re: Boat rebuild thread - 33T Contender (pic heavy)

Nice should be a good looking panel once it's all rigged up.

Not sure if you've seen this stuff before or not but it's something I've used on a lot of big commercial projects when I was working at a shipyard and it's pretty awesome for spots you don't want to use screws. They have a lot of nice cable management and equipment mounting applications. WELD MOUNT

And nice score on the motors. I think my buddy is still 3-4 months out on his Zukes.

I’ll do some digging and see if I can find some

You should have your custom piece tin plated. If you cut a pre-made piece, it will be bare copper where you made the cut.

You can DIY if you want to. Its a very simple process.

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You can DIY if you want to. Its a very simple process.

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Yeah I did some googling a while back just don’t really want to get into the DIY electro plating or whatever. I’ve thought about just coating in flux and dip in solder, but not sure how well that works

The way I’m doing these bars, it would only be exposed copper on the ends where it’s cut to length, and inside the holes I would drill for the stud of each breaker (if I used a pre-tinned copper bar). I’m not too concerned with oxidation there, as with the copper it should only really have a thin layer of oxidation on the exposed part, and not necessarily corrode away/disintegrate. The main contact surface to the breaker would still be the tinned part.

At least that was my thought. I know you were ME so you would probably know better than I would.

Considering that I worked on a new Freeman that came from factory with bare copper jumper bars in console, I think I’m already over-engineering it as is by using any tinned bar at all

Just tin plate your part you lazy bastard.

I see a whole lot of bare copper buss bars in marine switchgear. Definitely over-engineered. You crossed that line when you decided not to just use wire

Lug ties that come in generators are tin plated and already have holes in them. You could erector set them on the breakers maybe?

One of the breaker panels I was talking about.

Awesome looking build CP3. Excited to see the finished product. That beast is going to be ridiculously tricked out.

Got fuel lines and fuel valve panel knocked out for the most part. One 3-way valve for the center engine can select fuel from either the center tank, the port saddle tank, or the starboard saddle tank. Each of the port/stbd motors have their own 2-way valve that allow each motor to be fed from either the center tank or it’s respective saddle tank. Have a custom nameplate that will go over the panel to label each valve and tank selection.




Just need to go back and add clamps at the valves, and maybe some cable clamps to keep the hoses supported.

Hoping to get livewell plumbing wrapped up next so I can get to the console and all the wiring.

You that pistol wielding “guide” in Venice? He runs a Contender and a gatortail, I’ll bet my left testicle he runs Sitka gear too.