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Ed's Boat Tips by Ed Sherman

October 3, 2011

Battery Combining, Use Electronics

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Over the weekend we received a query that should be shared with everyone. Here is John's question: "Hi Ed, Alden Trull put me on to your web site, very helpful fellow.I am re-wiring two boats at present, my own 42ft cruising ketch and a Farr 37 racing boat. Both have split battery systems for motor start and ship and I have a nav station on the other side to the present batteries (VHF, HF, Radar, Chratplotter & GPS)and I am considering a dedicated coms battery near to the stations to reduce ...
September 26, 2011

UPS for My Marine Electronics?

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The question of the week has to do with what I consider to be an emerging problem as the convergence of traditional marine electrics and sophisticated electronic equipment continues. So, the questions is: "Hey Ed, do you know of a way I can protect my electronics equipment from conducted noise and voltage spikes in my boat's DC electrical system? I've always used a surge protector in the power supply to my computers and such, but what about my marine electronics?" Good question, easy answer. ...
September 21, 2011

Watch that Stud!

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First my apologies to our loyal readers. I've been traveling and under the gun with some deadlines that just could not be put off. So, I've been a little lame in the posting area for the last week or so. Well as usually happens, one of our regular readers and a good friend of mine shot me an email last week talking about a boat he had visited recently that illustrated a problem that can have dire consequences if you miss what is a really important maintenance point. The issue has to do with ...
September 1, 2011

How To Save Money Buying Parts for Your Boat

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One of our visitors approached me recently wanting to offer up some tips for people who are perhaps new to the world of boating, or just looking for some tips on how to save a buck. Vanessa's ten point on how to save a few dollars follows: Tips for Buying Boat Equipment & Parts Working to obtain your boating license in Ontario, Canada at Boat License Ontario ( www.boatinglicense.ca ) or California, or from wherever you may be located, is only the start of your adventure. Buying and owning a ...
August 30, 2011

Post Irene, Wickford RI

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Well, we've survived the East Coast bash known as hurricane Irene. Lest those of you out there think that just because things got down-graded to category 1 and then later to tropical storm warning level here in New England it was no big deal, let me share several photos I took from my little corner of the storm during and immediately after. All photos were taken in Wickford, RI, my hometown. BTW, I'm still without power and it looks like it will be several more days before we get it. I am ...
August 25, 2011

Find Fish Faster!

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I try to leave the announcements for things electronic to my colleague Ben Ellison over at the Panbo site, but this one has got me so excited I just couldn't hold back my feelings. Airmar, and for those of you that don't know them, they are the actual makers of most all of the transducers used in the recreational boating industry by all the major electronics companies, has just made a major announcement. Its been a while since any really major breakthrough in depth sounder/fish ...
August 22, 2011

What about the Smart Plug?

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One of our readers wrote in over the weekend: Comment author: Marilyn KComment text: How many lives are lost each year due to faulty shore line power? How many boats and Marinas are lost? It would seem logical that if the National Electric code folks could prevent deaths by endorsing this product they would. What logical reason do they give for not endorsing it after this product has proven it is a safer choice? I'm assuming  you are referring to my earlier post touting the Smart Plug as a ...
August 16, 2011

X-News has a free DC-AC inverter for you!

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Our friends over at Xantrex have  just made an interesting announcement that could get you into a free inverter for your boat. To enter for a chance to win the inverter, or other prizes you will need to enter some suggestions for topics to their Tech Doctor. So, if you have inverter questions, this could be the best source of information. Check it out at:  http://www.xantrex.com/mail/mobile_images/Xnews-2011/articles/techdoctor_062011.html
August 11, 2011

Big Battery Banks, Uneven Charging

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  Charging large battery banks, such as this dedicated bow thruster set-up, can be problematic One of our readers sent in a query just yesterday regarding a rather large battery bank on a Niad sailboat and the fact that some of the batteries keep going dead. Check this out: Ed,   I have a customer with battery problems. The boat is a Niad 44, maybe 7 yrs old. There are 6 Lifeline Group 31 batteries in 3 banks of 24v. The 3 battery banks are each wired to a common bus bar of pos and neg. The ...
August 9, 2011

Amesbury 16 Dory, Eds Boat

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I received a query from one of our regular readers several days ago. He's close to buying an Amesbury 16 like mine. He had several questions for me that I'll share because there is some relevance to almost anyone that is acquiring a new boat that has never had bottom paint applied. So, the question first: Hi Ed- Hope your summer is going well. As i mentioned i'm looking at either a Holland 14 or a Sturdee. My plan is to drop the boat in the water in the beginning of the season, and then ...
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