AHA! Thanks, Alan – now it makes sense... Since I’m wet stored, the dock modules stay energized all winter so power to the boat is always there. When I switched the subject line to the battery issue, that was why I had asked since if I leave the breaker on then the inverter/charger stays in float mode 24/7. I’ve now made a note to check the water level once a month and stick a hydrometer in each cell to check the specific gravity... Steve Weinstein S/V CAPTIVA 1997 Hunter 376, Hull #376 Sailing out of Oyster Bay, NY
All outgoing mail protected by VIPRE A/V From: Alan Lewis Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 9:32 AM To: liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] EXT : Any other lists more active? Steve: I am not plugged in. There is no power to the boat except when I hook up the generator. I haul at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard which, although extremely economical, is also pretty bare bones -- no power or water in the storage yard. So I have to bring my portable generator with me when I go to check on the boat during the winter. I simple drop an extension cord to the ground from the 30 amp inlet on deck and leave it there over the winter; I can simply plug the cord into the generator without disturbing the winter cover if I don't want to go aboard. I can usually tell from the load on the generator whether or not the on-board smart charger is drawing lots of amps or if the battery bank is pretty well charged. The Honda EU-2000 has an "eco" mode which reduces the generator power when it's not seeing a large amp draw. The main battery switch on the boat remains off unless I am aboard. Alan Alan Lewis "Victoria" Gulfstar 41 #160 Lying Kittery, ME K1ALL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: windso...@pipeline.com To: liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:13:05 -0500 Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] EXT : Any other lists more active? Alan, on one hand you say don’t trickle charge but top off with the generator, but if you’re plugged in (as I am) and the inverter is left on, aren’t they getting a trickle charge anyway? Steve Weinstein S/V CAPTIVA 1997 Hunter 376, Hull #376 Sailing out of Oyster Bay, NY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list Liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to liveaboard-j...@liveaboardonline.com To unsubscribe send an email to liveaboard-le...@liveaboardonline.com The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/liveaboard@liveaboardnow.org The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
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