Boat slip woes

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OverEasy
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Re: Boat slip woes

Post by OverEasy »

Hi EvenKeel16!

Am I correct in assuming that you are interested in the Ray Marine Tiller Autopilot ST 1000?

The link to the Ray Marine ST1000 page is attached below:
https://www.raymarine.com/autopilot/evo ... er-pilots/

There is also the links to the Ray Marine Support available through that page as well.

Best Regards
Over Easy 😎😎🐩🐈
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Herschel
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Re: Boat slip woes

Post by Herschel »

I have kept my '98 26X in a freshwater slip for about 16 of the 19 years I have owned it. It was trailered and sailed in freshwater by the PO. I do keep the rudders up, the fuel injected '13 50 HT Yamaha engine out of the water. I keep the ballast tank empty and the centerboard up. Three-point 3/8x25 mooring lines with a fourth added for severe storms. All lines doubled up. Three fenders on both side of boat. Bimini and dodger deployed. 30-amp shore power hooked up and dual multi-level battery charger on---each channel 5 amp for dedicated starter battery and dedicated house battery. All 12-volt circuit breakers off; battery selector switch in the off position. Main halyard bungeed off to starboard stay to minimize noise of halyard rattling against mast. I think that covers my marina protocol.


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