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Latest Win 10 and latest Firefox. Fwiw, it only seems to happen on vBulletin forums but oddly also on Mail emails. O well, I’ll just keep posting spaced out paragraphs. David

You seem to know your Win 10 stuff so I have a related question: In Fiirefox (I know I could switch to something else but don't want to) when I post a multi paragraph response to some forums it puts in two LFs between the paragraphs. Same thing happens with Windows Mail. FWIW this forum doesn't...

This technique works well if the muck is only on the anchor or the last few feet of chain. Wat happens if it is thick, greasy mud all along the anchor chain? David

I think to qualify as a second home for IRS tax deductiblity, a boat has to have sleeping, cooking and bathroom facilities. The CD 25 definitely qualifies, and the CD 22 probably does as well. To qualify for a loan you need collision insurance at least in the amount of the loan. Liability is a...

That is probably more than Felicity Huffman will get for bribing her daughter's way into college. David

We have sort of gone round and round with this question. It seems not to be an RV or window A/C unit, so it is likely a below decks installed, raw water cooled, marine A/C unit. These have hermetically sealed motor/compressor modules and that may be what you are asking about. The "oil" you...

At the very least we will need to know the brand and model. is is a permanently installed, raw water cooled A/C or is is more like a room window unit or RV rooftop A/C? David

Sounds like a good plan. David

Lots of good questions. My answers are in bold below:

The Gen 2 ETECs get about 10-15% better fuel economy than the older ones and have much better maintenance features. If I were buying new that is what I would go for. David

Whoops, a little bad math above :cry: The A/C will draw 1,440 watts, not 2,440. So you can power the A/C for a bit less than two hours and it will take 2-3 times the current battery capacity to run all night and 2-3 times as much solar to recharge them. David

Well, here is the physics/math answer to your question: Group 27s whether FLA or AGMs typically store 75 AHs of power each. So 6*75= 450 AHs. But discharging below 50% reduces battery life so you should not use more than 225 AHs. 225*12= 2,700 watt hours available in that case. Your friend has...

If you go with a single start battery, you probably will have to do a bit of wiring so that one battery can start both engines. With two starting batteries, they typically start and charge one engine each. With the switch you describe where your house can start the engines you won't lose much...

Well you can save some weight at the loss of redundancy and house capacity just by reducing the number of batteries. You can rewire so that one start battery handles both motors. Also 4 GC batteries is a bit heavy unless you have heavy loads while the engine insn't running. You can probably do...

It will take a LOT of solar panels to run your RV's AC unit. A 9,200 btu/hr unit pulls about 1,500 watts. And if you want to run it after the sun goes down, it will also take a LOT of batteries and even more solar panels to recharge them the next day. I doubt if your RV has enough roof area for...

I am with your wife. I anchor in 4-5' of water in a cove or wide creek out of the way. David

I would change to hydraulic steering and add an autopilot with a hydraulic pump. Cable steering autopilots are a bit of a mechanical kludge IMO. A Baystar hydraulic kit is less than $600. David

I have never purchased a new C-Dory but have sold large boats as a dealer and have purchased a few new ones myself. You can almost always negotiate a 10% reduction off of list, maybe more if the boat has been sitting on the dealer's lot for a while. I would start with 15% and go from there...

1. So the dealer can offer the cheaper "recommended" engine as the base. 2.Maybe changes in methodology or criteria for determining max hp. David