Ok. My other comment still stand;) Rich Knowles Indigo. LF38 Halifax
On 2013-08-26, at 11:27, David Knecht <davidakne...@gmail.com> wrote: On Aug 26, 2013, at 10:16 AM, Knowles Rich <r...@sailpower.ca> wrote: > > > It sounds to me as though some upgrading is in order sir your electrical > system that would separate the batteries into a house bank and an engine > start bank. I can provide a functional diagram if you wish. I do have a house and starting bank and it is the house bank that died. The starting battery works fine and that is how I tried to recharge the house battery yesterday on the boat. > > > > > > Rich Knowles > Indigo. LF38 > Halifax > > On 2013-08-26, at 11:04, David Knecht <davidakne...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I am beginning to feel that I have bad karma with my new boat. First the > good news: based on all the advice I received, the Universal starting issue > seems definitely fixed- since I cleaned the ground connection, it has started > smoothly every time. The only strange thing is that all the directions I > have read say that you should continue to push the glow plug button while > pushing the start button. However, on mine, the engine will not turn over > unless I release the glow plug button. Also, the GPS restarts each time I > start the engine, which may mean there is still some electrical issue, but > neither is a serious problem at this point. > Also, the black smoke etc. is largely gone since I cleaned the bottom and > prop as best I could. The shaft and prop were completely crusted with > barnacles, so clearly my Pettit zinc coat did not do its job. I may try > Velox next spring based on the advice of a local old timer. > > So yesterday I go went to the boat and found that my #1 battery is completely > dead. This is the battery that is wired for the auto-bilge pump switch and > propane fume alarm (that is all I know of). The batteries are 2 month old > Power-tech AGM group 27's. I could not get much of any charge after a day of > running the engine for a few hours totals. > Questions: > 1. do new batteries fail at some rate? > 2. Will an AGM charge from the alternator if fully discharged? If so, > roughly how long would it take? I brought it home and tried to use my smart > charger and that is not charging it at all (the charging light does not come > on). > Perhaps related- I twice was on the boat briefly during the week and found > the Xintex propane fume alarm going. Both times I checked the propane system > and the tank shutoff was closed and all switches were off. So I don't believe > there were really propane fumes in the cabin. So could the sensor have > failed? Could the alarm going for many many hours drain the battery (I don't > think the bilge pump is doing it). > > > David Knecht > Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > <pastedGraphic.tiff> > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com David Knecht, Ph.D. Professor and Head of Microscopy Facility Department of Molecular and Cell Biology U-3125 91 N. Eagleville Rd. University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 06269 860-486-2200 860-486-4331 (fax) _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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