Welcome to the List Randy,
Hard to give advice to an experienced cruiser. Fifty-five feet LOA (I assume
on deck, not including bowsprit - part of the rigging) is a big boat. My 63'
on deck vessel can be a handful, especially the maintenance.
I do have a "bullet proof" fuel system that has evolved to be so over the
course of the decades I have been building my vessel. If you like I will send
a write-up about it.
My 12 VDC system consists of large gauge (00) twisted pairs from the house
batteries to the bow and to the stern along the hull/deck joins on both sides
of the hull that feed all the 12 VDC loads from off-stickers very near the load
itself. They come together at the bow to feed the windlass. All the loads act
as if they are connected directly to the battery. It is Good Thing when every
device is receiving essentially house battery voltage no matter what. other
loads are on. This is similar to the latest whiz bang system with electronic
switches to turn loads on and off but without the fussy, expensive, unreliable,
electronics.
You don't have to have the load switches at a central control panel with a pair
of conductors for everything. With the big buss system the switches are at the
loads. You gain a little exercise, and a huge degree of reliability, ease of
maintenance and functionality.
Cell phones, ATMs and our Verizon Air card for Internet access. Most lights
are fluorescent, more LEDs as time goes by. Propane cooking and hot water.
If you have any specific questions just ask. I have been living aboard since
launching in 1981, cruising and anchoring out (no marinas) since 1997.
Norm
S/V Bandersnatch
Lying Julington Creek
30 07.695N 081 38.484W
----- Original Message -----
From: Randall Gibbons
To: [email protected]
Sent: 7/21/2008 2:53:29 AM
Subject: [Liveaboard] Hello everyone
I am new to this list and just wanted to say hello. I am once again in the
market for a liveaboard boat, and once again pursuing the only lifestyle that
have ever really made me happy. I have lived aboard twice before on a couple
of different boats, but life changes, divorce, and now realizing that my
yearning for adventure is the only thing that keeps me motivated, has led me to
this place of realization that I can't settle down. My last boat was a 55 LOA
Gloucester Schooner replica and I made the mistake of letting it go to try and
please my wife at the time, only to end up in a divorce 3 months
later-------with no boat.
Anyway, I have started the search for my new home and I am feeling the
excitement began to come alive again. I look forward to hearing from you all.
Randy
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