Burger 80 - Work in Progress

or simply ignore brokers comment when it comes to technical issues. Many don’t know anything beyond counting TVs and drink holders

Do they, really?
It seems to me that you've been unable to elect a half decent president in the last 60 years oro so.
Might as well toss a coin, next time!

I could name a few but don’t want to start a political debate. Just wondering though… how many prime ministers and government has your country had in the last 60 years

Only goes to prove that I know what I'm talking about!
That said, call me romantic if you wish, but I still spell Country with a capital C.

Strange looking non-skid on the docks. Looks like a spot was missed.
I fear other leg grabbers are hidden.
Watch your step??

Here in the swamps, we don't see much of a need that snow stuff on the docks.
Sometimes a lil mud, sand or bird stuff finds a place on our docks.
Sometimes we have to tip-toe over a sleeping gator now & then also.
Nope, no snow stuff.

However, down these parts, we do see and understand places for our feet without injury.

That snow stuff could be covering up other bad places in the dock.
Who ever shoveled that snow stuff on , maybe should of fixed the holes in the dock first?

I just hate the idea of somebody's foot or leg falling thru one of those dock holes.
Then getting that snow stuff on ya.

I wonder where that snow stuff is imported from. I seen a picture once of a big tanker ship, so full of that snow stuff that it was overflowing on the decks.
Bubba Ray next door tells me that snow stuff is not measured in gallons or pounds but measured in inches. Bubba Ray figures it is like dipping the vat at the still with a stick.
Don't know how many inches are in that vat, there is a scratch in the stick we compare to. It's a real hi tech still also.

Did you try to boot-leg any back home? I wonder if that's allowed.
I don't think it really makes a good non-skid.
I remember from long ago, traveling down the big-road one morning, some big southbound motor camper was trying to boot-leg a mess of that snow stuff.
Had it stacked all on top of his camper.
Must not of had it strapped down to well, he hit a bump and it flew all over the road behind him. Darn Yankee kept going.
Somebody must have called a street sweeper. The next day, all that stuff cleaned up.

Betty-Jane said she used to live in that snow stuff.
Hard to figure her out. She rambles a lot about being abducted by martins and let loose here in the swamps. We just figure those left handed cigarettes she keeps smoking messed up some brain cells somehow.
She has this picture of her father going to work on that stuff. Somebody must have spilled a lot of it all around,, shoveled it on thick..


But still, we do worry about martians here in the swamp.
Were ready for them if they mess with our still;

Alright, back to the thread. 32v fun.

There is still lots of 32v equipment & supplies out there but not usually on a local shelf when you need it.
20 years ago we started stocking 32v pumps, bulbs and options. This was a great help.
But as our inventory gets thin, 32v options become more expensive.
24v stuff seems to be more available these days also.

For years we have been experimenting with taping 24Vdc off of the 32Vdc banks.
Started with the master MSD2 unit off of the stb 32v bank.
Then the 10Kw radar needed 24v so it was tapped off of the port 32v bank.
The gen-sets have a 12V battery and the small electronics have a 12V battery.
Then a new windlass that did not offer a 32v model, 24v was tapped off of the stb 32 bank.
12V inverter was upgraded to 24v with its own 24v telcom battery bank.
Continuous 32v blowers are not available anymore, 24v continuous blowers were installed last year.

We are lucky that the original Bertram corp used lots of heavy tinned copper cables and wires. Still perfect sized for extra current that 24v options will need.
12v would probably not work well.
I did add #2 and 2/0 cables on new sub-breakers and to the 24v buss supplies.

The ships original 32v breaker panel has a 24v buss in it now from the stb battery bank. When something fails, it is replaced in 24v and that breaker moves its source to the 24v buss.
All noisy items (fans, blowers, pumps, windlass) connect to the stb 24v tap.
The ships original 12v breaker panel has a 24v buss in it now from the port battery bank.
All electronics connect to clean 12 & 24v sources.

A few years ago, our old 19 inch, 8v batteries started failing. Uh Oh, none made any more.
I recently found out you can have them made for you. But that cost and shipping from the left coast was prohibitive.
Lots of folk went the the 24 inch, 8 volt batteries.
Some went to golf cart batteries (that did not work).

I went to where I have told others not to go; Never miss-match batteries.

Researched the reasons why you can't miss-match batteries; resistance and performance per each cell must be very close or the cells will not deliver, discharge or re-charge correctly.
Then I found flooded batteries (12 & 8v) that matched the closest and made 2 banks.
Two, 12v 4Ds and a single 8v on the top in each bank.
The 12V71TIs have never spun over so fast. (still 32v starting).
The mains 32v alternators still work. 24v regulators are in the shop collecting dust.
I had to tune down the ole battery chargers a lil.
Years later, batteries are still flooded and all working well.

Remember, there are still 48Vdc boats out there so don't feel special.

I know I do. Keeps our admins busy watching my post.