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spare Alternator
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 6:18 pm
by roostermt
Hi guys,
Headed to the Bahamas and was thinking about carrying a spare Alt.
Has anybody sourced something for a spare. Not sure I'm stepping up and buying the Universal one.
Roost
Re: spare Alternator
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 6:19 am
by marklunorman
Dear Roost,
I have an extra that I am not using. Contact me off-line and let's work something out.
Mark
Bali Hai #143
Pasadena, MD Chesapeake Bay
443-812-2973
Re: spare Alternator
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 1:58 pm
by S/V Tavish B.
Roost,
Congrats on your travels South, sounds like fun.
If you don't mind my two-cents, I'd encourage you to check out installing the balmar 70amp alternator and keeping your original as a spare.
I recently installed the 70amp model, which allowed the same belt and bolted right up (give or take a few swipes of a file). It helps me keep my house bank well topped off for my cruising style and I have the OEM alternator as a smaller, lighter spare should the Balmar give up the ghost. I also got their external regulator gizmo, which has the three phase charging my AGM batteries like, I'm so happy with the performance with it I felt compelled to opine here in open forum about it!
Other than fishing a few wires out of the engine area to the batteries, install was about a half day.
Safe travels!
Nick C.