Hi All,
Thanks for such an active group of owners here. I am a two weeks young owner of a 1971 E-29 (hull #116), with very little information about the previous owner and/or what has been done to the boat, but it looks almost all original and in good condition below deck.
I am doing a DC electrical assessment via multimeter this weekend, hoping to get an idea of what is and isn't working. The E-29 has a dual battery bank, with a switch allowing you to choose either battery, both, or none, to run power to the panel, and separately has a 110V shoreline breaker box, which powers to the AC outlets throughout. There is also an on/off power switch at the ignition box in the cockpit. My boat also has an Atomic 4 engine on it.
A few questions, which would be greatly helpful before I start following wires below deck, for those that know this boat:
1) Does the panel only run on DC, or is there a way for AC to power the panel?
2) Does the Atomic 4 come standard with an alternator, so I can charge my batteries with fuel?
3) Any other comments or suggestions as I go about hooking up the electric to my batteries and test the circuit?
4) Do the Cockpit switch and the below deck switch work independently of each other?
Thanks!
Rob
Thanks for such an active group of owners here. I am a two weeks young owner of a 1971 E-29 (hull #116), with very little information about the previous owner and/or what has been done to the boat, but it looks almost all original and in good condition below deck.
I am doing a DC electrical assessment via multimeter this weekend, hoping to get an idea of what is and isn't working. The E-29 has a dual battery bank, with a switch allowing you to choose either battery, both, or none, to run power to the panel, and separately has a 110V shoreline breaker box, which powers to the AC outlets throughout. There is also an on/off power switch at the ignition box in the cockpit. My boat also has an Atomic 4 engine on it.
A few questions, which would be greatly helpful before I start following wires below deck, for those that know this boat:
1) Does the panel only run on DC, or is there a way for AC to power the panel?
2) Does the Atomic 4 come standard with an alternator, so I can charge my batteries with fuel?
3) Any other comments or suggestions as I go about hooking up the electric to my batteries and test the circuit?
4) Do the Cockpit switch and the below deck switch work independently of each other?
Thanks!
Rob