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  1. tpenfield

    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    I would put back as much foam as was there originally, if not a bit more. The ability for the boat to stay afloat in an 'unplanned event' is really important in just about any situation. I also noted from the pictures that you have not cut out the main stringers that run either side of the...
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    2024 Daytona 500

    Lot of crashing . . . has there been an overtime finish without a huge crash on the last lap ??? :ROFLMAO:
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    Closed cooling worth the money?

    FWC kits have gone up in price over the past 10 years, but still worth the money. I've owned 3 I/O boats in salt water . . . the first one was raw water cooled and died a painful death at 20 years. The other 2 with FWC will probably live forever. Make sure what ever kit you add is a Full...
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    2024 Daytona 500

    Thanks for the reminder . . . I always like watching the race. Go Joey !!!! :cool:
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    LiFePO Batteries ???

    After several times going back & forth on the design approach, I have decided to go with a dual output controller (rather than the dual input controller) The EPEver controller has a nice feature of providing only a trickle charge on the second output, which is what would be typically needed for...
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    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    Looks like good progress . . . this boat is certainly bringing "tinkering' to new level. :LOL:
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    something new coming in electric OB

    As far as conversion to electric . . . it is mostly about the storage of the electricity that constrains the practical applications. In a similar situation in the computer industry about 27 years ago, the challenge was all about network bandwidth. I remember attending tech conferences and...
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    Mercruiser vs. Volvo parts availability

    You might be able to answer that for some specific Volvo parts and compare to the equivalent parts on an Alpha drive. As an example . . . this hose lists for $190 in V-P, but you can get it for $170 ish. An equivalent Mercruiser may require 2 hoses, but only around $130 total. So, estimating...
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    something new coming in electric OB

    It came up on one of my Google searches as well.
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    something new coming in electric OB

    I commend the attempts to push the envelope, but . . . it seems that certain things needing a lot of power (boats, airplanes, etc.) just are currently not good candidates for electric power. I would enjoy replacing my 7.5 hp Mercury for the dinghy with an electric version, but not my primary...
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    2024 Super Bowl !!

    I got to watch SB 1 on a color TV :LOL:
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    LiFePO Batteries ???

    Getting ready to spend some money on this next month and will need some new wiring. The main battery wiring is AWG 2/0 and other wiring looks to be AWG 6. Not sure if I'll need any of the 2/0 since I'll be surplussing some in reducing the number of batteries.
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    2024 Super Bowl !!

    I'm good with either team winning, especially the 49ers. :D
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    LiFePO Batteries ???

    One area of the design that has me thinking/re-thinking is when the engines are running the voltage on the output side of the FET Isolator will probably be higher than the input side as per the schematic below . . . Approximate voltages shown at the FET Isolator. . . I'm not sure the FET...
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    LiFePO Batteries ???

    I have decided to go with the approach of charging the LFP batteries, then let the LFP's the charge the AGM's. Since the LFP's 'rest' at about 0.5-0.8 volt higher than the AGM's, it might be a more effective approach . . . electrons going 'down hill' to my way of thinking. The features of the...
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    LiFePO Batteries ???

    @bruceb58 . . . I may wait it out for the Orion XS, as I believe they have solved the heat/cooling problem and have more output control than the Orion Smart series.
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    LiFePO Batteries ???

    Thanks for the offer . . . just a reminder, buy/sell dialog should be conducted in PM's rather than the forum. :)
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    LiFePO Batteries ???

    Here is my other approach . . . It might be a coin toss. . . I'm not getting any usable advice from the DIY Solar forum, but I think I'm in the ballpark with either of these approaches.
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    LiFePO Batteries ???

    Here are my latest design diagram & schematic, including the shore power. I am going to let the ProNautic charge just the AGM's and the Xantrex charge the LiFePO4's, since the Xantrex has an 80 amp charge capacity. . . . I've been back & forth on LiTime and ExpertPower battery brands. Both...
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    well....dreaded boat damage victim...need expertise answers

    Perhaps more of a notification than a claim to your insurance company. It would be best to do that knowing the name of the marina's insurance company.
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