I have a Sleipner side power in my boat floating near Rotterdam. I like everything about the performance of the product. A couple of comments though if you are in Northern waters. In Winter condensation on a Fiber Glass is extreme. The Hull is like a rainstorm inside with accumulations of huge droplets of water and this leads to the one failure of the Sleipner unit I discovered 2 seasons ago when I decided to check the forecast deck equipment. I tried the Bow Thruster and it did not work in either direction. I tried the Anchor winch, just a clicking noise. The Sleipner problem turned out to be in the relay where the solenoid drives a plunger, but the force is transferred to the contractors via a drive pin which is a neat fit through the metal housing. Due to the extreme condensation in the fore peak of the boat this pin can seize up in the metal housing and fail to drive the contractor. Once you know where to apply your effort this is not a difficult repair, but it should never happen at all. I attempted to insulation the hul in this area with the stick on black foam material, but that proved impossible around the bow thruster water tube which as it has a very large surface area connected with the cold water is the source of much condensation. I am in the process of applying Poly Urethane foam to the area and that type of foam is working perfectly in more places around my boat.
Works absolutely fine, no complaints. The reason that i installed the DC/DC charger is that I don't get any potential differences and different charging voltages due to the length of cabling (and the additional resistance) from the shore power charger in comparison to my main battery power bank. It is generally recommended to have separate charging circuit for separate battery banks.
I don't have screens on them. As long as you don't use it regularly in very dirty water, i.e., where debris floats or a lot of seagrass floats around, I think you don't need them.
I have a Sleipner side power in my boat floating near Rotterdam. I like everything about the performance of the product. A couple of comments though if you are in Northern waters. In Winter condensation on a Fiber Glass is extreme. The Hull is like a rainstorm inside with accumulations of huge droplets of water and this leads to the one failure of the Sleipner unit I discovered 2 seasons ago when I decided to check the forecast deck equipment. I tried the Bow Thruster and it did not work in either direction. I tried the Anchor winch, just a clicking noise. The Sleipner problem turned out to be in the relay where the solenoid drives a plunger, but the force is transferred to the contractors via a drive pin which is a neat fit through the metal housing. Due to the extreme condensation in the fore peak of the boat this pin can seize up in the metal housing and fail to drive the contractor. Once you know where to apply your effort this is not a difficult repair, but it should never happen at all. I attempted to insulation the hul in this area with the stick on black foam material, but that proved impossible around the bow thruster water tube which as it has a very large surface area connected with the cold water is the source of much condensation. I am in the process of applying Poly Urethane foam to the area and that type of foam is working perfectly in more places around my boat.
Excellent video! All shown and told! Good job !
Great video as always, thank you.
Thank you!
Nice looking addition.
Informative and I appreciate your insights. Thank you
Great job! Thank you for another great video.
Thank you!
Hi, what size boat do you have? Lenght/weight?
Would be interesting to hear your thoughts regarding Dc/Dc charger versus the regular shore power charger?
Works absolutely fine, no complaints. The reason that i installed the DC/DC charger is that I don't get any potential differences and different charging voltages due to the length of cabling (and the additional resistance) from the shore power charger in comparison to my main battery power bank. It is generally recommended to have separate charging circuit for separate battery banks.
Do you think there a need for screens to cover the intake output tunnels?
I don't have screens on them. As long as you don't use it regularly in very dirty water, i.e., where debris floats or a lot of seagrass floats around, I think you don't need them.
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