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Plumbing - Electrical - & Maintenance Links

Electrical Links - Simple Explanations
Use extra caution when you work with the electrics.

A look at the basic System:   From Boatsafe.com 
Principal Electrical System:    Excellent Suggestions from Bob Pone
 

More from Bob Pone
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More Links
Electrolysis
A Non Technical Explanation to Boat Electrolysis

Technical Equipment
Using the Computer    Self Help

 

The Yellow Shore Power Cords and related items.

Main Page
Other pages on their site as well - Good Information

A New Technique to solving Blister Problems
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Selected Links

Brian Toss Master Rigger  Boat Rigging .suggested by Cheers Hull 25  53'
Check your Through-Hulls-Annually     Excellent information from Bob Pone
Clogged Through-Hulls     What to do
Maintenance - Power and Motoryacht Magazine
Problems in the Bilge     It can be worse than you think
Engines     How to Bleed your Engine
Bright Ideas - Tips on the upkeep of your boating chores
Blisters & Laminate Hydrolysis - Zahniser's Yachting Center, Repair Yard
Gelcoat Blisters - Fibreglass boats
Deck Paint - Ugh 
Hot Tip on Deck Paint - Hot Tips from Bob Pone
Choosing a Sealant - Another Tip from Bob Pone
Bottom Paint Tips - More from Bob Pone
Boat Bottom Painting - Make it a Party
Hot Exhaust Leaks - Your out there and you got problems, now what?
Think before you Drink - Bob Pone points out some ugly facts
Galvanic Corrosion - No chewing the boat parts, please
A Hole in the Hull - Big trouble can be eased
A Line around the Prop - A couple of ideas
Rigging and Yacht Services - Seattle based Co. (a Spencer Owner as well)
Rust Busting - Shiny things that don't shine
Broken Water pump? - A couple of simple solutions
Sea Sick - Oops - Some ideas
Maintaining the Appearance - Keep it neat
Teak Refinishing - Tips from Bob Pone
Seagull Repellent - Good Tips (especially if you store your vessel over winter)
Shaft Removal - A job for when you are on the hard
Cutlass Bearing - Replacement
Packing Gland - A Dripy job
Seacock - Removal and Replacement
Staying Afloat - A good idea to do so - tips
Marinco

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Miscellaneous Links

Harken - Sailing Hardware
North Sails
Shore Sails
UK Sailmakers
West System - Epoxy Products
West System - Norway
West System - Germany
West System - Finland
West System - Australia
West System - United Kingdom
West System - USA Dealer Listing
West System - Canada Dealer Listing

 

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BATTERIES

WIRING YOUR BATTERIES FOR SERIES OR PARALLEL

How to Increase System Power

Two or more batteries can be easily connected to boost your system voltage and/or capacity.
There are three methods to obtain additional voltage, and/or capacity, as shown below.

   
In the top left diagram, Voltage doubles but Amperage remains the same.
In the top Right diagram, Voltage remains the same but Amperage doubles.
In the lower diagram, both Voltage and Amperage Double.

 

Of the three systems shown above, the top, right diagram was used on Vida de Oro with great success.  In my case, I used two 12 Volt Batteries, each with 125 amps.  The end result was a 12 Volt combination with 250 amps of power.  I did this on House Bank 1 and also a second set for House Bank 2.  This gave be a 12 Volt System with 250 Amp Hours on each side.  Should I have needed both House Systems to be wired together, I used two battery switches to connect the two systems in Parallel that gave a 12 Volt total system with a total of 500 Amp capacity.
The Start Battery is not a Deep Cycle, but rather a good 12 Volt Starting Battery that was separate from the system, or could be used in conjunction with both House Battery Systems.  Future plans are to wire the four house batteries (bank 1 and bank 2) together.  This will give an end result as one house bank and one start bank.  This will eliminate one battery switch and a lot of extra heavy wire in the circuit.  Remember, on the best wire your true loss will be about 10% over a long run of.
Be sure your Alternator can produce the energy required in a reasonable time of engine running.  You can do the calculation by Math to determine what you need.  A good tech. can calculate this for you.

V = I x R   or  Volts =  Current x Resistance

To Find Voltage

_V_
R

 

Voltage is measured in volts
Voltage is an electric potential difference between two points on a conducting wire.

Current is measured in amps.
Current is charged particles which flow from the voltage source through conductive material to a ground

Resistance is measured in ohms.
Examples of items with resistance are light bulbs, hair dryers, toasters.

Always check with an expert before working with your batteries.
Great damage can be done if you make an error as well as personal injury to yourself.

Disclaimer:
Please Note:  Errors are quite possible in this website.  Therefore, diagrams and text explanations should be checked for accuracy, safety, and correctness before trying any of the procedures shown on this or other pages in this website.  We assume the information is correct but advise you not to accept them as being correct.
We are not responsible for any issue that occurs as a result of using the information contained on this or
any other page on the website.

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