I received a great query several days ago from one of our readers who has a very cool project in mind. He's asking some questions that should be shared. Marshall Sanderling Eddy writes: Hello Ed,I am about to pull the trigger with a mastervolt 2.5 kw on my 18' Sanderling catboat. I am also worried about runtime ie range. any updates? Looking to put 4 valence lithium Iron Magnesium phosphate 12v 138ah batteries. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Eddy The updates Eddy are ...

I received a query yesterday from a reader asking about a really important issue related to marine electrical system component ratings for ignition protection. I say important because you don't want your boat to end up looking like the one shown here: Doug's question goes like this: Hi Ed,I would like to know if any classes of products accepted as inherently ignition protected, not in need of testing / a label. Specifically I am wondering about:- standard sealed inductive proximity sensors- ...

I get folks asking me what I think about a product idea from time to time and recently I had a query that really got my attention. How about a waterproof electrical buss bar? This one has gone well beyond the idea stage and is actually available as a product right now. Check it out here: So, what are you looking at? Its basically a buss bar with a 300 amp @ 48VDC rating that is completely potted and has two permanently installed and water tight Deutsch 12 pin plug connectors installed on ...

The Whisper Fan Controller As I've already mentioned, I spent last week at the IBEX industry show out in Louisville, Kentucky. While there I had an opportunity to check in with our friends at Dometic Group for a look at what's new in their world. One item really caught my eye, especially because it can be easily retro-fitted to existing boats with Dometic Group AC units installed, whch covers any boat with either a Crusair or Marine Air System installed. Check out the video linked here: ...