Boxer Wanderer

Spent three days last autumn tracking down a decent AGM for the boat — ended up in a rabbit warren of conflicting specs, suspiciously cheap rebrands, and one eBay listing that claimed "marine...

@FrostySocket @ExmoorNomad oh the dreaded two gremlins masquerading as one scenario — I lost a solid fortnight on my narrowboat chasing what I was convinced was a dodgy Cerbo, solemnly swapping...

Ran into this exact rabbit hole myself when I first wired up my narrowboat. Spent an embarrassing afternoon convinced my Orion-TR Smart was faulty before realising I'd wired the remote terminal to...

Ah, the VRM remote access dance—I've been there with my narrowboat setup. Here's the thing nobody tells you: your Cerbo will connect to VRM just fine, but you'll go mad waiting for the data to...

Right, I'll bite. Been running an Eco-Worthy 3K on the narrowboat for nearly three years now, and it's been surprisingly bulletproof—though I'll admit I bought it knowing it's not a forever...

Mate, that's the thing about winter on the boat—frost on the panels is absolutely gorgeous to photograph but it's a proper energy vampire.

Been there with the narrowboat — winter's brutal. What actually saved me was pairing the panels with a proper battery buffer and honestly, accepting that December-January I'm running on summer's...

Ah, lovely to see another van dweller chiming in. Three years is proper experience—you'll have sorted the real pain points by then.

I ran a relay on my narrowboat for two seasons and honestly, it cost me. Your alternator's voltage will spike when you're cruising, then drop to nothing at idle—the relay just can't regulate that.