I am replacing the old system, but the new combiner will be in a different location.
I guess It makes sense for me to determine the IN connection on the Blue Sea Combiner.
Thanks for all the help!

Thanks! I have a new 30 amp controller so am good there. On the Blue sea system, “My solar panel controller is fused and attached to the main lead to my 12v panel. Which when charging is connected ONLY to the house battery via a terminal fuse on the battery.” Does that mean I can just fuse and hook ...

A decade ago, the PO connected a onboard shore power to a West Marine 10 Amp Charger to a Blue Sea Systems battery combiner/isolator and a 60 watt solar panel to a Sunsaver 6 controller. Never had any issues. Fantastic system! All wires run behind the inner walls and magically come out on the other ...

Our boat's draft is no more than 12" with the motor up. That is one of the boats strong points. We often explore areas where no other sailboat could go...and carry long oars to push through shallow areas. You should see the faces of fishermen when they round the bend and see us in a place they ...

Our boat has a Teleflex “No Feedback” 4.2 steering with 22” wheel and it stays exactly where you put it--even with the 60 hp Bigfoot raised and still attached to the steering system.

We have a Kyocera 60 Watt (cost was around $300) and it's wired through Morningstar Sun Saver 6 Controller (cost was around $50). I also have it mounted on the slider and it takes up the entire top of it. It's not the best mounting place because of shading by the sails, but it is a good spot because...

Duane,
Did you get a photo of the Mac with the deep red sunbrella? I've been thinking about going that route, but wish I could see one first! If you've got it, will you please post it for us?
Ned

These cleats just click when they release. You won't hear it when motoring and may not when sailing. When I got them, I was surprised at how small they were. I was expecting regular size cleats and these are small! They are 'adjustable' by turning a little screw, but I couldn't tell much difference ...

I added auto-release camcleats to hold the rudders down and they have worked well. I did have to use slightly smaller lines. Do a google search with this in the search field:
auto-release cleat cl257

I always take a laptop on board so the idea of using the USB tuner for HDTV sounds very interesting! I looked on eBay and the variety and price range is vast. Any advice on which one to purchase?
Ned

I use a Fujitsu Tablet (Stylistic ST series) laptop with an indoor/outdoor screen and it works well. In fact, I think the screen is easier to see in daylight. Long Battery Life too. Other laptops I've had were really hard to see in sunshine. I wanted a Tablet anyway and just added a cheap ($67) GPS ...