- Aug 20, 2021
- 1,316
- Boat Info
- Started out as MAYBE A DANCER
Became a Dancer - 12/23/21
- Engines
- 450 DA Sundancer running CAT 3126
While working on the salon floor hatch trim yesterday (during TS Nicole, I might add - yes, I'm obsessed) I poked around in my fwd hatch/access/thruster area.
The bow & stern thrusters were installed about 6 years ago, by a yard in Marina Del Rey, CA.
Here's what I found on my vessel:
I'm planning on replacing those two batteries of unknown age this spring. If I was a brave soul, I might consider replicating your 4" inspection bungs, but I'm not sure if I am THAT brave.
Following this topic very closely.
Also, and unrelated, thinking about relocating that battery charger into the now expanded stbd fwd closet, or at the very least, adding a battery monitor as currently that entire system is out of sight/out of mind.
BEST !
RWS
The bow & stern thrusters were installed about 6 years ago, by a yard in Marina Del Rey, CA.
Here's what I found on my vessel:
- thruster tube passes through the forward section of the locker
- two group 24 (who knows how old-they're on my list) batteries are located in the aft part of this locker
- I can take a flashlight and look straight down into the area beside that tube - presumably looking directly into the top of the keel. This area appears to be unfinished, I am guessing the floor of this locker area was removed to install the thruster & tube.
- The battery charger is mounted inside this locker - on the forward wall of the locker, facing aft.
- Is the keel open?
- Would the keel allow water to travel fwd/aft? (my 10 meter was designed with that feature, but that hull featured a full gel coated liner. The fwd bilge connected to the aft bilge UNDER the liner. The engine room was not included)
- Can water pass from the anchor locker, under the FWD berth and get into that area?
I'm planning on replacing those two batteries of unknown age this spring. If I was a brave soul, I might consider replicating your 4" inspection bungs, but I'm not sure if I am THAT brave.
Following this topic very closely.
Also, and unrelated, thinking about relocating that battery charger into the now expanded stbd fwd closet, or at the very least, adding a battery monitor as currently that entire system is out of sight/out of mind.
BEST !
RWS