In addition to making sure your rode is pliable and the splice is clean, also take a look at the tensioning "finger" on your windlass. These can wear away over time, and the spring can become weak.
Best upgrade I made was going all chain. If you do so, make sure you attach it to your boat with...
There are NMEA GPS antennas that your Garmins and your VHF will happily use. I use one because I like having a single source of truth for positional info. Bonus points in that a NMEA GPS antenna on your arch will have much better reception than that which is built into your devices
All your chart and software updates can happen through ActiveCaptain so you shouldn't need to access the physical card very often if at all. That said, I do have the remote card reader because...nerd. To connect your VHF to your 2 MFDs you will need;
- 1 NMEA backbone cable
- 3 terminators
- 3...
You gotta wonder. Are there humans behind these AI Bots, or are they just running amok on the internet? We should track them down. I wonder if bot-murder is a thing.
I'd try spraying some silicon lube into the key cavity and then quickly moving the key in and out of the ignition 10 or so times. These switches can get gummed up at which point the springs aren't able to line up the tumblers.
If that doesn't work, you'll probably need to replace the ignition...
Sounds like you are off to a great start. Adding an additional battery in parallel shouldn't require any other changes as long as you don't go crazy with additional loads. The idea here is to last longer with your current typical load, not to add additional load, as may be the temptation.
That...
I guess it depends on your current setup and how much room you have. My 310 came with 2 "house batteries" on one bank and one battery on the other. The house bank starts the genie and the starboard engine and runs †he cabin. The other bank starts the port engine and runs the helm electronics.
I...