......I bet your re-built alternator is a beaut. I think you got a pretty good deal as re-builds go, but a new 55 amp alternator probably would have been worthwhile for not much more money. Do you have an external regulator? I had to deal with that. When I re-build my Motorola spare I'll post some information for comparison.
Cheers!
Craig,
I still have the original '85 Motorola regulator. I asked the rebuild guy what he thought about upgrading it but he was definitely of the "If it ain't broke......" mindset. Of course, at $120 bucks a rebuild, that mindset is working out pretty well for him.
I'm charging two 85 A-H house wet cells that came with the boat (dated 2014) and an identical starter battery I just bought new. All are from Costco. I'm pretty low tech at this point. The only high-draw add-on on the boat is the icebox chiller plate, which I think the PO said is dual-powered. Don't think I'd run it off just the batteries, though.
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