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:: Installing A Battery Monitor ::

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:: Installing A Marine Battery Charger ::

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:: Servicing Tapered Cone Seacocks ::

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:: Seacock Failure Testing ::

:: Seacock Backing Plates / Alternate Method / No Through Bolts ::

:: Installing A Seacock & Thru-Hull Fitting In A New Location ::

:: Proper Installation of Double Hose Clamps ::



:: External Strainers - OMG ::

:: Changing A Raw Water Pump Impeller ::

:: Rebuilding A Raw Water Pump ::

:: Fresh Water System Winterizing ::



:: Engine - Winter Freeze Protection ::

:: Engine Temp Monitoring & Over Heating Baseline Assessment ::

:: Autopsy A Westerbeke / Universal Marine Heat Exchanger ::

:: Rebuilding A Perko Bronze Sea Strainer ::



:: Installing New Found Metals Stainless Portlights ::

:: Making a New Stereo Cabinet ::

:: Understanding the Moisture Meter / Electrophysics CT-33 ::

:: Sealing Deck Penetrations to Prevent Core Rot ::



:: NavPod Installation Tips ::

:: Re-Packing A Traditional Stuffing Box ::

:: PSS Shaft Seal Installation ::

:: Replacing A Cutlass Bearing (Sleeve Bearing) ::



:: Replacing Motor Mounts & The Obstacles ::

:: A New Prop Shaft ::

:: Lap Fitting A Propeller To A Shaft ::

:: Marine Wire Termination ::



:: New Depth Sounder With An Old Transducer ::

:: Easy VHF Connections ::

:: Making Your Own Battery Cables ::

:: Inverter Inefficiency ::



:: Rebuilding A Westerbeke Alternator ::

:: Leece-Neville 8MR Series Alternator External Regulation Conversion ::

:: Universal Diesel Wiring Harness Upgrade ::

:: Installing A Raymarine Rudder Position Sensor ::



:: M-25 Air Filter & PCV Valve Upgrade ::

:: Rebuilding A Racor Turbine Filter ::

:: Replacing A Facet Fuel Pump Filter ::

:: Replacing A Fuel Tank ::



:: Does An Empty Tank Condensate? ::

:: Mooring Preparation & Precautions ::

:: Measuring A Lead Acid Battery State of Charge ::

:: Anchor Scope Illustrated ::



:: Installing A Small Marine Solar System ::

:: Cleaning & Greasing A Lewmar "England" Winch ::

:: Universal M-18 & M-25 Alternator Bracket Upgrade ::

:: Installing A High Output Alternator & Serpentine Pulley Kit ::



:: Installing A Solbian Solar Panel ::

:: Wire Labeling ::

:: Testing A Galvanic Isolator ::

:: Installation & Orientation of Flooded Batteries ::



:: Effect of Winter on Battery Self Discharge ::

:: Battery Bank Fusing ::

:: Terminating Small Wires ::

:: Fusing Voltage Drop ::



:: Terminating Solar MC-4 Connectors ::

:: Vinegar In The Head..? ::

:: Battery Meltdown Averted ::

:: The Hall of FAIL ::



:: Shore Power Cords - SmartPlug vs. 1938 ::

:: Chart Plotter Mount For Edson Pedestals ::

:: iPad Charging - How Much Energy? ::

:: LiFePO4 Batteries - Thoughts & Musings ::



:: Do I Need A Solar Charge Controller ?? ::

:: Testing A Marine Fuel Sending Unit ::

:: MPPT vs. PWM Controllers ::

:: Solder & Poor Trouble Shooting = $$$$ ::



:: Mooring Pendants Thoughts & Musings ::

:: What Is A "Deep Cycle" Battery? ::

:: Alternators & Voltage Sensing - Why It's Important ::

:: Removing Waterline Hull Staining ::



:: Are Battery Impedance Testers Worth It? ::

:: Loaded Battery Voltage vs. SOC - Lifeline GPL-31T ::

:: How Fast Can an AGM Battery Be Charged..? ::

:: Automotive Alternators vs. Deep Cycle Batteries ::