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Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 19-04-2024, 10:49
Replies: 14
Views: 1,055
Posted By OS2Dude
Re: Deck & cockpit drains - through hull reduction plan

My 2¢.

If there is enough water that every drain is at capacity, a 'manifold' to combine them into one thruhull will need to be bigger. Area of 1" circle is 0.7854 in². To even begin to handle...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 19-04-2024, 10:26
Replies: 38
Views: 3,043
Posted By OS2Dude
Re: Oil slick in a storm to calm swell

Yeah, because all those freighters hauling all the cheap crap you are buying all hold it until they get to shore. Oh, and let's not forget the waterborne lifeforms that wait until the dark of night...
Forum: Navigation 15-04-2024, 08:45
Replies: 13
Views: 1,892
Posted By OS2Dude
Re: Navionics... Argh....

All charts, paper and therefore electronic, suffer from inaccuracies. Some modern charts still rely on data gathered in the age of dead reckoning. The US Coast Guard (I assume it is true for other...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 15-04-2024, 08:29
Replies: 27
Views: 2,798
Posted By OS2Dude
Re: Problems With Maui Jim Sunglasses

We bought several pairs of Bifocal MJs with magnifying lenes. (Use it or lose it benefits.) Lost one pair, but the others have held up well, even when left in the car. When you say they were left in...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 15-04-2024, 08:21
Replies: 31
Views: 3,425
Posted By OS2Dude
Re: boat purchase...possible opportunity or mistake

No one but you can decide if the boat is worth it or not. One factor for us when we were looking was does the boat SING to you? We looked at a lot of boats, some nicer than what we ended up with,...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 15-04-2024, 08:06
Replies: 25
Views: 2,850
Posted By OS2Dude
Re: Cardboard

Roches can come abord in many ways: Fly in themselves, ride in on you or your pet, be carried aboard in nearly any package or bag.

I put nearly everything in a plastic zip-lock bag or a...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 12-04-2024, 06:43
Replies: 15
Views: 2,114
Posted By OS2Dude
Re: 50 Year old boats can they be giving away in Mexico or somewhere.

If I spent $100,000 restoring a YUGO, would you give me anything at all for it, or would you rather spend the money on a good condition Shelby Cobra?

Boats have never really been an investment.
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 09-04-2024, 07:08
Replies: 26
Views: 1,751
Posted By OS2Dude
Re: Remote Battery Terminals

If you insist on putting live electrical connectors in the bulkhead, get a length of 12.7mm (1/2") or 20mm (3/4") copper rod. Cut to fit the thickness of your bulkhead plus an inch +/-. Drill and...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 09-04-2024, 05:51
Replies: 51
Views: 3,916
Posted By OS2Dude
Re: Battery Cable Crimping Tool

Which tool do you have? I have the FTZ Correct Crimp and it handled everything involved with my last project from 6 awg to 4/0 awg with no trouble. Yes, being a manual tool you have to exert some...
Forum: Dollars & Cents 08-04-2024, 16:35
Replies: 22
Views: 3,290
Posted By OS2Dude
Re: Boats that sat on hard

If it is a fiberglass boat, it should not be an issue given the cavets as others have stated. If it is a wooden boat, you may have a time until it swells again. My brother had a wooden boat on the...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 08-04-2024, 14:38
Replies: 26
Views: 1,751
Posted By OS2Dude
Re: Remote Battery Terminals

Every terminal stud I've ever seen has been a Stainless Steel bolt. The bolts are not what transfers the electricity, they only provide a way to hold the lugs to the tinned copper base. I don't see...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 01-04-2024, 07:35
Replies: 51
Views: 3,916
Posted By OS2Dude
Re: Battery Cable Crimping Tool

Please read this article: https://marinehowto.com/making-your-own-battery-cables/

Beware of what you find on Amazon. A lot of cheap knockoffs are offered there. Electrical work is not the place...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 25-03-2024, 06:53
Replies: 26
Views: 1,932
Posted By OS2Dude
Re: Rewring and Wire size

