Comments on: Moving https://www.projectbluesphere.com/2009/02/15/Moving/ Land and Sea Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:34:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: donwalker@email.uophx.edu https://www.projectbluesphere.com/2009/02/15/Moving/#comment-253 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:34:40 +0000 #comment-253 Alex,
I understand your concern, and you are a true cruiser which means you’ll eventually pull up the hook and move on. There are, however, abandoned boats and bums living on derelicts forever in our waters. Just about every major anchorage has them. I believe in the right for a skipper to anchor anywhere it’s safe for however long he needs/wants to. I don’t, however, support people that hide behind that principle in order to live on a barnacle encrusted, bird poop covered fiberglass tub. I hope to cops don’t hastle you while you finish prep on your boat!

]]> By: eric@renforth.net https://www.projectbluesphere.com/2009/02/15/Moving/#comment-252 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:58:52 +0000 #comment-252 Have you considered an echo charger? A friend of mine in Vancouver has a Maple Leaf 49 and has a dedicated battery for the bow thruster and the windless. It is charged through an echo charger that only kicks in once the main batteries are up to a certain percentage. It then controls the charge to the batteries that are located up forward. I believe that with this unit you could a different type of battery if desired, since you can configure it.

Eric in Rothesay, Canada

]]> By: rich https://www.projectbluesphere.com/2009/02/15/Moving/#comment-251 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 07:15:24 +0000 #comment-251 when that battery is down, it will draw up to the capacity of your alternator to charge. So there is no way 10 guage wire is enough. you could start a fire!

If you can, you can limit the charge, but then why bother.

Just run 00 up there and be done with it.

rich

]]> By: minetoo https://www.projectbluesphere.com/2009/02/15/Moving/#comment-250 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:06:26 +0000 #comment-250 Alex:

I agree with Tony about using two 6volt deep cycle batts in the forepeak–if you are using lead acid wet, or sealed for your house bank all you have to do is run 10 ga. duplex wire (30 amp) from your 12 volt charging system through a charge divider to the windlass batts.

If you are using gell or AGM type batts for your house bank, you will have to install the same type in the forepeak–you have to keep all battery types the same for systems on the boat, as each type of battery has different charging parameters.

Running heavy cabeling from the start or house bank thirty feet forward will cause a large line loss and will cosr you a bundle of money.

What size is the alternator on the engine (amps)–also are you planning on installing a high out alternator like Balmar?–the reason I ask is that you will not find anyone to repair it while you are cruising (unless you have a complete set of spare parts on board.

Let me know

Uncle Tom

]]> By: Alex https://www.projectbluesphere.com/2009/02/15/Moving/#comment-249 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:10:55 +0000 #comment-249 Tony,Why would charging be a headache? I’ll charge the battery off of my alternator. T-105’s are 6v which would mean I need 2 of them as the windlass is 12v. I’ll also have the engine running while I use the windlass. Also if I just run cables from the house bank my run is about 30′ What size cable would I need? I’m thinking a 2, or 4 AWG???

Cheers

– Alex

]]> By: tony@tonypix.com https://www.projectbluesphere.com/2009/02/15/Moving/#comment-248 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:14:12 +0000 #comment-248 Hey Dude!
Windlass battery is a good idea but can be a charging headache. Did you consider this?
Deep cycle like the T105s are going to give you all the power you need for this application and are prolly the best bang for the buck. Lots of weight but a couple hundred AH with 2 of em in series.
I did mention I was an electrician in another life:)
All the best
Tony

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