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Wilco. Thx.

I sent you a PM to see if you're available to talk by phone. I appreciate very much your help. Talking might make it easier to clarify some things if you're available.

The pro Iso appears to allow one alternator to smart-charge multiple battery banks. It appears to turn an alternator into a multi bank smart charger.

Luna, thanks for taking the time. I appreciate working thru this with you. I understand the options you listed out. Right now, that's what I do - run the little gen as needed. I'm considering replacing the alternator with a larger one. In either case, how does one determine the max...

I've been specific to the batteries/systems involved in my question to avoid complexities. Here's the rest of the story. Apologies for the length. The boat was originally only 32v. Each engine had a 32v bank of its own One served as the house, one as the start. You could switch between...

So, bottom line, I think I need to install some type of isolation switch that allows me to 1. charge both 12v banks (gen batts and house bank), and, 2. Isolate the house from the gen batts when the alternator (engine) is not running. Or install a 2nd 12v alternator dedicated to the house bank...

The starters are 32v. Each engine has a 32v bank of its own. There's a Sterling 32v charger that charges them when connected to shore power or running a genset. When underway, one 32v alternator on each engine charges them.

The Hat has a 32v system, and most of it was 32v, including the house when i got it. I've slowly converted most of it. The only 12v things on it were the Gen start systems (3 generators) and the nav systems at the helms. The port engine alternator existed to charge the gen batts. i built a...

Okay, I understand. The alternator would actually serve to connect both banks.

The gen battery is actually connected to a totally separate bus system. The house bank has its own separate bus that connects just the inverter to the house batteries.

Yes, it's internally regulated. Thanks for replying. One other tidbit - the alternator is also connected (via separate cabling) to my gen start battery. Any issues with that? Thx in advance.

Having a brain stall here.... The question: Can I connect a regulated alternator directly to the battery bus to which my inverter also is connected? Background: All house batteries are wired to 2 busses; all negative terminals meet at the negative bus, and all positive battery terminals are...

Will do (get you the diameter). My hope is to have the mounts on one side, and an adjustable leg on the other side so I can pull them up to Horizontal, and when I'm not using them I can let them hang.

Another vote for too many rings in there. I had to start from scratch learning about traditional stuffing boxes. They're easy to get wrong, even for experienced mechanics. If you have a manual for your specific boat I'd read that. If not, start with 3 rings, 45 degrees offset between each...

Great idea. Beats waiting till you're (I am) too close to slow down/speed up/call an audible. I am going to do this.

Here dead we lie Because we did not choose to live And shame the land from which we sprang. 'Tis true, life isn't much to lose But young me think it is And we were young... SFC Douglas Ide, Soldier magazine, sometime in the mid-80's. Never forgot that poem.

Thanks. That's exactly how I'm hoping to do my panels, as well. Nice to see your solution. That's a very robust and well-made set of brackets. Looks like you used a metal lathe, yes?

Hi all, I've been observing a very small oscillation in the stbd engine (DD 4-71N, Glendinning synch, Hat 58LRC). It's been going on for probably a year. I set 1300 rpm to cruise, and after about 1 to 2 hrs the stbd engine will "hunt" by about 25 rpm above and below the port engine. If I set...

Wow,that's AWESOME! Great job sticking to it. 80k sounds low for all that. I assume you did most of the work yourself. I'm in your neck of the woods. Where did you do all the work?

Welcome aboard. I have a Hat 58LRC as well. You're smart to join TF. I'm indebted to many here who helped my learning curve. Feel free to PM me if you have questions. I've had mine since 2019, done a lot to her, both in mtx and improvements. I love this boat.

I looked at a few of them several yrs ago before I bot my boat (not a Defever). I found all of the 53s I looked at had fuel tank corrosion issues. The center tank, IIRC,was mounted flat on a surface that tended to allow water to sit in contact with the bottom of the tank. The 1st clue was...

Yes.

The question is too broad and the answer too long. I suggest you look at Noonsite.com and get yourself educated on the requirements. People go to MX all the time, but if you do it wrong you can get yourself in a jam.

Ditto the above. I have done it twice, once using a 1985 furuno transducer and splicing it to a 2005 sounder, and another time taking a Garmin xducer for a furuno sounder.

FWIW, I did mine a year or so ago. They appear to be the same mounts as mine. 1. I disconnected the shaft from the xmsn flange and pushed it back a half inch. This is critical, as you'll see later in this post. If the shaft is really hard to push back, you may have to loosen the shaft...