Phil, I am a bit unsettled about the location you are considering for your house batteries. If seawater should get to them chlorine, a very poisonous gas, would result. I have flashbacks to submarine movies where the heroic sailor dives into the battery compartment to effect a repair.
I would feel much more comfortable if they were above the cabin sole. I too, thought seriously about installing large house batteries down low in the engine room, it certainly would be nice to move the CG in that direction. But after imagining the consequences of a flooded and sloshing bilge with myself in there desperately trying to find the leak, I decided to put them in the Saloon instead. Likewise, I put all my wiring as high as possible. Electricity and seawater mix all too well. Norm S/V Bandersnatch Lying Julington Creek 30 07.695N 081 38.484W > > I'm thinking I could put all the batteries amidships, above the bilge, but > below the sole and put the buss bars on opposite stringers, well away from > humanity. Starter feeds would pop through the sole where appropriate and two > single cables would power the electrical panel. I already route all A/C > power through the 2500 inverter so it keeps things simple > > _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
