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magicaltrout

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  1. Thanks, due to issues cranking when leaving the marina, I deliberately switched everything off and went for a few hours cruising, fridge was off, lights are LED and no TV, I've done the calcs for usual load and I agree, but this was one evening with just lights & radio. I'll replace the batteries and if it continues as someone that knows! :)
  2. Cool, well 1 battery box lid is tied on with rope, so i'll get some new boxes and 110ah batteries to go with them...
  3. Thanks @Regulo I've only had the boat a week, so I'm just tinkering with stuff and upgrading bits as I go along. Got a make/model you'd suggest?
  4. oh well, I guessed okay then. The guy at NYA said he just stuck his on "both" every time, so I just followed suit!
  5. Yeah absolutely. It does also have a battery selector switch when turning the boat on, 1, 2 or both. I guess technically when moored, I could flip it to a single battery which should leave the other one charged and then flip to the other when kick starting the boat? (Guessing at this point.... :) )
  6. When cruising the battery charge flips to full I guess because it's measuring the charge output, they also were around 80% capacity when I went to bed last night, but it certainly seems anything under 60-80%% on the battery charge and it won't fire up. Also I wouldn't expect just lights and radio to zap 2 90ah batteries down to 50%. I'll buy some new ones and see how it gets on, worst comes to the worst I have 2 new batteries and something else to diagnose.
  7. So we moored up last night, ran the lights and radio but fridge was off and TV etc. This morning the boat jumping. I'm not sure if the batteries are split it doesn't seem like it's got a dedicated starter. Either way should I just cut my losses and replace them and see how I get on?
  8. Well the charger ammeter is above zero and the 240v circuit is active when I plug it in.
  9. Okay yeah so I measured it with the boat powered down which I did earlier and just clarified 1 reads 12.8 the other 12.77, which when I read about batteries seems about right, which is why I'm puzzled by the power drop.
  10. Yeah that's with shore power. It's quite possible, as I said I know nothing of their history.
  11. Hi folks So I've bought this boat and whilst the batteries charge and shore power works, this that take a decent amount of current on 12v seem pretty sad. The fridge has an on light but doesn't get cold, if I plug in a 12v TV it comes on for a few seconds but then the power dips below 12v and goes off. I stuck a multimeter on the batteries and they say they've got 12.6ish volts coming out of them. I don't know anything about the age of the batteries but they don't look too old. Should I be looking more closely at then or are my woes more likely caused by something else I should inspect?
  12. Does make me wonder how watched those completely person free stations you get at ASDA these days are. Just drive onto the forecourt, fill up, drive round again and fill up again ;)
  13. Yeah @PaulM thats mostly my thinking after an initial filling. Its not like I'm going off grid for 6 months and need it topping up.
  14. Don't ruin my fun, I've not even picked this boat up yet! :P Anyway, I don't really see it as a problem, just figuring out the logistics.
  15. Well as I have the 2 Jerry cans... Car to cans, cans to boat.... If you drain too much don't put the petrol in the boat... Just trying to reduce the runs to the garage. And no splitting, it's a pump that I've used before not just a tube so you don't need a gob full of petrol 😉
  16. Looks like 2008 VW Polo's don't! I can get my tube easily down into the tank, which is why i pondered that as a quick solution.
  17. Here's what in my mind seems like a really stupid question but I'm going to ask it anyway..... Boat is in the marina and needs some fuel, its a petrol boat, my car is a petrol car... I have 2 jerry cans I can fill at the garage. I can also fill up my car at the garage. To save many trips back and forth, is there any reason I can't use the existing syphon I have an take fuel out of my car tank and stick it in the boat? It seems like a quick way of getting an extra 50 odd litres to the boat without the garage complaining about the fuel containers or doing endless shuttle runs to fill it up.
  18. Thanks for the tips @RumPunch, @Timbo, @JawsOrca I don't mind finding room for the equipment assuming its sane, and tucking it away from visiting kids isn't a bad thing. Certainly not going down the ebay route, so will certainly ask around for deals/discounts & honest advice from suppliers. Tom
  19. Thanks folks, that seems pretty conclusive :) I'll enquire around a few of the yards over the next few months and formulate a plan & get something fitted. It's nice to know there is a sane way to do it!
  20. Hello folks, I'm looking for some honest, non scaremongering advice. I've searched various forums, including this one and read all the comments about heating petro boats and still fail to find a consensus or the advice is old so.... It's 2019, I have bought an old Bayliner Petrol Motorboat and am curious about sticking in some form of heating, airblown or otherwise to extend the cruising period somewhat. It has a Petrol Engine and no gas locker etc. So, without telling me you wouldn't be anywhere near my boat due to the saftey factor. What are my options? Cost isn't a major factor, although sinking loads into an older boat clearly doesn't make a huge amount of sense. Space is an issue as there isn't a huge amount of spare storage space on the boat, and of course saftey is a factor. To make it clear, if there is a sane choice, it would get fitted by a professional, not me! :) Thanks T
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