T&T: Battery monitor

Ron Rogers rcrogers6 at kennett.net
Sat Mar 28 14:19:42 EDT 2009


IMHO, your battery setup is inadequate to the task. As it is, you will have
to run VERY large and expensive cabling forward to the bow
thruster/windlass. It is much wiser to place two batteries in the bow with
dedicated charging. Your engine could be started by two Group 31 batteries
or one 4D - easily. The shunt size is based upon the maximum draw
anticipated; which is likely to be the bow thruster for brief bursts and the
windlass for more extended chain retrieval time.

Ron Rogers


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