Moving Garmin GMI 10 for Blue Sky Energy IPN ProRemote - 2020

Our GMI™ 10 Marine Instrument is getting moved to make room for the Blue Sky Energy IPN ProRemote, Remote Display for Battery and Solar Panel we just purchased from Amazon.

August 2020 - We are currently in Paradise Village Marina in Banderas Bay Mexico (by Puerto Vallarta)

We plan on moving the GMI™ 10 to here at the Nav station.

The new Blue Sky Energy IPN ProRemote, Remote Display will cover the hole. Also the Blue Sky Energy IPN ProRemote, Remote Display we will want to use to turn on\off the solar controller (BlueSky Energy inc Solar Boost 3024iL DUO). 

GMI™ 10 Marine Instrument 

We installed this back in 2012 and it has been handy at times.

 We manage our electricity old school, by hand. For instance, we are sailing with the solar on and we need to run the engine, we then turn off the solar controller because now the engine alternator is gong to be charging the batteries. That is visa versa also and wind we do not need as we have so much good solar during the day but at night,when possible, we turn on the AirBreeze wind generator etc.

 The BlueSky Energy inc Solar Boost 3024iL DUO is in the lazerett and so it is a reach to turn it on and off...in a seaway more so. This new panel will allow us to better mange the batteries and solar controller. We simply press a button to turn on/off the solar controller! Also our Link 2000  is old and this remote (Blue Sky Energy IPN ProRemote, Remote Display) is fairly new and was not out when we purchased our solar controller. It will help mange our house batteries also.

Blue Sky Energy IPN ProRemote, Remote Display

 By managing our charging sources or our electricity ourselves instead of automatically, it enables us to trouble shoot a problem more easily. Also it is not a big deal as there is the engine, solar, wind or battery charger. Usually at the dock the battery charger is on. At anchor the solar charger is on. If there is going to be wind at night or it is a cloudy day or rain, we turn on wind.

 Since we switched to wet cell batteries we now need to equalize the batteries. The Blue Sky Energy IPN ProRemote, Remote Display will make that much easier for us.

Debbie had to go down into the lazerett again to see if we had enough cable to move the GMI™ 10 Marine Instrument,  It is attached to our NMEA 2000 Network and there is just enough!

We were also able to finish off some the Vespa Marine smartAIS XB 8000 wiring.