Hunter Cambon
Member
Hi all,
I recently had a boat fire on my Morgan 38. I had just finished SO much work on the boat, and this really was kick between the legs. Luckily, insurance kicked in and covered most of the cost, but at about $18k, I'm not happy with the job my electrician did. I refuse to work with him again, so I've posted some pictures, and I'm hoping you all can answer some questions below.
Much thanks.
I've named the photos below to correspond to my questions:
"Wire connection": it looks as if my electrician just bolted to large gauge wires together. This wire is connecting my new battery monitor to my main bus bar coming off my house batteries. Should he have soldered these wires together? Is this a fire hazard? Will it cause more unnecessary resistance? Also, I have enough slack to directly connect this wire right to the bus bar. Is there any reason NOT to do this?
"Back of electrical panel": The wiring seems too exposed for my liking? Or am I just paranoid? My thought was to spray the heck out of the back of the panel with some T-9 as the electrician didn't use any shrink wrap around the connections. Or would this make more of a mess? Is it safe to do this?
"Electrolysis?": This is a picture of my retrofitted centerboard cable conduit. This is what brings it up and down. I believe my electrician cut the cables that run around the boat that seem to "ground" or protect objects like this from eroding. For example this, my through hulls, and stuffing box have this green color building on them. Is this normal? I'm not sure what the wiring system is called that was connected to all of these objects to keep them from eroding, but it seems as if it's not connected any more. The red wire in the picture is what seems to be disconnected. Sorry, I don't know much about this particular project, so I feel like my explanation is lacking.
"Water Intrusion?": After he finished all this work, I began to see what looked like a leak form on the fiberglass under the battery compartments. The fiberglass is crusting up and it is beginning to wick its way toward the sole. Is this water? Or is this left over battery acid from my old 8Ds? Is this normal wear on the boat? I've never seen anything like it.
"Bilge Pump?": This pump is right next to my engine, but I can't seem to find where the hoses lead to. Would this be a bilge pump in the engine room? Is this a common set up on Morgans, or should I take it out and proof up my pumps down in the bilge?
"What is this?": Just like the image says, I don't know what this is. Any help? Just trying to figure out if my electrician did a hack job, or if my electric IQ is just a little low.
Thanks for all the help!
I recently had a boat fire on my Morgan 38. I had just finished SO much work on the boat, and this really was kick between the legs. Luckily, insurance kicked in and covered most of the cost, but at about $18k, I'm not happy with the job my electrician did. I refuse to work with him again, so I've posted some pictures, and I'm hoping you all can answer some questions below.
Much thanks.
I've named the photos below to correspond to my questions:
"Wire connection": it looks as if my electrician just bolted to large gauge wires together. This wire is connecting my new battery monitor to my main bus bar coming off my house batteries. Should he have soldered these wires together? Is this a fire hazard? Will it cause more unnecessary resistance? Also, I have enough slack to directly connect this wire right to the bus bar. Is there any reason NOT to do this?
"Back of electrical panel": The wiring seems too exposed for my liking? Or am I just paranoid? My thought was to spray the heck out of the back of the panel with some T-9 as the electrician didn't use any shrink wrap around the connections. Or would this make more of a mess? Is it safe to do this?
"Electrolysis?": This is a picture of my retrofitted centerboard cable conduit. This is what brings it up and down. I believe my electrician cut the cables that run around the boat that seem to "ground" or protect objects like this from eroding. For example this, my through hulls, and stuffing box have this green color building on them. Is this normal? I'm not sure what the wiring system is called that was connected to all of these objects to keep them from eroding, but it seems as if it's not connected any more. The red wire in the picture is what seems to be disconnected. Sorry, I don't know much about this particular project, so I feel like my explanation is lacking.
"Water Intrusion?": After he finished all this work, I began to see what looked like a leak form on the fiberglass under the battery compartments. The fiberglass is crusting up and it is beginning to wick its way toward the sole. Is this water? Or is this left over battery acid from my old 8Ds? Is this normal wear on the boat? I've never seen anything like it.
"Bilge Pump?": This pump is right next to my engine, but I can't seem to find where the hoses lead to. Would this be a bilge pump in the engine room? Is this a common set up on Morgans, or should I take it out and proof up my pumps down in the bilge?
"What is this?": Just like the image says, I don't know what this is. Any help? Just trying to figure out if my electrician did a hack job, or if my electric IQ is just a little low.
Thanks for all the help!