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Can I Run My Windlass and Bow Thruster From the Same Battery?

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hi  jeff cote here with pacific yacht  systems we've got a question from a  fellow boater that's got a windlass and  a thruster  so pete asks what about feeding the  windlass from the bow thruster battery  bank  interesting question and not crazy  because ask yourself this  if you've got a windlass up front and  you already have a thruster battery bank  there  why would you take your winless and run  it by the house battery bank that might  be 20  30 or 40 feet away by the time you run  that cable  so in a lot of situations what we end up  doing is we end up doing exactly as pete  is asking we're actually going to run  the windlass directly  from the thruster battery bank because  what are the chances or odds of actually  running a windlass and a thruster at the  same time and what that allows is it  saves a lot of cabling  and weight and money from having to run  large cables going back to the house  battery bank  you'll want to make sure of course that  your thruster battery can get a charge  from the alternator while underway right  that would be pretty key so that  when you start your engine your windlass  and you're running your windlass the  alternator is offsetting the large  amperage load happening at the thruster  battery bank  but yes if i had a thruster battery bank  up front on the bow  and there was a windlass nearby i would  definitely connect my windlass  to the thruster battery bank so that  thanks for watching this video  if you've got further questions that we  didn't answer please ask them below or  go on our website  and fill up one of the forms and we'll  get a chance to do so  support us to keep this channel ad free  by  donating via paypal or buying one of  these lovely hats  the links are below and lastly if you  haven't subscribed  to our channel please do so that way  you'll get the regular contents  and in closing thanks for watching    

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