Recent content by gnappi

No help technically, though I used to work a LOT with NMEA connectivity and I have to wonder... for $250 do you at least get a choice of blonde, or brunette? :-)

A good reason to have a battery switch.

When in doubt a thicker wire than you think you need is generally a good idea. The folks on solar power forums have power down and suppliers who can gen up anything you need. I recently bought a length of 1/0 wire for my inverter which was expensive but well worth it. If you use Ebay, see this...

Nice stuff Dale.

I made my transducer mount from a piece of starboard. The transducer itself I mounted with all stainless nylock nuts which I recessed on the side facing the boat so the screws did not touch the transom. If I change transducers no problem, pull the starboard, mark and drill the new hole pattern.

For low current applications SAE are great connectors, but the HEAVY duty ones are a PITA to securely solder. An option as mentioned above might be an Anderson to SAE adapter to keep from having to remove what's already in place.

Agreed, to my way of thinking you did what you could with the time you had. Many would have just left the area.

People put a "fin" on to try to get the boat on plane, likely because the motor is under powered. If you find you're happy with it and being a 2 stroke, go slow :-)

People put a "fin" on to try to get the boat on plane, likely because the motor is under powered. If you find you're happy with it and being a 2 stroke, go slow :-)

Looks like a cool boat! I always wonder about boats with small motors and a dol-fin( or whatever it's called) and whether a re-power is in the long run a better prospect. Let us know how she handles when you christen it?

Add to that the water is pristine, flowing and crystal clear. That is VERY odd in south Florida. It's sooo tempting to carve them up right there and fry them up. But I'm a C&R type always will be.

Last fall my GF moved into a villa in a gated community circled by a ~15' wide canal. I haven't been able to get out much, but I caught this one there in a couple of feet of water. Her son got a 5 pounder there a couple of months ago.

I got most all of the parts in and can start assembly, temperature and current analysis this weekend. We'll see!

Yeah, initially I thought so too, but we had some 50 12 volt lead acid batteries in our corporate UPS which basically NEVER cycled down below 95% before they were topped off by the UPS charger. We had a few batteries (which were in 75-80 degree ambient) go bad after a few years and some sales...

I had to read that twice to make sure I got it the first time. Good thinking.