Good Books on 12-volts

Divecoz · Post by **Divecoz** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 9:16 am

I recently bought , Sailboat Electrics Simplified by Don Casey
Some or much of what you will find you may well know but it helps to refresh or remind you of a lot of facts / known values . A few tricks are given as well for when you need something to work but don't have all the parts to repair it properly. Includes a ton of drawing's .
I also bought John S. Burnett's book . . .Dangerous Waters / Modern Piracy and Terror on the High Seas
I had received a couple of gift certificates at Christmas for book stores and found lots of stuff to buy some for fun some for knowledge .

Mark Prouty · Post by **Mark Prouty** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 10:22 am

While you're at it get Don Casey's "100 fast & easy boat improvements"

I'm going to try his acrylic bin suggestions.

He demonstrates how to bend acrylic. Now I have to find an acrylic supplier.

Divecoz · Post by **Divecoz** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 10:29 am

I did a search for the Author and found he had several books out that looked interesting.
On a side bar who is using Battery Combiners and what size are you using . . ? I was thinking the 50 amp ??

Moe · Post by **Moe** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 10:29 am

Don Casey is a practical guy, and his writings are a bit easier to follow than Nigel Calder's. I really enjoy reading them.

BoatUS's Don Casey library is here and Sailnet's is here. Note that there are many more articles on the Sailnet site if you click the "Show all articles" text.

Moe · Post by **Moe** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 10:41 am

Divecoz wrote: On a side bar who is using Battery Combiners and what size are you using . . ? I was thinking the 50 amp ??

It depends upon the size and number of batteries being charged through the combiner and their state of charge and acceptance rate. For flooded cell batteries, that's said to be at most 25%, or 50 amps for two 100 amp-hour batteries in parallel. Of course, there would have to be a 50 amp charger on the other side of the combiner to supply it for those batteries to draw that.

50 amp is more than enough for the 20A your BigFoot can put out. And even if you add a 50 amp charger, if there's only one 100 AH house battery on the other side, about the most it will draw through the combiner is 25A.

Divecoz · Post by **Divecoz** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 11:35 am

That is what I had found also . No need for me to spend money to over compensate a limited charging capability.

Greg · Post by **Greg** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 12:19 pm

Divecoz wrote:I also bought John S. Burnett's book . . .Dangerous Waters / Modern Piracy and Terror on the High Seas

I read this book a few months ago and it was a real eye opener. Surprising what has happened on the high sea's since WWII and you never hear much about it.

Another good read is "Looking for a ship" by John A. McPhee.
Author covers the US Merchant Marine decline by tagging along with a MM as he gets a job and works on a cargo ship.

Greg

Chip Hindes · Post by **Chip Hindes** » Mon Jan 02, 2006 2:18 pm

Mark wrote:Now I have to find an acrylic supplier.

Acrylic is Plexiglas. Available at Lowe's, Home Depot et al as well as any plastic distributor.

Mark Prouty · Post by **Mark Prouty** » Mon Jan 02, 2006 2:26 pm

Chip Hindes wrote:
Mark wrote:Now I have to find an acrylic supplier.
Acrylic is Plexiglas. Available at Lowe's, Home Depot et al as well as any plastic distributor.

Thanks Chip,

I'm going to play around with this idea:

http://macgregorsailors.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=4590

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Good Books on 12-volts

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Yes Mark

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