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

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Borrow several voltmeters. Attach them to the BT wiring at a few places along the wiring path. Run the BT to failure, check each voltmeter for voltage. Thus will help you locate the problem. Its likel

A desiccant/dryer would be a great idea. Finding one that is maintenance free, and passive, may be a problem. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

There are only two ways to keep your fuel tank, when you store a boat: 1) completely full, to the top 2) bone dry, empty. Chapter 1: The reason is that during the course of the day, air expands and co

Thx Bill! ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Thx, join me pls?... ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

I’m doing something wrong. It won’t let me join. Says my address is already registered. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt