Newb Questions About 1984 Wellcraft Sportsman 228

[Starzofchaos]

I also second on the K.I.S.S method... I've got a complete re-wire project coming up on mine. I've got a few plans to run a dual battery system with a Automatic Charging Relay installed between the start battery and the house. Blue Sea Systems makes a really nice kit.

My thought on running a dual bilge pump system. Make sure that you run two separate switches/powersource for those. Just in case one pump goes, blows the fuse, etc... that way you have a way of running the back up one. There is nothing like trying to troubleshoot a blown fuse in an emergency.

[bradford]

Originally Posted by Starzofchaos

I also second on the K.I.S.S method... I've got a complete re-wire project coming up on mine. I've got a few plans to run a dual battery system with a Automatic Charging Relay installed between the start battery and the house. Blue Sea Systems makes a really nice kit.

I owned one of those kits and reconsidered it. Blue Seas makes great stuff and a few here have the same set up and like it. I resold mine to "Step Up Here". I think it would be good to have if you have an involved electrical system with a lot of house loads. I currently only have a pair of bilge pumps and a GPS/Sounder and found it was EASIER and SIMPLIER to just run two 1000 MCA starting batteries with the typical 1 BOTH 2 OFF switch with 1 gauge cables between the engine, batteries, and switch. If you're hanging out on the hook playing the stereo etc, switch it over to just one battery leaving the other fully charged for starting.