Ain't Nothin' Gonna Hold Us Down | The Balmar Upgrade - Sailing Honu Time S3E12
Ain't Nothin' Gonna Hold Us Down
Before we left the safety and security of our happy marina home in Virginia we thought that we had secured all of our systems and we were ready for the next adventure. But as boat life goes you need to be prepared for anything.
We are so lucky that we were on the east coast when our electrical malfunction happened. There are so many spots to tuck into and usually there are a couple of techs on hand. Beaufort, NC was a godsent for us. We were able to line an engine tech up on the way into the marina and he was fantastic. Justin at Beaufort Marine Services was supper knowledgeable and was kind enough to answer all of our question till we fully understood our issues. He recommended we upgrade to a Balmar alternator and not go with the stock one. Reason being when we do decide to upgrade our batteries to lithium in the future, we won’t need to change out the alternator once again as it has a programable external regulator that can be set for many different types of batteries. Smart purchase, but a very expensive one that we didn’t budget for this year.
As well, if you remember our Northerlights generator decide that it was going to act up just as we need it along the way. Justin, made a quick call and we had a tech, Brooks at Heyland Heavy Equipment & Marine Repair on our boat and deducing the issue in about 30 minutes. Luckily it was just some bad connector cables and we were good to go. Both Justin and Brooks were very professional and extremely efficient. We would highly recommend them if you are having any electrical, motor or generator issues in the Beaufort area.
So now that we are all patched up, charged up, and running like new again it’s time to get this show on the road and continue our journey south, heading for that Bahamian water. We feel lucky that our major boat issue happened so early on in our trip and we should be good to go with our power from here on out!
Beaufort, NC Techs we used:
Beaufort Marine Services Heyland Heavy Equipment & Marine Repair
Justin Brown (252)732-4965 Brooks Heyland (252)732-0377
New Electrical equipment:
Balmar 621-VUP-100-SV Alternator and regulator kit
Victron Argofet Battery Isolators
Thank you for being here, for watching and supporting our channel. We love sharing our adventures and connecting with you. It’s the best! We wouldn’t want it any other way.
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👕Spread the love with OFFICAIL HONU GEAR (Merch Store)
https://svhonutime.com/listing/honu-rules
We really appreciate you for watching all the way to the end. Please let us know if there is anything you would like to see more of, if you have any questions, or just say “Hi” We love hearing from you.
Thank you all for your support - It really means so much 💙
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https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music
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Ain’t Nothin’ Gonna Hold Us Down
Before we left the safety and security of our happy marina home in Virginia we thought that we had secured all of our systems and we were ready for the next adventure. But as boat life goes you need to be prepared for anything.
We are so lucky that we were on the east coast when our electrical malfunction happened. There are so many spots to tuck into and usually there are a couple of techs on hand. Beaufort, NC was a godsent for us. We were able to line an engine tech up on the way into the marina and he was fantastic. Justin at Beaufort Marine Services was supper knowledgeable and was kind enough to answer all of our question till we fully understood our issues. He recommended we upgrade to a Balmar alternator and not go with the stock one. Reason being when we do decide to upgrade our batteries to lithium in the future, we won’t need to change out the alternator once again as it has a programable external regulator that can be set for many different types of batteries. Smart purchase, but a very expensive one that we didn’t budget for this year.
As well, if you remember our Northerlights generator decide that it was going to act up just as we need it along the way. Justin, made a quick call and we had a tech, Brooks at Heyland Heavy Equipment & Marine Repair on our boat and deducing the issue in about 30 minutes. Luckily it was just some bad connector cables and we were good to go. Both Justin and Brooks were very professional and extremely efficient. We would highly recommend them if you are having any electrical, motor or generator issues in the Beaufort area.
So now that we are all patched up, charged up, and running like new again it’s time to get this show on the road and continue our journey south, heading for that Bahamian water. We feel lucky that our major boat issue happened so early on in our trip and we should be good to go with our power from here on out!
Beaufort, NC Techs we used:
Beaufort Marine Services Heyland Heavy Equipment & Marine Repair
Justin Brown (252)732-4965 Brooks Heyland (252)732-0377
New Electrical equipment:
Balmar 621-VUP-100-SV Alternator and regulator kit
Victron Argofet Battery Isolators
Thank you for being here, for watching and supporting our channel. We love sharing our adventures and connecting with you. It’s the best! We wouldn’t want it any other way.
Want to support us? Here’s a couple ways you can:
Like, Follow, and Share!
👍FACEBOOK:
https://www.facebook.com/HonuTime
🫶INSTAGRAM:
https://www.instagram.com/honu_time
DON’T FORGET TO LIKE, SUBSCRIBE & CLICK THAT BELL🔔
If you’re feeling generous you can also support us here:
⛵️JOIN THE HONU CREW on Patreon(subscription): https://www.patreon.com/SailingHonuTime
🫙Put a tip in the TIP JAR(one time donation): https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/SailingHonuTime
👕Spread the love with OFFICAIL HONU GEAR (Merch Store)
https://svhonutime.com/listing/honu-rules
We really appreciate you for watching all the way to the end. Please let us know if there is anything you would like to see more of, if you have any questions, or just say “Hi” We love hearing from you.
Thank you all for your support – It really means so much 💙
___________________________________
🎶Music in this video 🎶
https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music
___________________________________
#balmaralternator #sailinglife #boatlife #boatrefit
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