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So I've been living aboard the Hatteras in Baltimore for a few months now, and am starting to get my head wrapped around all of the various systems. I've had it out in the harbor a few times for short trips, but mostly I'm using it as a condo. My goal is to eventually use it for more cruising in...

I moved aboard my boat three months ago in Baltimore Harbor, and I liveaboard full-time. I absolutely love it. I've made several upgrades but have a long way to go to get things the way I want them. Energy wise, I've made a huge difference by replacing the 36 year old 21 cubic foot refrigerator...

I just bought a Minn Kota 12 V electric motor for my little rowboat and I need to figure out what to do for a battery. The easiest and most conventional thing to do would be to get a lead-acid battery, but I'd like to have something that is not so heavy, will handle thousands of charge cycles...

I'm looking at building a DIY battery (my first) for a boat I'll be buying that has a 32V system (which I don't want to convert). I'll be using 11 cells to build the battery and I was wondering which BMS I should use. Ideally, it would have low-temp protection and Bluetooth. It should be rated...

I just got a Renogy 50 AH LiFePo4 battery that I use for an electric boat, so it frequently gets depleted to around 20% between charges. I know that the ideal charge controller is sized to the battery, but I'm wondering how much that matters. Should I have a 50 amp charge controller or will a 20...

I'm in the process of buying a 53' Hatteras as my new home. We're planning on living aboard in a marina, and will probably not take it out more than a few times a year because the fuel consumption on this baby is ridiculous (twin Detroit Diesel V8s). These old Hatts have 32 volt systems on them...