So I got out to the shop about 5:30 this evening and the phone immediately started pinging. Ended up back in the office for another hour and twenty minutes. Anyway, found time to get the plates cut for the battery and fuel trays.
Bear was asking about the plasma cutter so here’s a photo part way through a cut. The Hypertherm 30 has fine and regular consumables for the torch. This is the regular setup. It cuts about as smooth as the operator can pull it. The right speed and constant speed is important. Plus a strong compressor, water/oil separators, filters and a regulator. I’m not that smooth anymore but, the cut cleans up real easy with a flap sander.
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Here’s a shot of the trays with the plates in place. The plate on the center fuel tray will be welded so it doubles as a catch basin in case of any spillage. The supporting framework and battery plates will be riveted to allow changes down the road or access to the hull, if needed.
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Each of the battery plates will eventually have mounting for two 100 A/hr minis, one 50 A/hr or two 50 A/hr. This allows flexible configuration for balance or maybe the bigger batteries for longer outings. These batteries also will power my portable ham station when they aren’t in the boat so easy removal and installation is important.
Here are two 50’s for the TM and one 50 for the house battery.
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And two 100’s for the TM and a 50 for the house battery. The fuse box will mount in the open space on the single battery side. I may skip installing an onboard charger due to weight.
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The fuel tank is from Boyd Welding (fueltankparts.com). It’s a 5 gallon which should be fine 90% of the time. I’ll toss a couple gallon plastic can behind the seat when I think it’s needed.
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