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Don't get me started on boat values. What do they say when you want to fix / replace or upgrade stuff? Over-capitalised... As long as you use your boat and enjoy it for it's intrinsic value, rather than it's financial value

Grand old log 5knota all the usual trimmings, oozes past adventure and old world charm, and with new fangled colour cordinated isolating switches! Um, do they make em half red and half black for the ultimate single throw DP? Guaranteed to solve your loops.

About the only benefit I can see is a doubling of the value of the boat!

Well, that didn't age well. How many of those are available retail in NZ? I've only seen (and got) red ones, accept for the parallel, which is yellow. PS, I'm only considering lead technologies (lead acid, lead carbon). If you want lithium, then yeah, the requirements and redundancies increase substantially. I'm still to understand the benefits of lithium, esp as retrofits in boats the age of Aardvarks and mine. I'm sure the need for additional isolation is more easily justified in more complex installations you get on these new fandangelled boats. Next you'll be discussing coffee ma

Had a real fun day out on the water for the race, apart from shredding our kite somewhere off Long Bay. Did lots of transom watching as the proper racers showed us how it's done. Really appreciated the generous start line, even though we were a smidge late the amount of room made for a stress free experience. Be back next year.