As the Prop Turns - Future Episodes?

[Jfrano]

So you guys undoubtedly have no shortage of subject material in mind, for upcoming episodes. Why not list say the top 5 areas you’d want to cover and put it out there as a POLL, for a community input Episode?
Just a thought.
Joe

 

[Sam Bisset]

Hi Joe,

Right now, we have a couple of episodes in the hopper. One is about cruising to Alaska and the other is on trailering. We get a lot of phone calls and emails from owners and prospective owners so most of the episode topics are based on the frequency that we hear a particular type of question or comment.

Feel free to post right here about the topics you'd like to see us cover. We'd love to know. There was a similar thread a while back I believe as well. Thanks, Joe.

Sam

 

[it4llc]

As a non-trailering owner, who is seriously considering getting a trailer, I would love to see an episode on trailering. Segments could include:

- trailer maintenance
- proper load distribution and how to check it
- launching and loading with the trailer
- there seems to be a lot of talk on snugging the boat up on the trailer once it is out of the water, so what's the recommended technique for this
- issues to be careful about (I've seen discussion on hyrdolock due to hitting the brakes and the water sloshing around, but not sure if this is a real thing or not)
- how to pick a ramp that will work, ie steep enough to get the boat on and off, e.g.,can you measure the angle, water depth, etc. to know if it will work or not?
- etc

 

[Hank Pauli]

I have a R27 on order and would love an education on the lithium battery set-up. The pros and cons of such a set-up. And how long a shore power battery charge is needed to fully recharge depleted batteries. If the engine and thruster batteries are flooded, AGM or lithium and how the charging system works exactly. How the solar plays into the picture (i.e. charging house only). Are there still ACR's in the boat, etc.

 

[Jfrano]

Second the discussion on conversion to lithium batteries.

What changes need to be made to stock items?

 

[Sam Bisset]

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll revisit this thread before our next planning meeting and relay the message to the group.

 

[Jfrano]

Thanks Sam