Stephan, 175 amps of 24 volts is a lot, but if you do change to a bigger alternator, you will likely need to increase the size of the wire from the battery bank switch to the 24-volt alternator. You

Dear all! we bought our OYA, a SM 2000, 373 in April. now we want to change the alternator to a bigger 175 amp. The engine is still the original Yanmar 75hp from 2002. Is there anyone with good

Maybe I missed it but does the ability to put 12 lithiums in our SM Redline models solve the high amp problem?? In theory the 4 extra 31 series provide 50% more amp capacity. Somewhat related. On our

Hi, On my maramu I have a Leroy Sommer motor 12v 500A 6000w Philippe Belloir +33 781 709 791

Hi Arnold, We have had no need to clean and grind Coppercoat in the ten years that we have had it , other than occasionally wiping off slime after a few months which we can do swimming. Have a look

Hi Dan, I certainly will share what I land on here.. Also In the Class-T vs ANL. The Class-T max out at 400A (what you have and seems to be working). I chose ANL due that I can put one on at the

We’ve only sanded once, 4 days after application. That was 7 years ago. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

We have hauled every hurricane season to store our boat. CC is a hard epoxy. One nice feature is, when cleaning slime, you can take a 6” metal putty knife to scrape it with no ill effects. Straps

From my point of view, the elementary problem is that you still have to go to the crane every year to clean it and grind it again so that it works. Of course, this increases the costs if you don't

Does CopperCoat stay in tact when hauling out? Given it is epoxy mix coats, I assume so, but still would like to ask. I use regular ablative water based antifoul and every year my boat has marks from

CopperCoat has been the least expensive antifoul I’ve ever used. Spread that “high” cost across 10 or more years.... Matt ~~~_/|)~~~ A50#27

Yes, CC can be applied over barrier coat. Follow their directions. I applied four coats as they directed. The coats go on thin and it doesn’t look right until the second or third coat. I can’t

Craig, That sounds expensive, but I spent $1500.00 on bottom paint a couple of years ago. If you got six years for $2300. ,that would work out pretty well,if it works for you ,seems to have had

Hi Pat - check out coppercoatusa.com - they list an SM as needing 18 "Kits" for $2340. Site is a "must read and study". It is a totally different animal than conventional bottom paint and requires 4

Hi Chris, Please share pictures of how things look after you “unstack” the main switches. I have been considering that as well. Here are a few responses to your ideas: I would prefer to

Matt, How many coats of CC do you apply. I am fairing some holes in my gel coat and then plan to overcoat with Interprotect 2000. Can CC be applied over a barrier coat? Thanks, Pat SM#123

Oh, CC is about 2X the cost of conventional bottom paint. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

We applied CC ourselves. It’s not easy. First, CC is not paint. It is a 2 part epoxy with copper powder (more like dust) mixed in. Two factors to deal with: 1) the copper does not stay in

Thanks everyone! My setup has me in 4 groups of 100AH 12V Battle Borns @24v (400AH). I have each group's positives and negatives aggregating to corresponding bus bars that then lead to the battery

We put our own copper coat on in Trinidad, just the two of us. In the heat it did need thinning down. We did a third of the hull at a time. We did not put a barrier coat on as it is an epoxy mixture