Friends, Bob forwarded to me two pictures showing the electrical system and stern light setup on the new M-15's. Thanks Bob! I've added these pictures to the archive at: http://sailing.gravesfam.us see the link on the left for "M-15 #407 Electrical System". The pictures from Bob are labeled "2005 M-15 ...." Randy Graves M-15 #407
________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Bob Sent: Sat 1/8/2005 11:42 AM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: Bless those 12 volt outlets/ engine chargers One of the best electrical items is that 12 Volt DC outlet. For those boats without a built in automatic battery charger they can save time if you do what Randy does. Just remember to turn the 12 V switch to 'on'. The Honda 5 HP does have an optional charger (just over 3 amps per hour) and the kit is about $155. The weight of the 5 Honda is 61 pounds, not bad, not good. The lower the weight the better on the stern. I heard that someone (can't remember who) had a Honda 8 HP on their M_17. That motor weighs in at 117 pounds. (the same weight at the Honda 9.9, that gets its extra HP from a higher RPM, same pistons and bore, just more Revs) I don't know if I can lift a 117 pound motor onto the outboard bracket. :-) On the larger Honda's (8 and 9.9) they do have a neat charging system. Normally 6 amps and can be 12 amps if they have the electric start system. Maybe a Honda 5 with the optional 3 amp charger and some solar panels while at anchor for those long inland passage cruises. Bob RandyG wrote: >Bud, > >We use a standard plug-in type battery charger. It's a multi purpose charger >that works with both car batteries and deep cycle, nothing fancy. We keep our >M-15 in the garage and the charger on the work bench. When getting ready for a >cruise I connect the charger to one end of my pig-tail cable and the other end >I plug into the 12 vdc aux outlet in cockpit. The onboard battery then charges >through the 12 vdc aux. connector. > >I mostly use the M-15 battery for the anchor light and occasional use of the >VHF. I also use a small 150 watt inverter to charge my cell phone, digital >camera, and PDA. The inverter plugs into the 12vdc aux outlet in the cockpit. >Everything else on the boat; FRS radio, Walkman, flash light, GPS, they all >run on "AA" batteries. The most power hungry of these is the GPS but it will >run for several days on a set of "AA" 's. Its a Garmin GPS 12. I buy one of >those 32 pack of "AA's" from Costco at the beginning of the season and have >batteries to spare. One thing I have been careful to do when bringing other >electronics on board is to buy devices that use "AA's", that way I only have >to stock one battery size. > >The battery full charged will handle a long weekend of use and anchoring. For >longer cruising I use a kerosene anchor light that hangs from the boom, it >will run all night on a single fill and is amazing at staying lit even in a >strong blow! The anchor light and transmitting on the VHF are what put the >greatest drain on the main battery. > >My wife and I are in the market for a good clean M-17. On a 17 I think the >best setup would be to have a alternator/charger built into the outboard. In >a pinch you could run the outboard to charge the battery. On the longer trips >like the San Juan & Gulf Islands we tend to motor about 50% of the time, that >would keep the battery full charged. The only obsiticle I see with this >solution is how best to make the electrical connection between the outboard >alternator and your onboard battery. The connector would need to be highly >weather & salt water resistant if at the motor. Or maybe a short pig-tail from >the motor to a less weather resistant connector in the cockpit locker. > >Randy Graves >M-15 #407 > > > >________________________________ > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Bud >Sent: Sat 1/8/2005 2:57 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: M_Boats: M15 Electical system...Thanks RandyG > > > >Just wanted to say thanks Randy for the informative photos regarding the >wiring of your M15. Its really a nice set up. Very neat. I may do the same >thing. Can you tell me how you charge your battery? Small portable solar >system? > >Fair winds >Bud M15 #500 > > > > >--------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. >_______________________________________________ >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
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