Thanks everyone. I will check out the west marine videos and get someone to redo the panel.
Keith
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on: Yesterday at 10:32:28 AM
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Thanks everyone. I will check out the west marine videos and get someone to redo the panel.
Keith |
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on: September 05, 2010, 08:51:36 PM
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I wasn't thinking about AIS for emergencies as much as a replacement for "Spot" - the $100/year service that allows your family and friends to track you as you sail.
Bill H - Avalon |
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on: September 05, 2010, 04:16:30 AM
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I agree with Lazyjacks. Well put.
FYI, there are some great videos on the west marine site that discuss shore power, panels, reverse polarity etc. They have some great informative sessions posted. I have watched them and got a lot out of them. Tim |
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on: September 04, 2010, 10:58:49 PM
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The switch shown in your photo is for a house or factory not a boat. ABYC says wire nuts, as are shown in your picture, are a no no. The 3 wires are hot, neutral & ground. You need a marine panel which shows reverse polarity and has breakers on both the hot & neutral legs. AC current can kill you, someone on your boat or someone in the water near your boat, if it's not done correctly. Don't fool with it. Hire an ABYC certified electrician.
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on: September 04, 2010, 09:01:52 PM
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It is amazing what a little compression will do.
After a false start last weekend ( work called me in) I finally got the motor back together today and fired it up. It has never started this easy or run this smooth. Lots of power and no black smoke. Going to do an oil change tomorrow and then its time to sail and try to recover whats left of the summer. cheers and thanks for your help guys |
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on: September 03, 2010, 10:01:09 AM
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See after
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on: September 03, 2010, 10:00:19 AM
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Hi Keith,
I have not seen this style of shore power panel. I have a bulk head mounted control panel that I had changed out when I did the refit to my boat. See before and after pics. I had a yard do the work to ensure that things were done properly. Best Regards, Tim |
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on: September 02, 2010, 02:41:29 PM
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Hello, I am the new owner of Aloha 8.2, hull #095, Baffin.
This is a great site which I have been following (and one of the reasons I ended up looking for an Aloha). I was hoping someone could point me in the right direction. I have a few projects to do like replace windows (found the thread for that, thanks!). I also want to fix/replace the AC panel for shore power. (See attached picture). Specifically the marrettes need to go, but each has 3 wires going into it, so a simple butt splice I don't think will do. Looking at the age of the panel and wires, was this original equipment? Electrically (and nautically) I am a novice, so if anyone has some suggestions I would appreciate it. Keith Winter |
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on: September 01, 2010, 01:06:42 PM
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on: September 01, 2010, 01:06:07 PM
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I bought this book last week and so far I am impressed.
I would buy it on Amazon. I bought my book at West Marine and paid waaaaay too much. http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://top-books.org/i/0071462848!w234.jpg&imgrefurl=http://top-books.org/book/0071462848&usg=__7Iv9e3Glrfk3nx1KH0J-jb-tHw8=&h=292&w=234&sz=22&hl=en&start=3&zoom=1&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=L_BWIoMzostZKM:&tbnh=115&tbnw=92&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsailboat%2Bmaintenance%2Bbooks%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26tbs%3Disch:1 Tim |
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