T&T: ABYC and Canadian TC1332 spec

[Dennie McKee]

The following is what drove the search for the standards.
I have a 1989 65' Stardust Houseboat that I purchased in 2000 and installed 
an inverter and batteries in the hold under the living area. It was surveyed 
2 years ago with no major problems. The same surveyor inspected the boat 
next to mine. It is a 1991 model with self installed inverter system in the 
same location. Now the surveyor says the batteries are unacceptable in that 
location and must be move from under the living area to the hold area under 
the front deck.

Opinions?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <2elnav at netbistro.com>
To: "Steven Dubnoff" <sdubnoff at circlesys.com>
Cc: "Dennie McKee" <mckeede at alltel.net>; "trawlers & Trawlering List" 
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Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 5:30 PM
Subject: Re: T&T: ABYC and Canadian TC1332 spec


>>>Anyone know where I can get a copy of the standards at minimal cost?
>>
>> As I have posted before:
>>
>> Transport Canada has "Construction Standards for Small Vessels" document
>> that seems to follow the ABYC standards fairly closely.  If you don't 
>> want
>> to pay for the ABYC documents, this seems to be a pretty good place to
>> look
>> for information on "proper practices".
>>
>>           http://www.tc.gc.ca/MarineSafety/tp/TP1332/menu.htm
>>
>> Steve

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