Tag: battery

Upgrading battery bank + mantus goodies

by Matt | Apr 25, 2016 | Maintenance | 4

As mentioned in my last post, one of the things I was doing was a cheap increase in battery bank...

Solar Install Part 1: Planning

by Matt | Apr 19, 2016 | Maintenance, Solar Install | 8

So after spending at least a year whining that my battery bank is too small, I can’t...

Wiring the starter circuit

by Matt | Aug 15, 2014 | Maintenance | 0

As part of the electrical rehaul, I had removed all circuit wiring. After wiring up the house battery some weeks ago, now it was time for the starter circuit. This would be controlled by a single on/off switch, as part of the...

Fusing the batteries

by Matt | Jun 29, 2014 | Maintenance | 0

One thing that needed to be done was install a fuse within 7 inches of the battery. I decided to use a Marine Rated Battery Fuse (MRBF) with a 200amp fuse – it was a bit higher than the 100amp breaker on the panel, but I...

Installing the DC System part 2 – House Battery

by Matt | Jun 26, 2014 | Maintenance | 1

First part of the new DC system was to hook up the house battery system to the battery switch, and then to the panel. First of all I screwed the battery box back down to the boat in the location I’d selected (under the...

Installing the DC System part 1 – Planning

by Matt | Jun 23, 2014 | Maintenance | 4

The first step to installing the DC system was working out the physical placement of everything – batteries are large and potentially dangerous, battery cable is large and expensive. Here is a diagram of the boat ...