Wire Size charts are all over the internet. Just make sure you are looking at the right type. (Marine DC or Marine AC) Boats require stranded wire, no solid core, not even for the AC side. Tinned...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 19-03-2024, 06:41
Replies: 167
Views: 12,463
Posted By OS2Dude
Re: Open Source Arduino Alternator Regulator

A config file is easy, and you (the programmer) implement it. You specify a format for the text file. The program reads in the file and uses the values there to set the variables. If file is...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 19-03-2024, 05:34
Replies: 167
Views: 12,463
Posted By OS2Dude
Re: Open Source Arduino Alternator Regulator

You could have a config file that the code reads to get the values for the variables. At least that way the user could use any text editor to change it and would not have to recompile the code.
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Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 04-03-2024, 11:37
Replies: 37
Views: 3,891
Posted By OS2Dude
Re: Too much solar on this arch?

As I understand your photo, the 100W and 50W panels are on opposite sides of the boat and are angled to the side they are on. If that is correct, then you won't want to put panels on the opposite...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 04-03-2024, 10:18
Replies: 37
Views: 3,891
Posted By OS2Dude
Re: Too much solar on this arch?

Are the panels compatible? If they are going to the same controller, the 100W & 50W panels need to have close values for Voc or Isc, depending on if they are in series or parallel. If they are not,...
Forum: Marine Electronics 04-03-2024, 06:56
Replies: 79
Views: 7,528
Posted By OS2Dude
Re: Fact or fiction: running with the chartplotter off to save electricity

Our primary solar arrays are deployed 24/7. The little bit of draw from the chart-plotter running at night (if it is) is easily replenished in a short time once the sun comes up. If you have a...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 23-02-2024, 12:42
Replies: 30
Views: 2,215
Posted By OS2Dude
Re: Acceptable prop shaft wear?

On the older 30s anyway, there is not a lot of 'wiggle room' involved. The hose is already about as far back as it can go due to the angle of the log to the hull.
You need room for four hose...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 23-02-2024, 10:19
Replies: 30
Views: 2,215
Posted By OS2Dude
Re: Acceptable prop shaft wear?

At least replace the stuffing hose, especially if it is original. (Real stuffing hose, not sanitation or exhaust.) With the engine out even if the coupler is stuck you can remove the prop and pull...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 23-02-2024, 09:59
Replies: 37
Views: 3,891
Posted By OS2Dude
Re: Too much solar on this arch?

I put two 175W flexible panels in PVC frames on my cabin roof. They stay out 24/7/365 unless a hurricane is coming. They are light, easy to handle if the need ever arises. I like that they can...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 23-02-2024, 09:45
Replies: 30
Views: 2,215
Posted By OS2Dude
Re: Acceptable prop shaft wear?

As they say in Temporal Mechanics, 'There is no present like the time'.

Assuming the boat is on the hard, having the engine out is the best time to replace the shaft, hose and sleeve bearing. Our...
Forum: Lithium Power Systems 19-02-2024, 07:09
Replies: 85
Views: 7,226
Posted By OS2Dude
Re: Lithium mini batteries

Will Prowse did one. (See time 7:45) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0_YpKKdst8
Forum: Lithium Power Systems 12-02-2024, 07:04
Replies: 60
Views: 6,098
Posted By OS2Dude
Re: How are people charging Li/LA hybrid setups?

Most LFP battery BMSes can not take the in-rush current required to start a decent sized engine, so people keep the LA start battery. If you have an alternator with a regulator that can handle LFP,...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 05-02-2024, 06:45
Replies: 84
Views: 8,918
Posted By OS2Dude
Re: Post Collision Repair or Total

Do not recall your earlier post. What is the condition of the hull and deck? I can't imagine the damage is limited only to the rigging, mast and sails. I would guess you will have a hard time...
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