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Twister_Ken

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Having Indigo ashore and in a shed while skilled blokes do things to her deck leaves me feeling a bit inadequate in the boat maintenance stakes. And so...

The wiring is a mess, having grown organically over the last 25 years, with not only wires for everything, but also wires for things that were ditched years ago. So how hard is it to rationalise and rewire a boat? Surely there's some clever modern way of doing this which doesn't require much more skill than electric lego.

Can anybody point me at a good up-to-date book or website, equipment suppliers, etc

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is this a bad omen
ken's on about ohms
if teak's like volts
will he still have a boat?


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Going by his excellent reports of getting a man in to do his decks; I am sure finding a decent trades man for the job will be a doddle for him. He could always ask one of the 45 people who have worked on his deck at one time or another to give a recommendation.

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Arrogance of the middle class

Pah! So, just cos you're all clever with the words, you think you can get to grips with an entire apprenticehsip in a couple of evenings! Well, maybe, but it is even more dodgy than woodwork and sometimes the black and red go together when the light is on from one side of the bed but off from the other, they might not. Also, admit it, you don't quite understand capacitors, impedance or (the killer) what exacty does a flip-flop do? No, not the cheap footwear, the thing the hairy physics chap was on about several decades ago.

Anyway, the only reason yo uthink that you need to rewire is that i'm in the same lectric supply area and (having done a bit of rewiring myself) have obv blown your marina up a bit.

Best option is to rip the lot out, buy an alarm clock and more torches, wake at dawn and go to bed at dusk. imho

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Ken
If you PM me I can supply you with a fast track EWM (Electrical Wiring Master) ticket all you then have to do is rip out the wiring, rewire the boat and hay bingo you've cracked it. You will then be able to pontificate on any matters/posts electrical.<s>

Peter.

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Ken, I recently rewired a 40 yr old mobo and thereby lost my elastictrickery cherry, so to speak.
New engine & charging system, battery management & instruments.
I found <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.reading-college.ac.uk/marine/index.htm>this</A> to be the clearest site and all the information contained therein to be extremely helpful.
BTW, everything worked first time. /forums/images/icons/smile.gif

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Re: Arrogance of the middle class

At my school the top class was arrogant (and forgot their plimsolls), the middle class was good at games and packed lunches, and the bottom class kicked the excreta out of each other (and various stationary objects) and was sick on the bus. None of us wore flip-flops, not even the beardy-weirdy science teachers, none of whom I would have trusted to wire a telegram, let alone a boat.

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Re: Arrogance of the middle class

Sounds as if you were around when Schmit exhibited his trigger at the Physical Society Exhibition?

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I would go down the traditional route if I were you, employ a man. Someone like David at Marinapower Electrical, david@marinapower.fsnet.co.uk, probably have it done in a day, and it may even work!

A days scribbling should do it for you, and save all those barked elbows and bits of sticky plaster where the Stanley knive slipped. Are you planning a mains supply also? Think of those signs, "Danger of Death".

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I did my MG C27 last year. It can be daunting - especially just after you have started and ripped out the old panel and cabling and chucked it in the skip!

In reality, it's easy - you just need to methodocially and logically go at it one step at a time. It's crucial to label every cable at each end as you put it in - temporary labels to begin with and permanent labels when you terminate and connect the cable. It helps to draw a wiring diagram and/or wiring schedule of what you want first.

PM me if you want to discuss it further and/or to see my diagram/wiring schedule or some photos.

It makes a really good winter project.

Ed

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