In a message dated 31/03/2007 15:45:24 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Do Ownerships put them on a shore charge if they are not being used for a bit? Not as far as I know. There are the two circuits so the chances are the engine will start and will begin charging the domestic batteries. The 'handbook' does tell us to turn off all circuits at the breaker before we leave and we usually start the engine as soon as we can to get up to power. The worst we had was that after having the TV on in the evening, along with lights and the laptop, the next morning there wasn't enough power for the inverter to drive the microwave or toaster - so it was fry-up and grill on the gas system. The satellite system (by Crystop) will drain it's internal memory when the power is off so when you try turning it on for the first time after a long lay-up its menus are in German and it will try and find the Astra-1 satellites. This is a bit confusing until you realise what the problem is and it's (fairly!) easy to get it back to 'normal'. Otherwise, lack of power doesn't seem to be a major problem but you have to be sensible and remember the effects of your own 'lifestyle' are different on the support systems on a boat and you have to adapt as necessary. DaveD [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
