CDK, Tazmann, I was hoping you two would weigh in. The issue is balancing charge/discharge of the individual batteries. Take a look that the...
Balancing Battery Banks OK you brainiacs...you're lookin' but not talkin'. Maybe you don't have the Calder book for reference. Not to worry,...
Attached (hopefully) is a diagram of how I think I should connect four 12v batteries in a parallel / series configuration to A) get 24v to the...
Michael - That was a good suggestion...a million to pick and not a lot of money. Thanks. I also found these. Sort of interesting......
Whitepointer - Not to worry. This thread got beyond my technical abilities a long time ago! Nonetheless, it is interesting and informative to...
Alan - yes, beveling is the deviling detail!
I just found some hinges (yoke) that I think are designed to do what I am after. Thanks. http://www.izerwaren.com/html/hinges_12.html
Quatsino - Thanks for the links...those are some pretty impressive hinges! Probably a more heavy duty than I need, but worth considering. Alan...
I have a detail I could use some help with... I have a series of hatchs from my pilot house sole that open to the engine compartment. For the...
Bert - Thanks for the input. I'll take a look at the drawings and see if I can follow them. I'm not much of an electronics guy so I'm...
Sabahcat - those are some pretty good prices for the Anchorlift winches. A quick bit of research seems to indicicate they are "real" products. I...
Whitepointer - http://reversopumps.com/fuel-polishing-systems/150-gph-568-lph-series
People While this thread has some interesting discussion, some of the recent posters may have missed the fact that a simple solution was...
Whiterpointer - make me on offer on the windlass;)
Quatsino - take a look at the Beta engines (Kubotas). The 75 is naturally aspirated and the 90 used to be but I think they had to add a turbo to...
In my industry, the guys are welding on live high pressures natural gas lines day in and day out. While always a very hazardous operation, the...
this may be a bit off topic, but I'll pass along something that has saved me a ton of effort and time. My first build was a 44' ferro trawler and...
Here's another idea... I bought my hull in a pretty nice plywood cradle. However, the county gave us a bunch of grief about the fabric...
I agree, it isn't unreasonable to pay a knowlegeable guy a hundred bucks or so to come out and eyeball the situtation. My crane guys insisted on...
Cat - I added about a foot to the top of the shear line on an existing composite hull. Sort of hard to explain the details as it is strictly a...