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Steve, we must have had the same auto pilot.
In Response To: When it gets cold arn't you suppose 
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() Ours even turned the boat around when we started heading north from the Virgin Islands in 80 degrees.
Of course that time we had managed to put the new (uninstalled) loud hailer magnet against the fluxgate compass under the settee.
Messages In This Thread
- Do folks remove electronics during winter storage?
- I used to take my electronics off, but...
- I do...
- I was always told yes
- I do this..
- What winter storage?
- Only what's not built-in
- No, batteries kept aboard too but trickle charged
- I leave my batteries on board too...
- In the end, they'll lose less than 10-20% charge if left alone, disconnected from any wiring. .
- Todd, curiosity about how many watts panels you rely upon for this.
- Sailboat with 500 amp-hours of battery capacity..
- Thanks.
- I have been tracking self discharge...
- Exactly, the decreased rate of self-discharge with decreased temp...
- Thanks.
- Sailboat with 500 amp-hours of battery capacity..
- In the end, they'll lose less than 10-20% charge if left alone, disconnected from any wiring. .
- I leave my batteries on board too...
- When it gets cold arn't you suppose
- Steve, we must have had the same auto pilot.
- Wife's car does that at Michael's Dairy - fine ice cream!
