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Absolutely great advice and thank you! That is what I was looking for. I plan to take it slow and work out a system that is both safe and works for me. Obviously I don’t have every detailed planned out in my crude drawing but just trying to get a start. Thanks guys!
Thanks for the input!
It is an older 2 stroke but figure any extra charge should go to the house. I was looking at an isolator that only sends power to the house once the start batteries are charged. I see there are different types such as an ACR so I will research those further.
On the...
I purchased an old houseboat recently and want to redo the electrical to make it more modern. The boat will be docked in a slip with 120v 30 amp. Would you please give me any suggestions or errors in my proposed setup?
On the 12 Volt side -
- A dedicated battery on the outboard motor. The...
I am generally a Mercury guy, but I am helping a young man get his great grandfather's '68 MQ-14E 9.5hp working again...
At first I was a little worried I wasn't seeing water circulating, but then it started. I see this motor has a thermostat, so guessing it finally opened. I am used to luke...
