At what point is a vessel deemed “cursed”?

[ageless]

At what point is a vessel deemed “cursed”?

Noted house battery charger (sentry) wasn't powered on this AM.

 

[SeaEric]

Re: At what point is a vessel deemed “cursed”?

I know of two boats that I would classify as "cursed" The first was a stunningly customized wooden sportfisherman that I lusted for as a young guy in my teens and twenties. Many years later she was for sale and stiil beautiful - this time within my reach financially. The listing broker was a friend who made me aware that she was for sale because the last owner was electrocuted and perished in the engineroom. No thanks. Then there was a rather famous 58' LRC in which the owner and wife both expired after a minor fire in the engineroom triggered the CO2 system while they were in there. As always - YMMV.

 

[jim rosenthal]

Re: At what point is a vessel deemed “cursed”?

Was that first boat an Egg Harbor, by any chance?

 

[ageless]

Re: At what point is a vessel deemed “cursed”?

That list is growing larger Replace all original lighting that remainsNew shorepower cordsReplace main fuses with circuit breakersNew battery charger/wiringWhatever else Scott can talk me intoLOL. I gotta say, Scott (boatsb) has been there for me A LOT when I’ve encountered problems. Very knowledgeable and helpful.

 

[rsmith]

Re: At what point is a vessel deemed “cursed”?

Did you change the name of the boat? That’s a long standing bad luck omen. Bananas on board? Red headed women? There’s a list of stuff that will give you bad Ju ju. Next time you leave the dock do 2 counter clockwise turns. Supposed to unwind bad JuJu. Those of us who fish will tell you it’s 90% luck. Anytime we’re going through a bad streak I unwind the JuJu it seems to work.

 

[ageless]

Re: At what point is a vessel deemed “cursed”?

The name was changed 5 years ago. No bananas, no red heads, BUT the admiral did crack the master head mirror. I keep telling her it needs to be replaced, decor is her minimal responsibility

 

[cww]

Re: At what point is a vessel deemed “cursed”?

I've had some boats that no matter how much love and money I threw at them, just kept breaking, and breaking, and breaking. When keeping it on the water becomes a fulltime job you have to throw in the towel. I've had other boats I've beat the snot out of but were always reliable. This boat is a mix. I had an expensive engine problem on this boat, but that wasn't the boat's fault, it was the idiot mechanics I hired but ended up being terrible, so I don't count that. Other stuff breaks, most recently the hydraulic steering, but I've had that problem on every boat I've had hydraulic steering on. I had a Chris-Craft Roamer that I considered well and truly cursed. Everything that could go wrong did, every time I took it out. The one thing it never did was sink, but it tried that a couple times, I was just able to thwart its efforts.

 

[ageless]

Re: At what point is a vessel deemed “cursed”?

My research results in (2) 32v charger options that I can find, Analytic and Sterling. Analytic has options up to 40a whereas the sterling is only 20a. Has any of the sterling users found the 20a to be lacking in performance? I’m using Trojan- 890 batteries with the attached profile

 

[cww]

Re: At what point is a vessel deemed “cursed”?

If you're still using the combo house/starting bank setup I would go for the bigger charger. 20a is not that much when you consider how many different DC power draws these boats have. Several dozen lights, toilets, fans, blowers, dozens of pumps, it's a lot when you add it all together.

 

[skinners1]

Re: At what point is a vessel deemed “cursed”?

My research results in (2) 32v charger options that I can find, Analytic and Sterling. Analytic has options up to 40a whereas the sterling is only 20a. Has any of the sterling users found the 20a to be lacking in performance? I’m using Trojan- 890 batteries with the attached profile

Installed the Sterling about a year ago on our 61 MY. Both banks, starboard start and port house/start are well fed and happy…. No issues

 

[madhatter1]

Re: At what point is a vessel deemed “cursed”?

Every boat I have ever owned has drawn my blood. The 34 is the leader in both blood and stitches. But none are cursed. Especially the 34.

 

[cenger]

Re: At what point is a vessel deemed “cursed”?

Sentry also makes a 32V charger. Not on their website but If you call them they still make it and will calibrate it for you. Mine is 2yrs old and I have not had any problems. I went with Sentry becuase of the customer service and the time they spent with me on the phone to understand what I needed.

 

[SeaEric]

Re: At what point is a vessel deemed “cursed”?

Was that first boat an Egg Harbor, by any chance?

No, but close. It was a Pacemaker. It had been totally redone by a yacht broker named Bea Gebhardt in Georgetown Md. on the Sassafras River, The boat was truly stunning.