What is this Breaker for?

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• aero3113 Member Posts: 9,323 ✭✭✭✭✭

  August 2020

  Not sure. Trip it and see what doesn’t work.

  2008 330EC

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• Aqua_Aura Member Posts: 2,654 ✭✭✭✭✭

  August 2020 edited August 2020

  Isn't that a main breaker circuit that has a technical name that I am drawing a blank on. I think they are usually a large fuse but apparently someone went this route. 
  
  Here is a link to a proper one 
  
  https://www.electricalhub.com/blue-sea-5191-terminal-fuse-blocks-1?_vsrefdom=adwords&_vsrefdom=adwords&gclid=CjwKCAjw1K75BRAEEiwAd41h1Bi3Hr-qyxQnD-2NJfM5cPTpOWikob_Ttapbwl95EPR9CDqOvJ9bBBoCIZ8QAvD_BwE
  

  1997 Bayliner 3988

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• Black_Diamond Member Posts: 5,439 ✭✭✭✭✭

  August 2020 edited August 2020

  Same breaker type used for a windlass. 

  
  

  About the worst way/place to mount it though. 

  Past owner of a 2003 342FV
  PC BYC, Holland, MI

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• Ian Member Posts: 2,931 ✭✭✭✭

  August 2020

  I was about to say the same thing.

  Regards,

  Ian

  The Third “B”

  Secretary, Ravena Coeymans Yacht Club

  https://www.rcyachtclub.com/

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• John41 Member Posts: 112 ✭✭

  August 2020

  Yes it looks like the windless circuit breaker but the breaker for my windless is under my steering wheel 

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• Ian Member Posts: 2,931 ✭✭✭✭

  August 2020

  Got anything else that needs a 40/50A breaker?

  Regards,

  Ian

  The Third “B”

  Secretary, Ravena Coeymans Yacht Club

  https://www.rcyachtclub.com/

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• Aqua_Aura Member Posts: 2,654 ✭✭✭✭✭

  August 2020

  Doesn't your boat have a factory windlass? If so the breaker would be on the panel I would think. 

  1997 Bayliner 3988

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• John41 Member Posts: 112 ✭✭

  August 2020

  There’s also a breaker for the windlass where the on/off switches for the batteries 

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• LaRea Member, Moderator Posts: 7,853 mod

  August 2020

  It's definitely not a factory-installed device, so it was added by a previous owner.  What non-original equipment does the boat have?  Anchor washdown, bait tank, helm electronics ...

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• Black_Diamond Member Posts: 5,439 ✭✭✭✭✭

  August 2020

  Looks like a big amperage breaker. Windlass. That Tracvision?  Stereo?  

  Past owner of a 2003 342FV
  PC BYC, Holland, MI

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• Willhound Member Posts: 4,219 ✭✭✭✭✭

  August 2020

  Looks like a windlass breaker for sure. Don't know why it's there. Previous owner maybe just wanted to isolate that one battery for some reason?

  "Knot Quite Shore" - 2000 FV270 (Sold)
  2018 Cherokee 39RL Land Yacht (Sorry...)

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• trip_n Member Posts: 747 ✭✭✭

  August 2020

  looks like a great place to put your foot

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• Ian Member Posts: 2,931 ✭✭✭✭

  August 2020

  I think you’ll need to trace back what it’s feeding.

  Regards,

  Ian

  The Third “B”

  Secretary, Ravena Coeymans Yacht Club

  https://www.rcyachtclub.com/

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• Aqua_Aura Member Posts: 2,654 ✭✭✭✭✭

  August 2020

  I think what aero said would be the easiest. Just trip it an see what doesn't work.

  1997 Bayliner 3988

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