the miles on my truck are towing boats, but I don't get out as much as Colby! Your questions: - Your rear axle is not a "full floater" like the similar axle would be on a F-250. - Slippery ramps have not...

The four decals are to emulate the "shadow" effect used on C-Dorys in the last 20 or so years. They are intended to be layered on top of one another.

I am seeing around $15-16k for F200 25" with manual mechanical controls (Not DEC.) I double checked east coast dealers and saw the same price range. Rigging with your existing controls should be very straight forward, I would expect $1,500 at absolute most for labor.

I think this is a pretty common problem; I have experienced it on several boats of different types, power, and sizes including my 22. It is of course worse with a two stroke. In my experience, at certain speeds under certain conditions you tend to get a recirculation effect behind the...

If the issue is just sleeping on a boat, there are pilot house style boats in the Seattle area on Boatsetter.com that can be rented for multiple days. There is a 24/30 foot Cutwater on there for example. Not saying it's cheap, and I have no experience with the site, but just throwing it out there.

Installed bluetooth gateway on my new-to-me 07 Verado 150 (Supercharged EFI) - Almost all Mercurys made in the last 20 years can use this SmartCraft device that you can get next-day on Amazon for $220. No NMEA 2k, sensors, or MFD required. Loaded for cruising but starting with a lighter 25 than...

This is exactly what I replied with on FB, but more concise :)

Just going to repeat what everyone else is saying: Agree this is the tabbing coming away from the hull, probably not structural if on the floor/furniture. I have seen this on two 25s and in both cases the glass under the tabbing was glass-smooth and waxy - A sure sign of bad prep/layup at the...

FYI: Spectrum no longer does the paste/kits for C-Dory colors. I ordered a quart of C-Dory White from Spectrum a few weeks ago (eye watering $300 with tax and shipping - Took over 2 weeks to arrive) and while it is a better match than I could do on my own, and a better match than some other...

Weird indeed. I am sure I am missing something in understanding how the system works. You mentioned seeing the appropriate charging voltage when both outputs are tied to one battery: I see no reason not to do that. You could then fully isolate the start and house batteries with a DC-DC in...