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This winter will be a project to refresh the electrical on the boat. My first step in this process is to draw out a detailed diagram... -
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If your boat wiring did not used tinned wire, you may have corrosion of the metal conductor. This usually starts at the ends so cutting...
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LuckeCatanias replied to the thread New Solar.Thanks! That's a good thought. I'll try refreshing all my lugs. Low hanging fruit at least and I'm sure the 21 y.o. oem ones are pretty...
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8 ohms is WAY too high for a wire connecting ground buses. 30 feet of 10 gauge wire should be about 0.03 ohms. I suspect you have bad...
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LuckeCatanias replied to the thread New Solar.Good suggestion -- I did see that voltage drop is the preferred method of determining if there are issues along your wiring runs. I put...
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I would check the voltage drop across where you measured the 7-8 ohms. However, 7-8 ohms for a ground connection seems high to me. Get a...
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LuckeCatanias replied to the thread New Solar.UPDATE -- TLDR; is 8 Ohms a dangerous resistance as measured from the negative bus at the helm to the negative bus in the transom? I...
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Well, OK..., but I had large washers on mine and my HD cross bars were about 1/4 of the panel from each end and my panel wasn't as long...
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LuckeCatanias replied to the thread New Solar.Good point. I did not here. I do have redundant attach points. I plan to regularly inspect these things especially after some hard...
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I also hope that you put in long alluminum bars (ie 1/8“X3/4“X4') as a backing plates to your bolts going through each side of the solar...
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Have you towed this at nighway speeds? IF so was there any flex or potential issues with the unsupported panel foreward (I understand...
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LuckeCatanias replied to the thread New Solar.I don't trailer my boat so I don't need to think too much about it. But the fwd overhang is only like 11 inches. I don't think I'd be...
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LuckeCatanias replied to the thread New Solar.It looks longer than it is due to the fish-eye effect of the camera. It's only 21 inches of "unsupported" span. Unsupported is in quotes...
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Finished the dinghy build. Total material cost was $998.42 this was everything. I ended up finishing the boat with paint and adding a... -
Finished installing a new solar array on my 2005 25 Cruiser. The old panels sat directly on top of the house and the wiring went...
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