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• It's ironic as sailboats become, lighter, faster and easier to sail, they need more electric power.
  • I would worry about the long over-hanging load on the shaft.
    • I had the same thought.
      • Wow, I've seen that happen but
    • The weight of the fitting along with its lever arm on the bearings really are extreme looking to me.
  • One wonders why they need a second alternator
    • With normal engine room heat, the real world output could be a lot lower.
      • This is a relatively small boat...
        • Probably has an ice maker for the G+Ts
          • That was my first thought. New boats are going to need to be power plants for todays gizmos.
            • Same as old houses
              • I used to to do a fair bit of work for the Sabbathday Lake Shakers
        • D2-40, 38 hp, according the website.
          • The picture angle made it look like only 3 injectors..
      • No way...
        • More heavily equiped boats, from experience ;^)))
          • Our underway electronic/electrics
          • This boat could pin the Ampmeter. Did I mention a bow thruster,...
            • Bow thrusters and power winches
        • I'm with Larry
    • The alternators normally provided by Volvo
      • Volvo, I had one of them once. In all honesty
      • Neil is correct on those stock alternators
      • The Volvo...
    • Dunno. This is the owners second Fontaine daysailer.
      • Any idea how old the owner is...?
        • Jon, I knew this would bring you over.
          • I see the same thing as you do in home remodeling, Tom
            • The project site is a vast socio-economic mix, isn't it?
          • You mean the new M46? One of a new generation of yachts built for Little People?
            • Perhaps the Blue Jacket 40 is a better example...
              • Mebbe some of them "short subjects" you hear about in the movies?
              • 3D CAD renderings look a little cheezy to me. They're way overdone today.
                • Don't need 'real" photos under sail...
            • That's it! With the success of the DS series, it appears Morris is putting some "cruising" back in.
  • It's not the shock loads but the cyclic loading.
    • Should have been under SG's post. Oops.
    • That uneven loading and vibration may be mitigated by the flywheel affect of that oversized "spacer" mount?
      • The vibration and cyclic loading are 2 different things.
        • As long as you're up (or reading this)
          • Bending Fatigue (are everyone's eyes glazing over yet?)
    • FATIGUE? In keeping with the season...
  • We had all electrics on our bvi trip
    • Fully agree... if I wanted everything "powered..."
      • Plus...
      • You do get a feel from the sounds
      • Geez, Gene, with that list of tools and a few laborers you could also build a pyramid!
        • Short on laborers...
          • Dang. It woulda been fun for the rest of us.
  • High Acceptance Rate Batteries???