[TimBSmith]

Hi Jim,

I am digging into my heavily scaled water jacket after layup this fall. Been studying threads. Welcome any pictures and experience insights you have from new water jacket install you are preparing for. All the best with alternator switch. I inherited a 100 Amp alternator on my Pearson 30. I trickle the batteries and some aux usb needs with a 100 watt solar panel. My batteries are group 24 lead deep cycle. No problems and alternator brings batteries up to charge smartly after cold weather, not much work as running and mooring load is light currently.