I have only 1 battery.  Outboard is rope start.  Yes it charged it enough.

I bought my solar panel 5 years ago.  New ones might be better. I put it on top of the sliding part of the hatchway opening.  (Not sure of the correct name).  I could send you a picture Friday.

Mark

On 7/6/2022 4:23 PM, Matt Wilson wrote:
> Thank you!
>
> Mark, did your solar panel charge both batteries?  ( cabin battery and 
> outboard battery?)
>
> Matt
>
> On Wed, Jul 6, 2022 at 9:01 AM Mark Olson via Rhodes22-list 
> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>
>     I did the first year I had mine.  I have a 1983 with the old style
>     CB.
>     I didn't find out that the CB cap was cracked until we put it in
>     the water.
>
>     My leak was small and the battery powered bulge pump did the job. 
>     I am
>     moored in the Hudson and I had a solar panel keeping the battery
>     charged.
>
>     During that off season I took  he cap off, put fiber glass on both
>     sides
>     (more on the top), gel coated the repair and replaced the gasket. 
>     It's
>     been fine.  5 years and counting.
>
>     When you take things apart take a look at where the CB pin sits.
>     In my
>     case it was a tube not a pin and it drilled through the side of the
>     boat.  That was leaking also.  I glassed inside the boat and replaced
>     the tube with a pin.  I used inline bearings I got from McMaster
>     Carr.
>     To make it all fit  a friend made a new CB pin with a shoulder for
>     the
>     bearing to go on.  He made me a spare which you can have it you
>     need.  I
>     think this was the bearing:
>     https://www.mcmaster.com/sleeve-bushings/multipurpose-dry-running-sleeve-bearings/
>
>     Mark Olson
>
>     1983 - Satchmo
>
>
>     On 7/6/2022 8:50 AM, Matt Wilson wrote:
>     > Has anyone used a battery powered bilge pump for good measure
>     while limping
>     > through a season?
>     >
>     > On Wed, Jul 6, 2022 at 6:46 AM Matt Wilson
>     <mwhornblower at gmail.com> wrote:
>     >
>     >> The boat is from 1990. Not sure which style it is
>     >>
>     >> On Wed, Jul 6, 2022 at 6:44 AM Matt Wilson
>     <mwhornblower at gmail.com> wrote:
>     >>
>     >>> Attaching pic again
>     >>>
>     >>> On Wed, Jul 6, 2022 at 6:40 AM Ric Stott
>     <ric at stottarchitecture.com>
>     >>> wrote:
>     >>>
>     >>>> The photo didn’t come through but if the leak isn’t bad and
>     you tend to
>     >>>> your boat you can make it through the season. I did. But
>     don’t forget - it
>     >>>> could get worse easily if the CB is forced against it. I
>     suspect it is the
>     >>>> old style CB and not a Diamond board. Is that correct?
>     >>>> Ric
>     >>>> Dadventure.
>     >>>>
>     >>>> Sent from my iPhone
>     >>>>
>     >>>>> On Jul 6, 2022, at 7:27 AM, Matt Wilson <mwhornblower at gmail.com>
>     >>>> wrote:
>     >>>>> Forgot the attachment in the last email.
>     >>>>>
>     >>>>> Hi everyone,
>     >>>>>
>     >>>>> Forgive this question as I haven’t been able to log in to
>     peruse the
>     >>>> site.
>     >>>>> After sailing yesterday I noticed this crack and a steady
>     leak from it.
>     >>>>> The leak has now slowed significantly. Is there a way to
>     limp through
>     >>>> the
>     >>>>> summer season and deal with this in the fall or is there a
>     risk of it
>     >>>>> getting worse?
>     >>>>>
>     >>>>> Many thanks,
>     >>>>> Matt Wilson
>     >>>>> Hornblower II
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