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Originally Posted by SailorChlud
Hi, all:
Have any Seafari owners on the forum installed 2 batteries into the forward storage space under the cabin bunk shelf? I wanted to get them well forward for weight distribution, but am not sure if they will fit yet, and then there are considerations of where to locate the battery switch, bus bar, etc. and of course, cable routing.
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I believe Ben had put batteries in the cabin under the hinged lid that would cover the portapotty. Plenty of room to make a compartment. Personally, I'd prefer them closer to the cabin bulk head right before footrests. Moesly's originals used a small single battery (24's or so) in an era of much lighter motors. A pair of 27s is getting more common as our insatiable desires for electronics have grown. That's 80 or 90 lbs that the old Seafaris just don't need astern, especially if you have a 400 lb motor.
Fuses blade boxes, or cicuit breakers from Blue Sea Systems in cabin, Blue Sea Add-a-battery switch with isolater inside or outside the cabin bulkhead or in the stern locker would be fine. Wiring runs fine from cabin electronics behind combing t motor well. Bus bar in stern locker or near batteries.
Recognize that Seafari's keel sits a bit lower as you move forward, and more so with extra weight fore so consider putting a bilge pump up there, too.