redcobra-
"...void the warranty.", obviously an illogical restriction by "someone" in the Nanni
food chain. Its
your boat; my only suggestion would be to kick the decision up the
food chain with a sketch to show how you want to wire
your boat. If "they" won't bend on such a minor, minor point, then ...
its your boat and do what you think you must do to have a functioning, safe, ABYC compliant system.
On the other hand, I would question the validity of their interpretation of the warranty...does it specifically state that you cannot change the configuration of the alternator output? If this would "void the warranty" then methinks they protesteth too much!!!
Need I point out that, after all, you spent the $ to put their product in
your boat so you should be treated intelligently. What you want to do is technically and operationally correct. To be quite frank about it,
wiring the alternator to the starter solenoid without any over
current protection is not in accordance with ABYC E-11.
Then again,
its your boat.
(A bit of apology: I am a technical guy...I don't usually rail like this but..."void the warranty"...
on your boat...YEESHHHH!)
Charlie