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January 25, 2013

Is Charger Mounted Over Battery Bad?

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Last week's dirty battery post raised a good comment from reader Mike. Basically he was questioning whether the blue case visible at the top of the photo was a battery charger and if so, he was commenting that it is not a good thing. Good eye Mike! You are right, at least based on ABYC Standard A-31 which is pretty clear about mounting battery chargers and other equipment directly over a battery. To quote directly from the standard: "To avoid corrosive fumes, battery chargers, inverters and ...
January 23, 2013

Dirty Battery Causes Discharge

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Can a dirty battery create problems on my boat?   Dusty, dirty batteries can cause accelerated self discharge. The battery you see in the photo above is somewhat vulnerable to accelerated self-discharge if the dust and sawdust you can see on it's top surface gets moist. In a general sense today, new batteries are far less susceptible to self-discharge, especially via their case tops. This all has a lot to do with the case materials being made of smooth, plastic materials versus gooey tar ...
January 22, 2013

It's a Small Boat World

by Michael Robertson
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Michael Robertson
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Sometime it's shocking how small the cruising community feels.

January 15, 2013

16 Months Out: The Cost Of Cruising

by Michael Robertson
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Michael Robertson

Windy underway: cruising is much cheaper when you stay on the move. Settling into a marina means slip fees and all kinds of opportunities to spend. We're all itching to get moving north at the end of this winter.

Before we left, I projected our rich new lifestyle would be had for less than the U.S. government’s poverty level for a family of four ($23,050 in 2012). I was wrong (so far).

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