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Old 05-28-2003, 11:56 AM
Dave Hirshberg Dave Hirshberg is offline
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Jim,
I'm not quite there yet on my boat but I was thinking about moving the batts into the forward storage areas of the split console on either side with a switch somewhere in the drivers side bulkhead. I did the same thing in the 23 but put both batts on the same side of the boat.It gets some weight out of the back of the boat and condenses all of the wiring. The hardest thing is running the Engines batt cable all the way forward, its usually too short from the factand has to be lengthened.
As far as marine grade wire, its a must. You are operating direct current, not alternating. Direct current produces more heat and requires much heavier wire as wiring distance increases. Store bought house wiring will not hold up to DC and could possibly melt and cause fire.
I'm not an electrician, but I did stay at a holliday inn express last night.
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Old 05-28-2003, 12:18 PM
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"I'm not an electrician, but I did stay at a holliday inn express last night. "

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Old 05-29-2003, 01:08 AM
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The main difference is that marine grade wire comes tinned the whole length of the wire where regular wire/auto-store/wally world wire of the same type is not and will corrode much faster(almost immediatly if your boat stays in the water like mine. The tinned wire will also solder much better for those who like to solder there connections,although I dont like to solder my connections as they can break easier with jolts/jarring etc. as opposed to properly crimped,liquid electrical taped , etc. I didnt stay at a holiday inn express but I did hang out at a 7-11 !
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Old 05-29-2003, 09:01 AM
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70’s, Thanks for your input. I too had thought about moving the batteries up front, but I’m a bit concerned about the amount of pounding they would take that far forward. Not to mention, that’s really the only decent storage on the whole boat. Is your fish boxed closed off from the console storage?

Miles, are you saying you’ve been there done that with SAE wire? I would think that automotive wire would work fine as long as you tin the ends and use shrink wrap on your connectors. (?)
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Old 05-29-2003, 09:26 AM
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Having just have to replace the 1/0 welding cable, that was my battery cable, as suggested by the marine surveyor for a insurance valuation, in my Hatteras with marine grade wire, I would suggest that after all the time and money spent on these boats why put the cheap wire back in?
The marine grade wire insulation is thicker and will withstand the water and salt much better.
I personally use all marine grade wire, with the heat shrink terminal end and put dielectric grease on anything exposed, terminal blocks, ring fittings, etc.
As my daddy used to say, There are no mechanics offshore when she breaks.
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Old 05-29-2003, 11:07 AM
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Always go with Marine grade tinned wire and then go up a size in case you add to the load later, go with 2 batterys (one crank/one deep cycle for accessories) and switch and a direct hot lead to the bilge pump switch as already noted, and though I did not stay at a holiday inn express or hang at a 7/11, I did get an Italian sub at a Quick Check with hot peppers and then took the rest of the day off...
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Old 05-29-2003, 05:59 PM
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I agree with 2 batteries regardless of boat size unless you can paddle it or have a pull start kicker.

You don't have to stay at a Holiday Inn Express to know that, but I did take a dump at McDonalds in San Francisco yesterday...
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Old 05-29-2003, 08:07 PM
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Old 05-29-2003, 11:18 PM
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