Hello James, I like the fact that the Echo Pilot is completely separate from the rest of the navigation equipment. I would like a radar overlay on the chart plotter, but not the FLS. You can spend mor

Z and I have sailed a fairly good distance on Aquarius, and we touched the reef one time... And that was when I didn't follow the guidance of my FLS. All the maps said 2.5M, and we were at high tide..

These photos show what I received from Maud about a year ago. I had it installed here in Thailand, and looks good. I showed a photo installed, and how they cut it in the corners. They didn't cut it li

Hello Ian and Judy, I rebuilt my bow thruster twice. The first time was in Trinidad, and the second time was in New Zealand 18 months ago. I made a video about the bow thruster https://www.youtube.com

Hi Scott, Actually, I only run the AC for 3 to 4 hours because I don't want to cycle the batteries too low, and I also want to save battery for the next day. If the batteries are full, I could run the

Hello Bryce, Too bad you can't get back to SM Seamaster II. Just heard that Malaysia is closed until "at the earliest" December 31st. Hope this changes, but that was the latest today. There are severa

I am currently stuck in Thailand, and as many of you know Zivile and I have a YouTube channel about our circumnavigation. Sailing Aquarius. Over a Year ago I did a video about batteries, and the video

In my humble opinion, I would never use an aluminum halyard hook. The possibility of breaking more than a halyard hook is just too great. Instead of breaking a hook, at the price of MAX $80, you could

Was the Orion charger an upgrade? Check the battery. The start battery should not be discharged just because the start-battery-charger goes down. Unless there is a short somewhere. 1A. Replace the fus

Since there is no connection to 240VAC in the windless circuit, I fail to see how toggling the windless switch could result in a 240VAC short? It is much more likely to be a 24VDC issue, which is not

I would love to get new rub rails inserts, but stuck in Thailand, and will not get close to the Caribbean for WHO knows when. Currently re-gelcoating the Rub Rail, and Gel Coat for the red boot stripe

You need to be very careful when cleaning your fridge. If you get the ice off the plate with something that could puncture the gas lines within the plate, this is not being very careful. One of my fri

Arno, and Bill, The fact is that large current draws on your batteries will kill them faster. Yes, a battery can supply a lot of current, but if you use this capability you shorten their life over tim

Heinz, Your batteries might not be able to handle the current draw of the Bow Thruster. Take a look at the current draw during Bow Thruster use, and also look at the voltage while using the bow thrust

Stuart, Though I am not completely sure why they would install two 500A shunts, the fact that they are in parallel probably answers the question. When I use my Bow Thruster (which I sometimes refer to

Hello, We are also in Thailand, anchored next to Yacht Haven. You can also watch my video about rebuilding the bow thruster..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-xWzNfnWLw&t=209s Ken

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Scott, I probably miss understood the issue. But, I still stand by my math. I agree with most of what you said.... And, If I had $20K to install an electrical system on Aquarius, it would be similar t

Pat, Your right! I just thought my questions help paint the picture of risk. I am optimistic that your idea could work, and still interested. Ken SM2K #262 Aquarius in Thailand

Though I think it would be a great idea to start the "Amel Group Insurance Company" AGIC, it's a lot more than just opening a bank account and filling it with our $6000 each month. Insurance companies

The Hot Water Heater also is a Cold Water Heater, and maybe just a Water Heater. But after the Hot Water Heater heats up the Cold Water, the Hot Water Heater keeps the Hot Water Hot. Thus, the term "H