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Forum: Monohull Sailboats 02-04-2024, 13:28
Replies: 3
Views: 468
Posted By Bycrick
Re: Norseman hull - cored or not

If you’re talking about the Norseman 447 sold from Marina del Rey, I was told by the surveyor in MDR, that they were built in three hull versions, no core, balsa core, airex core. He said that I...
Forum: Marine Electronics 30-03-2024, 15:25
Replies: 6
Views: 395
Posted By Bycrick
Re: Diagnosing Navico/Simrad/B&G 4G Radar

IIRC, the RI10 has nothing to do with the radar signals. It’s there only to take Heading data from N2K and pass it to the radar using an otherwise unused pair (brown, brown/white, I think). You can...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 22-03-2024, 12:33
Replies: 72
Views: 9,901
Posted By Bycrick
Re: Moody 49 lost on bar at Bahia del Sol, El Salvador

I was in BDS in May 2000. I’d been given a GPS position to wait for the panga. When I tried to plot it on the charts, most of them had the entrance at the NORTH end of the bay, not at the south end...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 18-02-2024, 10:37
Replies: 43
Views: 5,797
Posted By Bycrick
Re: Do you cook using salt water while cruising?

I found a recipe for bread that used 1/2 cup of fresh water to proof the yeast and then 4-1/2 cups of saltwater. It made 4 loaves of bread and a batch of cinnamon rolls. But I never found a way to...
Forum: Lithium Power Systems 16-01-2024, 14:45
Replies: 37
Views: 3,992
Posted By Bycrick
Re: Precharge circuit to protect your Lifepo4 and inverter

With all the electronics that have a "soft" power off, I’d like to keep voltage transients to a minimum. I don’t know how "necessary" it is to avoid sparks when connecting an inverter, but the big...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 16-01-2024, 14:23
Replies: 39
Views: 3,134
Posted By Bycrick
Re: Best material for water tank

I wanted to do it "right." I discovered that even the people who built fiberglass tanks commercially didn’t really know what they were doing, or why. They basically used whatever materials they could...
Forum: Lithium Power Systems 16-01-2024, 10:27
Replies: 37
Views: 3,992
Posted By Bycrick
Re: Precharge circuit to protect your Lifepo4 and inverter

No hair, any color. I just don’t like sparks if I can help it. I’ve worked on 50k watt broadcast transmitters, big radar systems, 5volt, 1000amp computer power supplies. Sparks are only good at...
Forum: Dollars & Cents 16-01-2024, 10:14
Replies: 32
Views: 3,284
Posted By Bycrick
Re: Prepaying for repairs

+1 to walking. I’d never pay up front. I might buy all the materials, on my account, and have them shipped to me. But not the labor. I did half dozen big lighting repair jobs for people. They bought...
Forum: Lithium Power Systems 16-01-2024, 10:04
Replies: 37
Views: 3,992
Posted By Bycrick
Re: Precharge circuit to protect your Lifepo4 and inverter

Simple way. Hook up the positive wire first. Then take your 12 volt test light and clip the ground wire to the negative wire terminal. Put to probe tip through the terminal, touch it to the negative...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 16-01-2024, 09:42
Replies: 39
Views: 3,134
Posted By Bycrick
Re: Best material for water tank

I built fiberglass tanks for my first boat. I spent many months trying to find out how to actually do it. Most of the time, it was "What kind of resin? Why the kind in those barrels. What’s the...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 09-01-2024, 16:33
Replies: 37
Views: 4,590
Posted By Bycrick
Re: What Happens When You Exceed Maximum Horsepower Ratings of Dinghies?

Nahhh. Don’t exaggerate. I then weighed about 150, my wife weighed about 120. The groceries were as much as we could carry. Scuba diving with 3 people and equipment. I doubt if I got above 1000#....
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 08-01-2024, 13:17
Replies: 37
Views: 4,590
Posted By Bycrick
Re: What Happens When You Exceed Maximum Horsepower Ratings of Dinghies?

