Classic Port Engine Battery Setup

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NautiBits
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Classic Port Engine Battery Setup

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Good Morning Y'all,

Here are some pics of the existing wires for the port battery setup...maybe.

There are the two 6 AWG wires that attach to the Blue Sea 7100 50 amp breaker.
Do you have something that looks like this?
Do you have something that looks like this?
Laying on the bottom of that Port cabinet is this 4 AWG wire labeled 'Port Batt Negative'.
Another wire ready to use.
Another wire ready to use.
Under the Helm, this buss bar has each of the negative wires from the Port cabinet attached. There does not seem to be a terminal strip between them. There is no other connection to negative/ground either.
A puzzlement, no?
A puzzlement, no?
Each of the engines has at least 9 feet of battery cable.

Currently, there are two batteries, one for starting each engine. I would like to return to the original one battery for two engines plan.

What do you think?

Joe Mc
Joe & Deb
s/v Cat's Meow
2000 Classic 36086
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