One of the things that had to be replaced was the battery charger. It was the type that did not trickle charge. So the charge did not downsize. This type of charger is tough on the batteries. And it may be one of the reasons that the batteries were dry when we got on board Sojourner.
So we now have installed a trickles charger and also replaced all the old batteries that were near the end of their useful life. It is worth the peace of mind to get out the old batteries that were about five years old and have ones that we know have not been "cooked".
Another project that we are doing is wiring in a cockpit speaker that can be tuned to VHF or stereo. Also I have wired in a red light for the cockpit floor that provides some illumination gettin on and off the boat.
The last project will be the shower sump project in which we are wiring up a bilge pump. More on that later.
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