Author Topic: The Day from HELL  (Read 7895 times)

Offline Reel Class

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Re: The Day from HELL
« Reply #20 on: May 31, 2009, 09:52:23 PM »
Nick - you better make sure your alternator or voltage regulator didn't go... Keep an eye on that!



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Re: The Day from HELL
« Reply #21 on: June 01, 2009, 07:42:31 AM »
Bilge pumps are typically hardwired around the batt switch right to the battery- you want the float switch to trigger the pump even if the batt switch is OFF.  Check to see if that is the case. If so the switch or pump may have got stuck in ON position slowly draining battery. Happened to me. Also as has been mentioned load test each batt separately as well as each alternator.


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Re: The Day from HELL
« Reply #22 on: June 01, 2009, 08:34:05 AM »
 whs  As warren said. Automatic bildge pumps are not usually effected by the battery switch. It is possible that the automatic pump switch is stuck in the ON position. I highly doubt that your batteries are the problem.
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Re: The Day from HELL
« Reply #23 on: June 01, 2009, 09:51:24 AM »
I know my battery is hard wired to the bilge pump, and the float being stuck sounds like a logic possibility.  Shouldn't I be albe to hear the pump if it is stuck in the on position if the float was stuck?
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Re: The Day from HELL
« Reply #24 on: June 01, 2009, 10:40:57 AM »
Things can only get better.  Remember a boat is just an open hull that you just keep putting money into.

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Re: The Day from HELL
« Reply #25 on: June 01, 2009, 01:32:40 PM »
Yes, Nick, I know I can hear my pumps running, but only if the engine is off. Or could be something else drawing juice. Try turning the bilge switch from STDBY to ON then see if you can hear it.

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Re: The Day from HELL
« Reply #26 on: June 01, 2009, 03:28:42 PM »
Yeah, that is a crappy day!  You'll get 'em next time.

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Re: The Day from HELL
« Reply #27 on: June 01, 2009, 07:07:05 PM »
Kinda late to this post but I feel your pain Nick. Been down that road myself a couple of times....it sucks.

Good luck getting the battery situation straighted out.

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Re: The Day from HELL
« Reply #28 on: June 02, 2009, 11:06:10 AM »
Nick sorry to hear about your day.

Nice seeing you in the AH Harbor  grtn


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Re: The Day from HELL
« Reply #29 on: June 02, 2009, 08:01:42 PM »
Put a 12 volt meter across the terminals with the boat running. You should get 13.5 volts to 15.1. If so your ok.

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Re: The Day from HELL
« Reply #30 on: June 03, 2009, 12:32:46 PM »
Keep your chin up nephew- better days are coming!

Maybe things happen for a reason, might have been because you were Uncle Lunaless  rofla
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Re: The Day from HELL
« Reply #31 on: June 03, 2009, 03:53:12 PM »
 rofla rofla rofla usually when I am uncle Lunaless.. I catch a 8 lbs Fluke..  hhppy
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Re: The Day from HELL
« Reply #32 on: June 03, 2009, 07:54:38 PM »
That really sucks. I'm sure you will make up for it next trip...
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