[Rhodes22-list] The magic of electricity

Tue Sep 8 12:58:04 EDT 2009

Ben,

I am with you all the way on "moron factor" elimination.

I was simply responding to the fact that you had your boatyard replace a 
"failed" battery already and thought that it sounded like there was 
something destroying your batteries that needed attention.  Otherwise, yes, 
check fuses, wires, etc.

You should probably develop some basic electrical troubleshooting skills so 
that you are not at the mercy of some "marine electrician" by purchasing Don 
Casey's very well written book, "Sailboat Electrics Simplified" (Amazon, $15 
hardcover, 
http://www.amazon.com/Sailboat-Electrics-Simplified-Don-Casey/dp/0070366497) 
and an inexpensive digital multimeter (RadioShack, $30, #22-813, 
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103176&tab=summary).

Mike
s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
Nissequogue River, NY

From: "BenCittadino" Tuesday, September 08, 2009 12:34 PM
>
> Mike;
>
> You may recall that the last "problem" I had was an engine that stalled 
> out
> which turned out to be caused by my failure to open the gas tank vent.
>
> Before I asked Stan for warrenty service I wanted to eliminate the "moron
> factor"(me). So I thought I would try to a least learn enough to be able 
> to
> say I had tried all the reasonable self-help measures. If it turns out to 
> be
> a warranty issue I am still under warranty and I know where to go for 
> that.
>
> Serves me right though; I just got done telling Rich Anderson how painless
> my boat has been so I tempted the gods, and have no one to blame but 
> myself.
>
> Thanks for all the ideas so far guys.
>
> BenC
>
>
>
> R22MikeW wrote:
>>
>> Ben,
>>
>> Didn't your '08 come with a warranty?  I think that you need to direct
>> your
>> questions about a failed battery (or two) within the first year of
>> operation
>> to Stan.
>>
>> Mike
>> s/v Shanghaid'd Summer ('81)
>>        Nissequogue River, NY
>>
>> From: "BenCittadino" Monday, September 07, 2009 10:12 PM
>>> Two great days of sailing this past week. Hit 5.6 knots over the ground
>>> and
>>> buried the rail once (a little scary, are you sure this thing won't
>>> capsize???).
>>>
>>> Anyhow, the engine starts like a dream (I have electric start and motor
>>> lift) and purrs like a kitten. HOWEVER, nothing else electrical works on
>>> the
>>> boat all of a sudden. I have a '93, recycled '08 and it has two
>>> batteries.
>>> I
>>> have the electrical panel high on the starboard bulkhead inside the
>>> cabin.
>>> I
>>> also have two factory installed solar panels. Last summer, and up until
>>> today the switches on the panel could be switched to energize the depth
>>> finder, cabin lights, macerator (test only), radio, etc.
>>>
>>> Now to be frank I know nothing else about the electrical system on this
>>> boat. I have no electrical test gear and will undoubtedly have a marine
>>> electrician look at it. However I would like to give the tech some
>>> information about how this boat is wired. Is there an electrical diagram
>>> somewhere? Which battery energizes which stuff? Where do the wires go
>>> when
>>> they leave the battery compartments? Which battery or batteries are
>>> charged
>>> by the solar panels? I let her sit idle more than a week or two 
>>> sometimes
>>> and never have a problem with the lift or electric start, but the dinky
>>> little items on the other circuit seem to drain that battery pretty
>>> readily.
>>> Are there known issues I should alert the tech to with this set-up?
>>>
>>> I recall now the boatyard where I put my boat up last winter had to
>>> replace
>>> a battery (I don't even know for sure which one) upon launching this
>>> summer
>>> and I think it was the one that has failed now (forward?).
>>>
>>> I guess what I am asking is whether there is an archive entry or another
>>> document that will start me on the road to undstanding the electrical
>>> system
>>> on this boat.
>>>
>>> Thanks;
>>>
>>> Ben C
>>> SV Susan Kay
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