Hi Don, I don’t think you want the full windlass load to go through your solar charge controller. So, I would think, that putting the controller between the solar panels and the long windlass cables would be a way to go.
I would think hard about how you are going to protect these long wires from shorting (fuses/breakers). You don’t want to leave a 30 ft. wire unprotected. Also, think hard how you are going to protect the plugs inside your anchor locker from water (there will be water there; the only question is how much). Marek 1994 C270 Legato Ottawa, ON From: DON JONSSON via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, April 4, 2019 10:40 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: DON JONSSON Subject: Stus-List Dual purpose of windlass electrical wires? Hi All Sort of a weird question, but hopefully someone has some insight. We have been struggling with where to put solar panels on our C&C 34. We now think that we will get a couple of flexible panels and leave them free, at least for now. The plan would be to put them out on the fore deck when at anchor in the beautiful BC sunshine. What we don't want is wires running all over while they are sitting out. So we thought a couple of plugs mounted in the chain locker with the wires running back to the battery inside the cabin. That way when stopped we would place the solar panels in the most appropriate spot on the fore deck with short wires running forward to the plugs inside the anchor locker, and then long wires running inside out of view to the batteries at the back of the boat. So there are already a pair of very large cables running from the windlass to the batteries. Is there some way to leverage those cable for connecting the solar panels. Just inside the front of the Vberth is where the cables connect to the windlass controller. We could connect the controller for the solar panels there which would then connect directly to the batteries, through a breaker, and the ground bus bar via the existing cables. Or possibly put the controller back by the batteries? Comments? Thanks Don Jonsson Andante, C&C 34 Victoria, BC _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paypal.me%2Fstumurray&data=02%7C01%7C%7C38c5115a717d43fa59c708d6b90b81f0%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636899856399752629&sdata=Wim0y1jNgXVbhQeNyMZUdNtVIhBdnv9nu%2BjqIWGsQIo%3D&reserved=0
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