Another outstanding video. I love the content, especially with the sprinkles of playfulness, all signs of your humanity. Although, the dogs are proof of that big-time. Happy boating!
Additional info... Kisae is who makes the Abso 20amp charger that came with the boat. The 40, 60, and 100 amp chargers they also make, I didn't think would fit in the same location, as the larger units are also physically larger than the 20amp charger installed. Space is at a premium in those lazarette's, especially the starboard side.
Hi there Man. Love the info you gave people. Nice setup. Nice boat to. I to have been working on my Victron setup in my caravan which I live in when it's not getting a big restoration lol. If you are interested in this video you can see what I have done with my ac charging side of this as well as everything else. Cheers Tom
@@LetsgochannelsurfingHi there. Sorry I never got back to you. I have just finished my victron system in the last few weeks and all my solar. I will try and upload a video soon of the completed system. It grew and grew lol
@@LetsgochannelsurfingHi there. I just uploaded a video now of my completed Victron system th-cam.com/video/bF9L7635_HI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=zJwMYAWqDmDYRqDc
We have just put a down payment on a 2022 R27LE for April delivery. Your videos are FANTASTIC! I have watched them all and am going to implement all of your upgrades. BTW the Ranger 27LE comes with 6 lithium ion batteries for 660 mAh and a 60A charger. I have spoken to Kenny and requested a wiring schematic. I’m curious as to what charge controller they will use. I know AGM batteries are specific as to how they are charged. I’m wondering if the LI batteries will accept the same charge profile or will they have a separate charge controller? Keep up the great work! Your video editor is first class. :)
Thanks for watching!! Lithium is totally different than AGM. Different charge profiles, everything. I looked at going Lithium, but the cost of conversion was too high when compared to what I could get using the Firefly batteries. Lithium is not a drop-in replacement for a boat already wired and configured for flooded lead acid or AGM batteries. If I had to guess the brand of charger, it'll be a Kisae 60amp charger.
@@Letsgochannelsurfing I understand that LI would not be a good drop-in replacement. Not sure how the F300 alternator is going to keep all those amp hours topped off. We are planning on doing the Great Loop shortly after delivery. BTW Ranger now comes with an amp meter. LOL
@@philipshelton386 We've seen 40 amps going into the house bank when cruising on plane (25 knots). That's an indication of what the F300 alternator is capable of providing. It's a 70 amp alternator, but you won't get all 70 amps out of it. The engine needs some of them, as does the boat electronics when you're running (chartplotter, radar, etc..). The LE has air conditioning so I'd imagine that being ran while under way. Air conditioning will pull about 65 amps. Folks with the Ranger Tug R23 (which has a 50 amp alternator, so expect about 20-30 amps from the engine). They've reported seeing -43ah draw while running the boat at 25 knots while running the A/C. I'd think an R27 would see about -30ah draw while underway. (-10ah for boat electronics, +40amps from the engine, + 8 amps from the factory solar panel, - 65 amps for air conditioning = -27ah. With LifePo4 batteries on the LE, you'd have about 520 usable Ah.
It’s screwed down, but not to the hull. There’s a substructure in place, that’s probably just glued to the hull. In the forward section of the port lazarette is the battery tray. The batteries sit on a piece of starboard that’s screwed down to that substructure. I used the same method that Ranger Tug used to secure the battery charger shelf.
I realize this is an old video. I just want to confirm if you still remember. Were the 10 mm nuts on the M6 connection studs difficult to loosen for the battery cable connection? Mine almost look like they are glued in place. I am questioning whether I should unscrew them or if they maybe used tin plated copper nuts and I am supposed to screw the battery lugs down on top of the existing nuts?
@@captainborchik3141 On the CerboGX and Skylla, it's the VE.CAN bus. An RJ45/Cat6 ethernet cable is what plugs in. Being the VE.CAN bus, it requires terminators which came with the CerboGX. The Skylla has 2 VE.CAN ports inside, one has the CAT6 cable plugged in, the other has one of the terminators. The CerboGX also has 2 VE.CAN ports. One has the CAT6 cable that runs to the Skylla. The other port is the terminator.
Well done explanation, including the ABYC standards are just a minimum. Nice installation, and thanks for sharing. Much appreciated.
Thanks for watching!
Another outstanding video. I love the content, especially with the sprinkles of playfulness, all signs of your humanity. Although, the dogs are proof of that big-time. Happy boating!
Thanks for watching!
