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Getting "Sea Gypsy" ready for our first trip (on this boat) to the Abacos. Leaving Palm Coast at the end of March and returning the end of April. I have been doing a lot of upgrades since we bought the boat in September. Projects include 500w of solar, new Blue Seas combiners, New Battery ...

Congratulations! We just bought our 2006 Hull #82 last September and brought "Sea Gypsy" (formerly "Elizabeth Marie") down to Palm Coast,FL from Norfolk, VA. I noticed that the 75hp motors were only getting up to 3600 rpm at WOT with a lightly loaded and clean bottom. Once home I...

Big Thanks to all!

Going with Blue Seas 7610's

Felix

Thx for the reply.... I think I have found the solenoids for the Pathmaker but they are $36 each plus tax and shipping to end up with older Isolator technology with voltage loss. The Blue Seas ACR is what I am leaning towards but I would need some guidance from someone on how to wire them as "d...

Happy Black Friday! While working on updating electrical systems, I am looking at removing the 2006 Pathmaker battery Isolator (occasionally solenoids dont close) and updating to a Blue Seas ACR or similar. I am looking for some help on what other folks purchased and more importantly any diagrams or...

Hey Bryan:
Yes, we did meet in St Aug while I was on-duty that day! Ths for your time then and your info now....it seems that by consensus controller striaght to house battery is the way to go.

Next up....replace/upgrade the Xantrex Pathmaker Isolator to a diode version modern unit.

Thx!

Hi: I am installing a solar array to keep the house batteries charged while on the hook or extended cruising. My question is should I connect the leads from the MPPT Solar Controller to the existing combiner or directly to the house batteries? My goal is to keep the house batteries charged to run th...

Mike: I have single handed thru the Exumas on a Herreschoff H-28 I built from a hull and deck mold and an Ericson 41....stayed in Georgetown for months and then made it down to Puerto Plata in Santo Domingo. Loved the "out Islands" Extended Exumas cruise is on our list too....we want to re...

Hey Scott: We passed each other in our "new" PDQ34's in the Alligator River and hailed each other on 16. We made it home to Palm Coast,FL yesterday after a couple of nice stops to include sightseeing in Charleston. Our PDQ...formerly "Elizabeth Marie", soon to be named "Sea ...