power

Large sailboat network including NMEA 2000, SeaTalk, MasterBus, WiFi and ethernet. I believe in deeply integrated and instrumented systems, and want to know everything about anything, anywhere.

The fridge is always one of the most power hungry items on a sailboat. Mine was no exception, and never seemed to get things as cold as I wanted. The Stainless Lobster Fridge Optimizer cut my power usage in half and kept things cooler than ever before.

A month or so ago we had some brazen trespassers [http://photos.stevem.net/Cabin/Trespassers/] at our family cabin

This weekend I am replacing all three batteries on the boat as a result of damage from a crappy battery

Yesterday I made a trip down to the sailboat to do a few things, and when I arrived, I noticed