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    Battery terminals rusting

    Hopefully this problem less likely to burn my boat down than the last one! The terminals on one battery have significant amount of rust...the terminals on the other are fine. Both batteries are the same model, same age. All terminals are the same, from the same supplier, same age. All cables...
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    Heater exhaust burning

    I've installed a planar heater over the winter...which was a game changer for comfort on board! There was a bit of a burning smell though...which turns out to be the pipes for the exhaust in contact with the hot air outlet. The heater is close to the transome...so in order to have the 2m run for...
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    Eyebolts for Cast Iron Keel

    I have a cast iron lifting keel that is held by dyneema strops connected to eye bolts screwed into the top of the keel. I replaced these a couple of years ago with (I think) galvanised steel – they were described as “M14 Self Colour Collared Lifting Eyebolts SWL 0.50T”. The eyebolts are not...
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    Adding charger to existing shorepower installation

    I'm looking to add a charger to the shorepower installation already on my boat. There is a consumer unit with two mcbs - one which feeds a single 240v socket and one which feeds a water heater. I'm unsure which one it would be best to add the charger to - or even whether the existing circuits...
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