Additional info... Kisae is who makes the Abso 20amp charger that came with the boat. The 40, 60, and 100 amp chargers they also make, I didn't think would fit in the same location, as the larger units are also physically larger than the 20amp charger installed. Space is at a premium in those lazarette's, especially the starboard side.
Hi there Man. Love the info you gave people. Nice setup. Nice boat to.
I to have been working on my Victron setup in my caravan which I live in when it's not getting a big restoration lol.
If you are interested in this video you can see what I have done with my ac charging side of this as well as everything else.
Cheers Tom
Thanks for watching! Victron stuff is great. It just works. Where can I find your video?
@@LetsgochannelsurfingHi there. Sorry I never got back to you.
I have just finished my victron system in the last few weeks and all my solar.
I will try and upload a video soon of the completed system. It grew and grew lol
@@LetsgochannelsurfingHi there. I just uploaded a video now of my completed Victron system
th-cam.com/video/bF9L7635_HI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=zJwMYAWqDmDYRqDc
We have just put a down payment on a 2022 R27LE for April delivery. Your videos are FANTASTIC! I have watched them all and am going to implement all of your upgrades. BTW the Ranger 27LE comes with 6 lithium ion batteries for 660 mAh and a 60A charger. I have spoken to Kenny and requested a wiring schematic. I’m curious as to what charge controller they will use. I know AGM batteries are specific as to how they are charged. I’m wondering if the LI batteries will accept the same charge profile or will they have a separate charge controller?
Keep up the great work! Your video editor is first class. :)
Thanks for watching!!
Lithium is totally different than AGM. Different charge profiles, everything. I looked at going Lithium, but the cost of conversion was too high when compared to what I could get using the Firefly batteries. Lithium is not a drop-in replacement for a boat already wired and configured for flooded lead acid or AGM batteries. If I had to guess the brand of charger, it'll be a Kisae 60amp charger.
@@Letsgochannelsurfing I understand that LI would not be a good drop-in replacement. Not sure how the F300 alternator is going to keep all those amp hours topped off. We are planning on doing the Great Loop shortly after delivery. BTW Ranger now comes with an amp meter. LOL
@@philipshelton386 We've seen 40 amps going into the house bank when cruising on plane (25 knots). That's an indication of what the F300 alternator is capable of providing. It's a 70 amp alternator, but you won't get all 70 amps out of it. The engine needs some of them, as does the boat electronics when you're running (chartplotter, radar, etc..). The LE has air conditioning so I'd imagine that being ran while under way. Air conditioning will pull about 65 amps. Folks with the Ranger Tug R23 (which has a 50 amp alternator, so expect about 20-30 amps from the engine). They've reported seeing -43ah draw while running the boat at 25 knots while running the A/C.
I'd think an R27 would see about -30ah draw while underway. (-10ah for boat electronics, +40amps from the engine, + 8 amps from the factory solar panel, - 65 amps for air conditioning = -27ah.
With LifePo4 batteries on the LE, you'd have about 520 usable Ah.
Beautifully done once again. How is the 70 amp charger shelf secured to the hull?
It’s screwed down, but not to the hull. There’s a substructure in place, that’s probably just glued to the hull. In the forward section of the port lazarette is the battery tray. The batteries sit on a piece of starboard that’s screwed down to that substructure. I used the same method that Ranger Tug used to secure the battery charger shelf.
I realize this is an old video. I just want to confirm if you still remember. Were the 10 mm nuts on the M6 connection studs difficult to loosen for the battery cable connection? Mine almost look like they are glued in place. I am questioning whether I should unscrew them or if they maybe used tin plated copper nuts and I am supposed to screw the battery lugs down on top of the existing nuts?
They unscrew. I used the nuts that came with it to attach battery lugs to it.
@@Letsgochannelsurfing and that means the lugs are directly down on the circuit board? Nothing else under them?
How did you connect sebro to skylla?
Cat6 network cable connects them together.
@@LetsgochannelsurfingI was reading that Cebro has problems connect to skyla, I have same charger ,too bad it has no Bluetooth
@@captainborchik3141 It's been working fine for me thus far.
Thank you, sounds good, will try on weekend :)
@@captainborchik3141 On the CerboGX and Skylla, it's the VE.CAN bus. An RJ45/Cat6 ethernet cable is what plugs in. Being the VE.CAN bus, it requires terminators which came with the CerboGX. The Skylla has 2 VE.CAN ports inside, one has the CAT6 cable plugged in, the other has one of the terminators. The CerboGX also has 2 VE.CAN ports. One has the CAT6 cable that runs to the Skylla. The other port is the terminator.