I’ve got a 12’ dinghy with an inflatable floor. Rated on the plate at 1600# load and a 25 HP engine. With 2 people and a load of groceries, it will plane easily with an 8HP. With the 25, you can...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 06-01-2024, 15:48
Replies: 12
Views: 653
Posted By Bycrick
Re: Specific gravity

The SG of a brand new lead acid battery is determined COMPLETELY by the ratio of acid to water in the electrolyte. Different manufacturers use different initial values, and they will often change ...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 06-01-2024, 15:38
Replies: 12
Views: 653
Posted By Bycrick
Re: Specific gravity

Since the OP's batteries are almost new, their fully-charged SG should be a good starting point. A year from now, the fully-charged SG will be lower than when new. That represents the loss in...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 06-01-2024, 12:56
Replies: 12
Views: 653
Posted By Bycrick
Re: Specific gravity

The best definition that I’ve heard of "fully charged" is: when being charged at the manufacturer suggested absorbtion voltage, the specific gravity doesn’t increase for 3 hours."

Some people say,...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 06-01-2024, 11:41
Replies: 12
Views: 653
Posted By Bycrick
Re: Specific gravity

Specific gravity doesn’t tell you much unless you know what it was when the batteries were brand new. It can tell you whether the cells are equal or not.
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 03-01-2024, 09:11
Replies: 17
Views: 1,195
Posted By Bycrick
Re: Replacing solenoid; is it special?

Not all the solenoids that look the same have the same connections. Yes, the two big studs are the switched in and out. But the small terminals vary:
1. Only 1 small terminal used for the coil....
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 02-01-2024, 12:44
Replies: 13
Views: 1,185
Posted By Bycrick
Re: Which Countries are bribes/tips expected by officials?

Since my first entry to Panama in 2002, I’ve never had an official ask for a bribe. Ever.

Twice, I’ve been with somebody in their car. They were righteously stopped for a traffic violation....
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 31-12-2023, 14:04
Replies: 54
Views: 4,615
Posted By Bycrick
Re: General questions about propane refit - solenoid gauge

Since I bought my current boat in 1998, I’ve replaced the regulator 3 times. In every case, the failure ended up leaking an (almost) new tank of propane. Apparently the "rubber" diaphragm develops...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 31-12-2023, 12:51
Replies: 54
Views: 4,615
Posted By Bycrick
Re: General questions about propane refit - solenoid gauge

Another advantage of the industrial solenoid valves is that you can buy them for use one the high-pressure side of the regulator. That way, when the regulator fails, it’s isolated by the solenoid.
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 11-12-2023, 10:37
Replies: 44
Views: 4,281
Posted By Bycrick
Re: Wire lug Crimper

MCM is "thousands of circular mils" used for wire that’s bigger than 4/0. You probably don’t have a boat big enough to need wire that size.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 10-12-2023, 05:17
Replies: 233
Views: 43,074
Posted By Bycrick
Re: Nicholson 38 sunk on Baja Ha-Ha

In 1982, while located an overnight sail WEST of the Farallons, I was (thankfully) able to talk to SF Coast Guard with my old Motorola VHF and 3db mast-top antena. I had the radio on 1-watt output to...
Forum: Navigation 08-12-2023, 13:21
Replies: 1
Views: 446
Posted By Bycrick
Re: Magellan dbr

Half right. It looks like it’s a Beacon Receiver for use with an old GPS. These were used to improve the accuracy of older GPS units by sending local correction data over the old RF beacon stations. ...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 02-12-2023, 12:55
Replies: 44
Views: 4,281
Posted By Bycrick
Re: Wire lug Crimper

The hydraulic ones I’ve seen all crimped just fine, but the dies weren’t anywhere near correctly calibrated. If you could figure out the right size, it worked fine.
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 02-12-2023, 12:48
Replies: 44
Views: 4,281
Posted By Bycrick
Re: Wire lug Crimper

Hex vs "square" crimp. The FTZ crimper mentioned up-thread, and widely recommended, isn’t a hex-shaped crimper. I couldn’t find any real evidence that the hex crimp was "better" than the square...
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