[Rhodes22-list] Link 10

[Saroj]

Mine is a flexible solar panel that I tie on around the transom.  I would
definitely prefer the fixed type mounted on the cabin, but this is what my
boat came with and haven't found a pressing need to upgrade it.

Saroj
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Tonjes" <johntonjes at earthlink.net>
To: "Saroj <saroj at pathfind.net>, The Rhodes 22 mail list"
<rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 9:48 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Link 10


> Saroj,
> Where are you mounting the solar panel that the wires would come down
> through the lazerette cover?
> Most people have them permanently mounted on the cabin top.
>
> Rummy
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Saroj <saroj at pathfind.net>
> > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Date: 6/4/2003 8:36:58 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Link 10
> >
> > Rob,
> > You need to install a boot out the transom for the wires -- not in the
way
> > then.
> > Solar panel can go thru boot or down thru lazerette cover.
> > All go on same battery posts unless you have a Link.. then I don't know.
> > Saroj
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Rob Lowe" <rlowe at vt.edu>
> > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 8:40 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Link 10
> >
> >
> > > Bill,
> > > OK.  Single battery (for now) with electric start motor with a
possible
> > > solar panel down the road.  Now, how do you route the cables from the
> > > battery to the motor and what type of connections go to the motor?  Do
> the
> > > wires get in the way?  Thanks
> > >
> > > Rob Lowe
> > > S/V Getaway
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com>
> > > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > > Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 9:20 PM
> > > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Link 10
> > >
> > >
> > > Rob,
> > >
> > > Need?  Nah.  But if you had one now you might discover you can run
that
> > > blender as soon as you hook up the Tohatsu.
> > >
> > > Here's my reply to Rummy on the same subject a couple of years ago:
> > >
> > > Rummy,
> > >
> > > I've got the Heart 10/Link 10 also and I love it.  It gives the exact
> > > information you really want.  For example, your meter tells you you
have
> > 100
> > > amp hours in your battery.  Your meter tells you your lights are
drawing
> > 10
> > > amps.  How long can you run the lights before your battery is dead.
> > > (Hint--the answer is not 10 hours.)  The meter will tell you how long
> you
> > > can run the lights.  The manual explains why the answer is not 10
hours.
> > >
> > > I read about Rhodes owners creating floating electric sub-stations
with
> > > another battery in every available space.  If they knew how many amps
> they
> > > actually used and how fast they replaced them they would know they
> simply
> > > don't need all the extra batteries.
> > >
> > > My boat is on a mooring.  I have 2 solar panels.  My electric starting
> > > Tohatsu puts more power back than it uses.  I use as much electricity
> as I
> > > want.  I have never had to recharge the batteries outside the system.
> The
> > > Link 10 instantly and continuously tells me the voltage, amperage,
> amount
> > of
> > > power currently being used, and a pretty good estimate of how much
> longer
> > I
> > > can continue to use the amount of power currently being used.
> > >
> > > I never have electrical anxiety.
> > >
> > > It's a good system.  My meter is located above the breaker panel--a
> > logical
> > > location--the sensor must be located near the battery.
> > >
> > > Bill Effros
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: Rob Lowe
> > > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 8:54 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Motors with electric start
> > >
> > >
> > > Bill,
> > > Thanks so much!  This was exactly what information I was looking for.
> Our
> > > boat has a single battery, no solar panels, and just a voltage meter
for
> > > monitoring battery charge.  It sounds like hooking up the Tohatsu 8 to
> > that
> > > battery will work.  No need for separate starting battery and the
motor
> > will
> > > keep the battery charged (assuming you run it enough, and if it does
go
> > > dead, use the pull starter).
> > >
> > > Down the road (once I pay for a new @#$#$% motor), perhaps add second
> > > battery (to run the blender) and a solar panel to keep up the charge
on
> > > both.
> > >
> > > Do you really need the Link 10?  They're a bit pricey.  Thanks!
> > >
> > > Rob
> > > S/V Getaway
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com>
> > > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > > Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 8:38 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Motors with electric start
> > >
> > >
> > > Rob,
> > >
> > > I have the electric start Tohatsu 8.  Love it.
> > >
> > > I have 2 batteries, linked, on board.  One would be sufficient.  Don't
> > waste
> > > time or money on a separate "starter" battery.  There is this rope
> > "thingy"
> > > on top of the electric start Tohatsu.  You'll never need to use it,
but
> I
> > > tried it once--you pull on it, and the motor starts.  Ask Rummy.  Then
> > your
> > > motor will put electricity back into the battery and you'll be able to
> run
> > > lights and things even if your battery goes "dead".
> > >
> > > The motor starts so easily you almost always put more electricity back
> > into
> > > the battery than you withdrew by starting.
> > >
> > > I have 2 batteries, the Tohatsu, and 2 solar panels installed by GB.
No
> > > regulator.  No problem.  My boat sits on a mooring all summer, in a
yard
> > all
> > > winter.  (I'm in Greenwich, CT.)  I never remove the batteries.  I
have
> > > never used shore power to recharge them.  The batteries lasted for 5
> years
> > > without a single problem.  I will replace them this year.
> > >
> > > I have, and recommend, a Link 10 meter.  It lets me know the exact
> > condition
> > > of the batteries at all times.  I use it every time I come on board.
It
> > has
> > > saved me a fortune in unneeded extra batteries, regulators, special
> > > circuits, etc.  Also I don't yell at people who are using what turns
out
> > to
> > > be insignificant amounts of electricity, of which I have more than
> enough.
> > >
> > > Bill Effros
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: Rob Lowe
> > > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> > > Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 11:33 AM
> > > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Motors with electric start
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm getting to the point where a new motor might have to be purchased.
> > Took
> > > the drains out of the gearbox of the old one and a nice, grey material
> > oozed
> > > out (homogenized oil and water, I assume).  That plus the inoperative
> > > reverse and the failure to start problem is pushing me towards a new
> one.
> > I
> > > was quoted $450 to extend a short shaft into a long shaft.  I've
looked
> at
> > > the used ones on the various web sites but didn't see anything I
really
> > > cared for.
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm looking at the 8Hp Tohatsu/Nissan.  Question, I'm thinking about
the
> > > electric start feature.  Not so much for starting the motor, but I
have
> no
> > > charging system on the boat as it is.  I was looking at adding a
> flexible
> > > mount solar charger, but the cost of those is about what the electric
> > start
> > > additional would be.  Any one have an electric start option?  How
about
> > > batteries, wiring, over charge protection, etc.  I've got a battery on
> > board
> > > now, but it has to be charged though an external charger.  I would
also
> > like
> > > to add more electrical devices in the future (like inverter for a
> blender,
> > > got to keep up with Rummy).  Any advice is appreciated!
> > >
> > > Rob
> > > S/V Getaway
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