I neglected to include that piece of info. The Genny is also in the shitz. Typical Westerbeke nonsense (I've spent more money and time on that piece of garbage than I care to admit). I've got a guy lined up for that project too as I've exhausted all my skills on it. But that also may end up...
Got 3.5 hours off a $20 battery. The inverter shuts itself down at a certain low voltage, so it didn't destroy the battery and it charged fine. So with doing the above steps you indicated, it got us through 4 days of travel up the Erie Canal. We had a couple 8-hour travel days, and setting...
Well, the proof-of-concept works great. I didn't risk putting the inverter on the existing battery bank and cause some kind of loop and short everything out, so I have a small 12vt tractor battery on the inverter and ONLY the fridge turned on. It works perfectly. Now we'll see how much...
Sadly, that's how we discovered the issue, at anchor for a few hours and the freezer started defrosting into the fridge and made a mess. I was surprised it didn't hold the temp better than it did.
Good point, I just checked. It's a Norcold, and it looks like its .7 amps and 120 volts, which if my maths work, that makes it 84 watts. Not sure what the startup surge would be though .... maybe 2X ???
Hi all. 1999 380DA, original fridge, so it's prolly on its way out. Will run on shore power, but not battery. The power light will go on, but it won't fire up the compressor. Battery bank is new, plenty of voltage available.
And for those not familiar, getting to anything behind that...
Well it makes a lot more sense that it was stolen - or perhaps kicked into the drink - after being left coiled at the pier rather than someone unbuttoning and re-buttoning your canvas.
A local locksmith here keeps some stock and was able to cut them for me. Looks like the same price at about 8-9 bucks each. Hardware stores wouldn't carry them, but a decent sized professional locksmith might.
I believe the US and Canada are now comparing notes (at least pre-COVID). I don't know how thorough they are, but I wouldn't take chances. Not like the 'old days' when most American boaters were 'lost at sea'
You are in Masena? There's an awesome place in Canandaigua.
http://thepropellerworks.com/
or if you are on Facebook try
https://www.facebook.com/ThePropellerWorksInc/
They were awesome when I took out 2 props and a shaft. Worked through a boatyard in Brewerton
Sunuvabitch ... I think you are right. That was after the great polar oxidation incident of the late 90's .... sent the engineering team all the way back to the flugensheist era.... that was pretty bad.
It depends on the year. If the exhaust is above water there would be fairings, but if it's below the water line you wouldn't necessarily see them as they are hidden by the reciprocation dingle arm