40mm windlass cabling problem

[Tranona]

Doesn't one generally have a windlass battery by the windlass, with much more modest wires to recharge it? Even throwing £140 away wouldn't be that bad, though I grant you a little painful. Greengate Metals are giving £3.60/kg for scrap copper with the insulation removed ...

Some do, but you still need the heavy cables to charge the battery if you are using the engine as a power source. Preference is to use the house batteries as they normally have plenty of capacity and it avoids having the weight and potential mess of a battery in the forecabin. If house battery is in the very aft as in some aft cabin boats then a separate battery might make sense as it reduces the cable runs substantially if the engine as on most yachts is in the middle of the boat.

 

[dgadee]

I believe my words were "not that expensive". i see you have it sorted (40mm wire and terminals seem to be automotive things) but if it was causing real problems it might have been best to groan and take the hit, painful though it would have been. Serious bit over, spending other people's money is much more fun than spending one's own. Why else would people enter politics?

I'll send you my bank account details in a pm.

 

[dgadee]

Some do, but you still need the heavy cables to charge the battery if you are using the engine as a power source. Preference is to use the house batteries as they normally have plenty of capacity and it avoids having the weight and potential mess of a battery in the forecabin. If house battery is in the very aft as in some aft cabin boats then a separate battery might make sense as it reduces the cable runs substantially if the engine as on most yachts is in the middle of the boat.

I looked into all this and thought I preferred connecting directly to the two large house batteries. I know others use the starter battery and/or only have the windlass operable when the engine was running. The house battery option seemed the simplest for my needs.

 

[JumbleDuck]

I'll send you my bank account details in a pm.

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