Running the engine to charge batteries and make water before departing Tahiti
Before leaving Tahiti, Lauren Landers Sailing wants the battery bank charged to 100% and held there long enough for the batteries to equalize properly. Once they are equalized, the plan is to run the watermaker. Because that sequence depends on the engine rather than on wind conditions, she plans to run the engine regardless of what the weather is doing on the day of departure. Whether or not there is enough breeze to sail, the engine will be running for charging and water-making purposes.
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SeaFrost fittings: one connector holds, the other keeps slipping out
During a water maker reassembly, Lauren Landers Sailing found that one of the SeaFrost fittings stayed seated well but the other kept working its way loose. The connection between the two parts of the fitting struggled to stay together, whi
The compressor held the fuse and the refrigeration system came back online
After inserting the 25-amp fuse and powering up, the compressor on Lauren Landers Sailing's boat started running without blowing the fuse. The system came back to life. The fan was working, the display was functional once the HDMI cable was
MembersQuick compressor test: connect power and watch the fuse before reassembling anything
Rather than fully reassembling the refrigeration unit before knowing whether it works, Lauren Landers Sailing used a simple staged test. She plugged the control board into the compressor, connected just the negative and positive leads, then