Testing A 32V DC Pump

[Boatsb]

Grab 22 D cells and put them in series. that should get you a few minutes of 32V to test the pump.

 

[SKYCHENEY]

Grab 22 D cells and put them in series. that should get you a few minutes of 32V to test the pump.

Or 4 9v's. Be sure to test those with your tongue first to make sure that they're good.

 

[redneck joe]

Actually, many of the larger boats in the late 60's, 70's and early 80's had 32v systems. Hatteras, Chris Craft, and some others employed it so that they could crank those big diesels without huge cables and starters. It went out of favor in the late 80's as DC technology improved.

I think the reason Bayliner never used it is that most of their electrical engineers couldn't count that high.

See, that wasn't too difficult. A good explanation and an insult all in one short post. Bravo!




Is it possible to 'downgrade' the electrical system (or parts of it) to 12V? Seems like a lot of things that are needing replaced on y'alls older boats would be much less expensive if it could be.

 

[Boatsb]

It can be brought to 24 but this requires new and larger wire.

 

[SKYCHENEY]

See, that wasn't too difficult. A good explanation and an insult all in one short post. Bravo!




Is it possible to 'downgrade' the electrical system (or parts of it) to 12V? Seems like a lot of things that are needing replaced on y'alls older boats would be much less expensive if it could be.

Most all use converters to run 12v loads. It works just fine and most of the OEM 32v stuff is still available from Sams or other sources.

 

[Angela]

See, that wasn't too difficult. A good explanation and an insult all in one short post. Bravo!

Keep hangng around...you ain't seen nothin' yet! LOL

Is it possible to 'downgrade' the electrical system (or parts of it) to 12V? Seems like a lot of things that are needing replaced on y'alls older boats would be much less expensive if it could be.

I'd really hate to try to rewire one of these unless I had completely gutted the hull, especially when you think of how large the new wires would have to be to make some of these runs. It's hard enough to just pull a single new wire when we want to add something. Have you seen the wiring on these boats? They are quite complex - I've come a long way in my almost 4 years, and I'm still learning.

 

[redneck joe]

Keep hangng around...you ain't seen nothin' yet! LOL




I'd really hate to try to rewire one of these unless I had completely gutted the hull, especially when you think of how large the new wires would have to be to make some of these runs. It's hard enough to just pull a single new wire when we want to add something. Have you seen the wiring on these boats? They are quite complex - I've come a long way in my almost 4 years, and I'm still learning.

yeah, First time I met assHatt....errr...Sparky, I helped work on his 58 furnace. Pretty wild. I'm still deciphering the BayHole's wiring...

 

[Sparky1]

Joe, the electric furnace in my boat is not from Hatteras. You would have to look at the back of my electrical panel in the lower salon to get an idea of what the factory wiring looks like. It's actually quite impressive the way everything is marked and bundled, but it's also quite intimidating to think in terms of rewiring it. God only knows how much wire is in that boat, several football fields worth I imagine.

Now that you've outed me as a friend, I'll remind Angela and Ed that they too have met you at our little get together in Davie last year. I sort of invited Joe to this place to learn him some culture and hopefully sell him a real boat once he outgrows that BayHole. Hey, Pascal did it, so maybe there's hope for Joe as well.

 

[redneck joe]

Joe, the electric furnace in my boat is not from Hatteras. You would have to look at the back of my electrical panel in the lower salon to get an idea of what the factory wiring looks like. It's actually quite impressive the way everything is marked and bundled, but it's also quite intimidating to think in terms of rewiring it. God only knows how much wire is in that boat, several football fields worth I imagine.

Now that you've outed me as a friend, I'll remind Angela and Ed that they too have met you at our little get together in Davie last year. I sort of invited Joe to this place to learn him some culture and hopefully sell him a real boat once he outgrows that BayHole. Hey, Pascal did it, so maybe there's hope for Joe as well.

A: I didn't claim you as a friend


B: We did look behind the panel. Remember we couln't get anything to fire up on that furnace so we looked back there. (turns out is was a loose wire on the furnace itself)


C: I was pretty drunk in FL, may not remember too many people.


D: There is a real nice BayHole (4888 I think) at my marina that hasn't been run a many years, kinda like the one I bought. It also is owned by an older man that just doesn't want to let go even though he physically cannot board the boat any longer. Very clean inside, couple Hino's. Never know...