Recent content by AllanS

Looking at the Eightree Smart Plug on Amazon, works with both 2.4 and 5 GHz. Cheap enough experiment if it doesn’t work.

I’m only thinking of controlling a dehumidifier while the boat is on the hard at a remote location. I’m not keen on setting up Alexa either. I’ll keep looking for a solution.

Have you tried the Sensibo? If so, which one, and do you recommend?

Does anyone have a recommendation on a gadget that will turn 120V devices on/off remotely via WiFi. I have a WiFi LAN on my boat that enables remote camera viewing (Reolink) and solar system monitoring, and I’d like to add the ability to turn AC (120V) devices on/off remotely if needed. My...

Will the Aetna Engineering tach work with my sending units?

Hi guys, it's been awhile, but I thought it would be helpful to follow up. Yes, indeed, you guys nailed it, the tach signal originates from flex cables attached to the front of each engine, which connect to tach sending units located on each side of the Glendining synchronizer. Wires from those...

Thanks, DT, I think I'm going to go for it. Get two Orion 12/24V 15A units from Victron, wire one between the port house (12V) batteries and the lithium batteries (24V), and the other between the starboard house batteries (12V) and the lithium batteries. I plan to incorporate 60A fuses on the...

Hi, I have arranged four 280 A-hr LiFePO4 batteries into a 24V "generator" battery bank. These are wired into my main circuit panel as the generator output via a 3000W inverter to provide 120V house power. The batteries can currently be charged via solar panels (900W total) as well as from shore...

Hi, I would like some advice on best boarding ladders for boarding/de-boarding to/from fixed docks (that is, from the side deck). In our normal cruising area of Long Island Sound most marinas have floating docks, so we board on/off the swim platform. But as we noticed cruising south, the norm...

Ok, you convinced me…better start saving my $ for the Aetnas!

Is it possible, likely that the flex cables are worn, and that causes erratic RPM signals to tachs?

Follow up report…I did try to measure Hz on wires coming to the tach, but didn’t get any reading that made sense. Gave up on that. I just finished a weeks trip from CT to MD, 35+ hours of cruising. I used the Glendinning synchronizer most of the way, and it worked fine, until the last day, when...

Hi, this is my second post about this topic, but I need some expert VacuFlush advice now. I replaced the water valves, spring cartridge, ball, and seals on both my toilets (Mansfield type 848) a few months back. One has worked flawlessly since then, the other has an intermittent leakage of water...

Thanks, I may give this one a try!

Thanks to all for your experienced advice. I’ll review the options and decide when I get closer to the departure date, seeing what the weather and tides are like.