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I am having an issue with low voltage from my house batteries and I believe I may be suffering from corrosion issues. I went through all my battery cables and cleaned them with a dremel, but I think some of the corrosion I saw may be in the actual wiring. Can someone tell me what gauge wiring is on the batteries? My boat is a 2000.....was Grady White using tinned wiring back then or straight copper?
My second question is about the windlass wiring. The windlass has a dedicated 70 amp breaker on the helm. Unfortunately, the windlass must be wired up stream of the 40 amp main breaker that is mounted near the batteries. When I was operating my windlass recently, it kept popping the 40 amp breaker. Is there a wire chase that runs from the rear battery compartment to the helm? I'd like to upgrade the wiring to run directly from the batteries to the windlass breaker on the helm.....without going through the main breaker. I'm thinking about mounting the windlass wiring to my starting batteries instead of my house batteries. All of my electronics are connected to my house batteries and the draw from the windlass makes my electronics cycle off when the windlass is operated. My thinking is that engines will almost always be running when the windlass is used, so it won't really affect the starting batteries. Any thoughts?
My second question is about the windlass wiring. The windlass has a dedicated 70 amp breaker on the helm. Unfortunately, the windlass must be wired up stream of the 40 amp main breaker that is mounted near the batteries. When I was operating my windlass recently, it kept popping the 40 amp breaker. Is there a wire chase that runs from the rear battery compartment to the helm? I'd like to upgrade the wiring to run directly from the batteries to the windlass breaker on the helm.....without going through the main breaker. I'm thinking about mounting the windlass wiring to my starting batteries instead of my house batteries. All of my electronics are connected to my house batteries and the draw from the windlass makes my electronics cycle off when the windlass is operated. My thinking is that engines will almost always be running when the windlass is used, so it won't really affect the starting batteries. Any thoughts?