mvweebles
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- Weebles
- Vessel Make
- 1970 Willard 36 Trawler
Re-doing the electrics on my Willard 36, including the Bonding System. Running #6 Ancor wire for enhanced lightning protection.
QUESTIONS:
1. Do you run a drop to the engine and/or transmission? Engine is a Perkins 4.236 NA with Velvet Drive transmission. I have a shaft-brush to ride on my 1-1/2" bronze shaft.
2. Best way to tie-in a 'drop' to each protected thru-hull? I read Steve D'Antonio's article on bonding basics (I can't get the link right now) and he strongly recommends not to 'hop' from thru-hull to thru-hull in series due to resistance, but rather to have a central run of conductor (preferably copper strap, but will be #6 wire for me) with 'drops' to each thru-hull. The only way I can think to minimize resistance when joining a drop to a cable is to strip-away a couple inches of insulation on the central-run cable, then solder-in the 'drop' cable.
Am I over-thinking this? Other thoughts?
Peter
QUESTIONS:
1. Do you run a drop to the engine and/or transmission? Engine is a Perkins 4.236 NA with Velvet Drive transmission. I have a shaft-brush to ride on my 1-1/2" bronze shaft.
2. Best way to tie-in a 'drop' to each protected thru-hull? I read Steve D'Antonio's article on bonding basics (I can't get the link right now) and he strongly recommends not to 'hop' from thru-hull to thru-hull in series due to resistance, but rather to have a central run of conductor (preferably copper strap, but will be #6 wire for me) with 'drops' to each thru-hull. The only way I can think to minimize resistance when joining a drop to a cable is to strip-away a couple inches of insulation on the central-run cable, then solder-in the 'drop' cable.
Am I over-thinking this? Other thoughts?
Peter