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Well, here's a counterpoint. By the way we did the Great Loop in a sailboat, which had a top speed of 7 knts, but appreciate your need for speed (sometimes.) The ideal boat for the Great Loop is the biggest boat you can tow, 10" beam and 27/28" long, like a Ranger Tug. Now back to what we're...

Well, here's a counterpoint. By the way we did the Great Loop in a sailboat, which had a top speed of 7 knts, but appreciate your need for speed (sometimes.) The ideal boat for the Great Loop is the biggest boat you can tow, 10" beam and 27/28" long, like a Ranger Tug. Now back to what we're...

I have a different view than some of the comments. First of all, is the one about the electric winch unwinding. The Dutton winch has never unwound; it has a disk brake inside to hold the drum. I installed a turnbuckle to hold the boat secure and when I've checked it after hauiing the boat...

I added some schematics and a parts list, so I can remember. And I thought I'd throw them in here. Bill of Materials Functional Diagram Wiring Diagram Boris

Installation of LiFePO4 battery.

Battery Functional

Bill of Materials

Battery Installation

I used a Dutton winch, which is made in the USA. Here's how I installed it:Electric winch With a 22, you don't need as big a winch as I used. One of the best additions I ever made. It extended my ability to use that boat by years; just pull that switch. Don't understand why I didn't do it...

We've been traveling in Journey On for 15 years and have stayed in ~100 different RV parks. Some were beautiful, such as Santa Fe up in the pines, the Thunderbird RV Park in Campbell River overlooking the south end of Johnston Strait filled with Tyee salmon fishers and the Soo Lock Campground...

Well, yesterday was the culmination of all the stuff I've been working on for a long time. Today is a new day and I've got photos:Journey On Battery Album. Bob asked if I'm going to get a battery charger and I assume that he means a shore power charger specifically for the Li battery. The...

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Overall shot of installation. A lot of wires.

Starting battery, flooded lead acid, FLA. Serves a buffer between primary battery charger and dc-dc converter. Also as alternator sink when outboard is running. Starts engine.

Close up of battery switch and negative bus. Finally labeled wires. Took a day.

Close up of Balmar battery monitor (fore) and positive tie terminal (aft. Alternator feeds the terminal

Close up of the battery. Size 31. Contains internal BMS. Notice all the wires going to the pos terminal. Tried to reduce them but no luck.

DC-DC charger, installed upside down. Showing the 2 ea. control wires. 1 for charging and 1 for 1/2 rate

Control panel, showing the 2 control switches, 1/2 rate charging of ~8 amps and Li battery voltage