[Alberg30] Wiring

[Brian and Elaine Timmins]

It does feel good, doesn't it. I did my boat in stages over the first three
years I owned her. Every piece of wire is new and marine grade including the
A4 wiring harness and the mast wiring.
  Unfortunately, by doing it over time, I have no idea how much it cost or
how long it took. It just feels good that it's done.
Regards, Brian  #497
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Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 6:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Alberg30] Wiring


> I must tell you that i just did the entire job myself.  What a job!but
very
> rewarding when it was done.  I also felt the need to change the location
of
> certain pieces of the system.
>
> To direclty answer you question, I bought a new battey panel, new DC
panel,
> new 12 volt switched meter with panel and a new AC panel with meter and
> breakers -- all Blue Sea and at a total of over $500.  Then I bought new
red
> and yellow marine safety wire and went through about a spool and a half -
> maybe 150 feet. The spools run about $50 - $60 each.  Then there are the
> various buss bars and terminals and connectors and the single red and
yellow
> for the panel wiring itself.  I would say that doing it myself, it still
cost
> upwards of $800.
>
> Now, I chose to go to the new battery panel of total separation with
> combiner.  If you stay with a 1 both 2 switch, you can pick up a direct
> replacement panel which includes the DC breakers for about $200 and save
> probably $200 from my approach there alone.  I could have saved some if I
> wasn't a meter freak by using a simpler AC panel as well.
>
> The upside,  however,  has been great.  For one thing, everything works
> reliably.  The A4 never purred as well, a benefit of more direct routing
and
> less resistance in the ignition wiring. Clean contacts are important. It
> doesn't take much unwanted resistance at 12 volts to harm performance.  I
> actually feel safer since some of the wiring I replaced was just copper
> extension cord stuff.  And finally, I can trouble shoot the circuits and
add
> new appliances without fear of unbalancing someone elses clugy wiring.
>
> Jim, #280  Chanson sur Mer
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