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Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 10-04-2024, 01:36
Replies: 17
Views: 1,723
Posted By RaymondR
Re: Relocating Battery Charger

Hinged cover in place, gasket and opening system yet to be fitted.
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 27-03-2024, 18:22
Replies: 17
Views: 1,723
Posted By RaymondR
Re: Relocating Battery Charger

Another hole in the boat and another steam table tray, the transom this time for engine and cooling air exhaust.
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 14-03-2024, 23:39
Replies: 17
Views: 1,723
Posted By RaymondR
Re: Relocating Battery Charger

An image in Post #9 illustrates the SS liner as it was before the decision was made to implement a gas engine driven aircon system in addition to the battery charger relocation.

The image herein...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 29-02-2024, 18:10
Replies: 17
Views: 1,723
Posted By RaymondR
Re: Relocating Battery Charger

The water cooled engine exhaust is fabricated from aluminium tube.

The small spigot towards the bottom of the vertical square tube is the cooling water inlet and the outlet is partially hidden...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 13-02-2024, 15:06
Replies: 17
Views: 1,723
Posted By RaymondR
Re: Relocating Battery Charger

The fuel tank in place on the transom.

Fabricated from 3" x 3" x 1/8" SHS. Two lengths of the tube had a 2" section cut out of one side, making them into C sections, and were welded together and...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 13-02-2024, 00:12
Replies: 17
Views: 1,723
Posted By RaymondR
Re: Relocating Battery Charger

It's a gasoline engine, 5.5 hp hence the new transom mounted fuel tank, all metal fuel lines and stainless steel and 4 hour rated foam engine enclosure.

Unlike the synchronous motors in...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 12-02-2024, 20:36
Replies: 17
Views: 1,723
Posted By RaymondR
Re: Relocating Battery Charger

Whilst pondering on pulley arrangements for the aircon drive I realised that if I implement the aircon it will most probably get far more use than the battery charger and that since I have not used...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 05-02-2024, 21:45
Replies: 17
Views: 1,723
Posted By RaymondR
Re: Relocating Battery Charger

I almost screwed up by buying a mains voltage aircon for about $4,000 and installing it in the place the previous owner of the boat had removed one from. Fortunately I came to my senses and cancelled...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 29-01-2024, 00:39
Replies: 17
Views: 1,723
Posted By RaymondR
Re: Relocating Battery Charger

The steam table trays are getting a fairly vigorous workout on this project.

The first image illustrates one pan used to form an alcove in the back of the cockpit bulkhead and a second utilised...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 03-01-2024, 10:07
Replies: 17
Views: 1,723
Posted By RaymondR
Re: Relocating Battery Charger

One of the reasons the original box on the forward coach roof was so large was that I wanted to be able to run a belt drive alternator on one side of the motor and also belt drive a high pressure...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 28-12-2023, 12:56
Replies: 17
Views: 1,723
Posted By RaymondR
Re: Relocating Battery Charger

The main reason is that I like to have an alternative available should the cranking and house batteries become too low to crank the main engine which has happened to me a number of times in years...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 27-12-2023, 23:51
Replies: 17
Views: 1,723
Posted By RaymondR
Re: Relocating Battery Charger

Back in the days when I was a steel boat owner I very seldom gave serious consideration to fire mitigation, I would keep a fire watch and extinguisher when welding or cutting and be careful with...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 11-12-2023, 07:13
Replies: 17
Views: 1,723
Posted By RaymondR
Re: Relocating Battery Charger

I fitted a plywood insert into the upper and lower sections and have boxed in the expanded halves with 1/8" ply and will now fibre glass between the two plywood inserts.
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 03-12-2023, 12:10
Replies: 17
Views: 1,723
Posted By RaymondR
Re: Relocating Battery Charger

After removal of the air cleaner, exhaust and fuel tanks it appeared that by making a recess in the back of the cockpit it would fit. So out came the jig saw and a hole appeared.

A fair bit of...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 03-12-2023, 11:53
Replies: 17
Views: 1,723
Posted By RaymondR
Relocating Battery Charger

A couple of years ago I built the illustrated engine driven battery charger and located it on deck just forward of the mast on the coach roof of my IP40. It proving to be a bit of a nuisance and now...
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