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I considered the Blue Sea system but my understanding is when the motor is running, it parallels all batteries and I was told it's not good to have different battery types on the same system. The Yamaha isolator keeps house and starting batteries completely separate, unless I combine them for...

The boat is all packed up and hitting the road in a couple hours for the next month in Big Pine Key, many pics to follow.

Same start battery No on board charging yet, I store the boat in a yard with no power so the next step is to install a 100w solar panel on the roof with a solar charge controler The main engine is an 05 F225 that comes with the aux charging port so I just installed the Yamaha isolator lead...

Thank you, that addresses my main concern. I plan to leave the house switch on "both" most of the time to keep them parallel but would like the ability to isolate them if one has a problem. #2) Just realized I omitted the pic of the red button. Assuming it's a breaker, should it be...

I finally completed the battery upgrade in my 228 as i just added a bunch of electronics and getting ready to install a sterio. Now I have two Optima group 31 AGM deep cycle for house on one switch connected to the motor with the isolator cable and one Optima high performance starting battery...

My brother's boat has it with twins and it's hardly worth using, can't imagine it on a single.

I ended up removing and Re caulking the window which addressed the poor fit. Then just glued in auto glass weather strip and applied a thin layer of silicone lubricating gel on top. Not sure how well it'll hold up but it actually worked pretty well last season at a fraction of the cost of...

I'm sort of in the opposite situation, I ditched the old lady a few years ago, now my new GF wants better tunes. Also, out at dinner a few weeks ago the only question her friend had about the boat was if it have good tunes so there you go. The X wouldn't have known what a sub was and doubt I'd...

Looking forward to seeing pics. Assuming you mean the 7.7's are going in the cockpit inspection ports facing back, I'll be interested to hear how they fit and sound. No Sub? I'm looking for a sub that will fit in the inspection / pump access port under the copilot seat. Good luck on your...

Are these photos two different install options?

Thank you for this link. This is generally what I'm thinking about speaker placement but those forward speakers under the helm are lower than I'd like and I often keep bags or a small cooler on the floor there which would further interfere with the sound. As an alternative I may install the...

That's where I installed mine. The ones you show in the photo look really short and I absolutely would not remove the pins. I installed the longer 90 degree Lee HD holder and the my only regret is they slightly interfere with the seat cushions but I can still squeeze the cushions in place. I...

Following. Unless I see a better solution I'm planning to install two speakers in the aft facing inspection plate holes, one in the access plate hole for the fresh water pump under the co-pilot seat, and cut one new hole under the pilot seat. I do like the idea of having them facing forward...

Glad you decided not to go today, looking out the window the ocean looks pretty angry right now so I'm sure there's a few out there paying the price. We ran through little Italy on the way in. There were a few boats on that lump 3 miles SE of humpty. We marked pretty good so put the spread...

We left Highlands at 4am yesterday and made it to the AP a little after 6 and there was already about 100 boats. Trolled, chunked, and chucked, until 1 without a sniff, a few boats caught but it was slow. So we ran to Resor and 15 into the troll the green wide tracker got hit and we landed a...

I thought I already replied to this so sorry if this is a duplicate. I'm bringing 2 butters, 1 sardine and I'm going to try to fill my well with peanuts and snappers tomorrow. Running to Resor, troll until I find something, chunk and jig, repeat. Humpty is on my way home so if all else...

I switched to a Mantis 2 for my pulpit / windlass anchor which sticks quickly and holds great in sand. My anchor hatch also has chocks under the lid which holds a decent size Danforth which is my beach anchor which I rig breakaway when I'm fishing on a craggy bottom. When I beach / stern...

I have two on mine also. A couple years ago I got a flat about 3 hours into my trip and didn't want to drive without a spare so wasted about 3 hours trying to find a replacement. II mounted one on the frame and one on the upright which I use as sort of a step ladder for getting in and out of...

The Windy and Wind Alert apps give 7 day models that are fairly accurate and I cross reference them with NOAA which is currently calling for 5 to 10 kits and 3'-4' swell out to 1000 fathoms. A big comfort factor I like is a prolonged period of calm and a southerly wind for my return so I'm not...

If the forecast holds it looks like we're running to the Atlantic Parking lot Saturday or maybe Sunday. I'm sure it'll be a circus out there but I'm busy the next couple weeks and can't pass a window like this, anyone else?