Hi again. Hope you got your Vision out on the water sailing a few times since August. It was a pretty good season.
I have seen you have been doing a little updating, fixing, and modifying to your boat. I think that is part of the nature in owning a cruising boat. I am afraid I have no words to ease your frustration regarding access to your batteries. I note that the Hunter manual recommends monthly inspection. Perhaps that is there way of encouraging owners to just deal with the compromise they had when engineering the boat. They put a lot of features into a 32 foot long space. Positioning them in the stern compartment along with the fuel tank may have been the only place left. It sure appears to be the case based on looking at the design drawings in the manual.
Your statement about “I can see all sorts of wires secured to those posts” raised my concern. A picture would help to get a better idea of what you mean. (I understand there may be a delay in getting an image as your in the middle of a winter snow event.)
Our forum guru MaineSail has shared the Standards for battery connectivity in the forum and on his web site
Marine How To - DIY for Boaters
“All sorts of wires” sounds like way too many. It may be one of those things on your to do list.
Hope you are enjoying the Cruise boat experience. You have a great location for enjoying the beauty and fun available in the waters of the PacificNW.
Now that you have your boat a picture for the forum would be fun to see. Best of luck and share your cruising ideas on our forum.
forums.sailboatowners.com
Maybe even venture for a bit along with us this summer as we cruise up along the east coast of Vancouver Island as we attempt our 2020 Vancouver Isle 360 adventure this coming June.
Good luck with your boat. And Happy New Year. .