All good points, James. Working with dessicant dryers for air compressors, on a humid day, the crystals were pink (from clear) in a few hours. I fear that a proper dryer that one could set and forget

I wonder if the TSA will pull it out of checked baggage? ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Annual change wouldn’t be bad at all.... ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

I took a look online at the H2Out. Looks OK. A bit pricey. Refills aren’t so bad, and they recommend them at your oil change frequency. Likely more than every 12 months? ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

You certainly don’t need to fill your tank to the top, if you don’t care about collecting water in your fuel, and the associated issues. It’s certainly your choice! ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Years ago, when manufacturing techniques were highly variable, different manufacturers had a big impact on panel reliability. These days, the solar cell is the main differentiator, and mostly based on

We had good luck with Trina’s on our previous boat. Installing 3, SunPower 390’s, 1.7 X 1 meter, on the new boat. They make a 400 in same size, but we’ll save €110 for 30 watts less...... I’m good wit

Let us know how that works. It’s certainly an interesting concept. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

I have a friend in “the business”. His company installs solar panel systems on homes, businesses, and municipal buildings in New Jersey. He feared, and had lots to complain about the tariff wars, clai

Joerg, Keep in mind, that the marketing claims made by Victron (a very good company, by the way) fit most panels on the market today. They all have to be “Marinized”, or waterproof, as they all exist

Basically, we are in vehement agreement. A buck converter is normally a component in an MPPT controller. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Duralac is special stuff, but has a shelf life, and it shortens above 20°C. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

The best protection from a direct hurricane hit is 100 nm. Grenada was hit by Ivan in 2004. It damaged most of the boats there. Grenada has learned since, and has improved their yard storage. Grenada,

Trinidad has Peake’s (we hauled out their), Power Boats, also very good, and Coral Cove. A bit less expensive, but they are all negotiable. It’s out of the hurricane zone. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

I was not going to interject into the anchor conversation, as this topic is akin to religion. The Mantus is of the latest designs in anchors. Very good. I worry a bit about the original style, in that

Second on those Fatty Goodlander books. The anchoring one is excellent! ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Many boat manufacturers used similar, foam-backed vinyl. All had sagging issues as a result. None should be using it today, unless they don’t care what happens 8-10 years down the road, after warranti

The SSB radio transmitter ground is different from the antenna tuner ground. They should not be in common. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

We’ve used a couple of brands. Currently using the Sena Expands...a bit more robust, as the microphone boom is much shorter and doesn’t get in the way as much. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

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We started out with Eartecs. They work at a different frequency, and actually found the sound quality and range a bit better than Sena. But ours were older, and had a belt pack connected to the headph

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