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Hi John, Haha, nice analogy with one subtle difference – sailors sometimes have to turn back. Mountaineers who reach the…

Thank you John and Mrs. Harries, This is an incredible resource! This is my first ever comment, I want to…

Hi Rob, Great story and good on you for sharing it. I have been to four fingers on several occasions…

Hi Al, Thanks for confirming that. Bottom line I’m all good with a BMS as long as it can communicate…

Thanks for sharing Andy, In the spirit of the sailing confessional: A few years ago a friend told us about…

Good point. So, there are CAN cable BMS’s that are in an external box, as well as some batteries with…

Hi Nigel, I can see that, although probably better than in many places. I’m thinking the secret here will be…

Hi Al, Thanks for the fill on that. I agree that for an offshore boat this is the way to…

Hi Terence, Thanks for the real world experience based tips, always the best source.

Hi Rob, Oops! That’s exactly what I did. I will fix it and upload a new version in a few…

Thanks John, Just uploaded the workbook into Mac Numbers without issue where it will become a checklist in our maintenance…

We have a ProFurl genoa furling system. I had top and bottom swivels rebuilt by Pacific Offshore Rigging in San…

DISCLAIMER: Al here from Wakespeed. Not that I want to get into the habit of posting here, but this is…

Thanks for the response. Yes, finding such a person on south coast UK is likely to be a major challenge.

Hi Nigel, Mastervolt tech support are right and your dealer…confused at best. The isolation transformer goes on the shore power…

I’m hoping someone can help resolve my confusion re installing an isolation transformer, as I am getting conflicting answers from the…

Hi Lindsey, That’s a good point and certainly a benefit of multiple BMS’s and batteries. That said, we don’t have…

Hi David, I agree that’s a good feature and architecture. That said, it’s not unique to the TAO BMS. Most…

Hi Christoper, That’s pretty much what we do, although not quite as formally. Seems to work well. The other difference…

Hi Eric and Dick, That all makes sense. The best solution I have found, although far from inexpensive, is remote…