Post by Mumbles Motor Boat Fishing Cl on May 27, 2020 9:36:44 GMT 1
Mumbles Belle Marina access visit 18 May 2020
I took the 1130 maintenance slot this morning & spent a lot of time spraying around the boat with a Jeyes Fluid solution. I pumped both bilges dry & checked the fuel levels etc, & the engine oil level, but In was unable to get the engine to turn over? I assumed that there was sufficient power in the batteries to run the pumps but not enough to turn it over.
I brought the 3 batteries (2 x main & 1 x spare) home for charging, convinced that they were flat but after 10 mins or so they showed a full charge on the charger? I tested them with a drop tester & one of the main batteries (12 x 60ahc 510 cranking amps) showed only just 12 volts when fully charged.
My lack of faith in the solar panel seems misplaced & that it is keeping the batteries charged. I arranged with the marina to go back on Wednesday morning with charged batteries & carry on with the maintenance, I stressed the urgency because without batteries we are vulnerable to rain.
I will check the battery leads & terminals & the power system to see if I can find out where the problem lies, hopefully it won’t be anything too complex
Victor Lilygreen
Marina visit 20 May 2020
Belle fired up first turn of the key once the terminals were cleaned & tightened, I covered the connections with Vaseline which should keep the corrosion at bay. When its being run regularly it doesn't appear to happen,
It needs TLC before we go out next but not that bad at all. Electronics are working fine, but a couple of lights never came on, (the interior light, & the anchor light) probably a bit of corrosion, but plenty of time to sort those out before the lock gates open.
Victor Lilygreen
I took the 1130 maintenance slot this morning & spent a lot of time spraying around the boat with a Jeyes Fluid solution. I pumped both bilges dry & checked the fuel levels etc, & the engine oil level, but In was unable to get the engine to turn over? I assumed that there was sufficient power in the batteries to run the pumps but not enough to turn it over.
I brought the 3 batteries (2 x main & 1 x spare) home for charging, convinced that they were flat but after 10 mins or so they showed a full charge on the charger? I tested them with a drop tester & one of the main batteries (12 x 60ahc 510 cranking amps) showed only just 12 volts when fully charged.
My lack of faith in the solar panel seems misplaced & that it is keeping the batteries charged. I arranged with the marina to go back on Wednesday morning with charged batteries & carry on with the maintenance, I stressed the urgency because without batteries we are vulnerable to rain.
I will check the battery leads & terminals & the power system to see if I can find out where the problem lies, hopefully it won’t be anything too complex
Victor Lilygreen
Marina visit 20 May 2020
Belle fired up first turn of the key once the terminals were cleaned & tightened, I covered the connections with Vaseline which should keep the corrosion at bay. When its being run regularly it doesn't appear to happen,
It needs TLC before we go out next but not that bad at all. Electronics are working fine, but a couple of lights never came on, (the interior light, & the anchor light) probably a bit of corrosion, but plenty of time to sort those out before the lock gates open.
Victor Lilygreen