Recent content by PeterB40

I would definitely take the factory's words to heart to avoid any damage to the hybrid controller system! This may be the reason why my 2014 '33 Hybrid model with the VW 165 HP engine no longer has an external Hybrid disconnect switch - or any switch external to the hybrid control box beneath...

So true, particularly with a very elderly bod! And we're planning another early Spring cruise down to the Channel Is. - about a 750nm round trip from Monterey, docking only at Santa Barbara for a day or so to re-fuel both ways. Since the in-line 7/5kW motor/gen is only 48VDC, I need a solution...

It just struck me around 5AM this morning that I could have restored 120V dockside power to the boat way back in Sept. when the 48V Victron inverter/charger failed, by simply disconnecting the dead 120V "Out" wires to its 120V "In" terminals, totally bypassing the deceased auto-switching...

All I can say is that it's handled every resistive load I've got on the boat without complaint, including a kettle boiler, microwave, one electric stovetop burner on high, and the Euro home-sized reefer/freezer all together. My 16,000BTU AC/heat unit startup is no problem. Not into levitating...

A month or so ago with the help of my 6'4" strong, lithe 20 y.o. grandson, a 12"x1" ~ 4' fence plank and a 4' 2x4" for a lever, we just managed to lift the Victron high enough to clear its mounting lip-plate - no screws. The main problem was the tight, large wiring bundle between the Victron's...

The Solution Thanks, folks, for your many suggestions, unfortunately none of which worked, and with a new (outdated) Victron costing $2200 or more, and no one local to diagnose/repair it nearer than San Fran. Bay, I found a Renogy 48V/3500W (7000W instantaneus)/70A/120VAC inverter/ charger...

I saw a couple of things on the right side that might have been fuses, but would have needed neesle-nosed pliers to try extracting in the very cramped un der-deck location, and a not-so-supple 83 yr.-old bod! I did disconnect the 48V at the lithium batt. with Victron switch off, waited a couple...

Unless I'm very mistaken, Greenline still uses the Volvo 2.5L 5-cyl. turbodiesels, outputting up to 240HP. These since '15, when they replaced the VW 5-cyl 2.5L TDi of 165HP - basically the same block, but the Volvo has 4 valves/cyl rather than the "normal" 2, and a more powerful turbo. Also...

Cycling done several times. Unfortunately the '14 33 model has no external or internal switches to the 48V fuse box inside the aft compartment of the Port seat. That would be too easy! Pete

Great idea! I'll just remove the 48V pos. battery lead with Victron switch off, then re-connect after a minute or so and turn switch back on.

Checked several times, cycled on/off to no effect, took the lower face-plate off yesterday to check connections, and hoped to find a re-set button. Bilge time is hard time!

48V/5000W/70A/120VAC. Failed when AirCon running and dock AC inadvertently unplugged in prep. for leaving the dock. I switched the on/off several times - no lights except a brief flash of Inverter and Charging lights, then nothing. Re-plugged the dock 120V, but all AC circuits remained dead as...

Yep, there's no way a GL33 Hybrid can stay keep a stationary position in a dynamic situation without use of at least the bow thruster, due to it's very "slow" helm action of 5-6 wheel revs lock-to-lock. and the bow-thruster is right under your head in the V-berth! A dual-engine hybrid such as...

Thanks! I have the Iskra manual on the boat, and did the pot. setting not long after I got the boat in '19 when all was normal, but haven't done it since the three slave & master cyl. replacements, I don't believe. I don't remember the RPM's achieved, but they were within specs. The procedure is...

Thanks Scott - I have no error messages on the DDI when attempting electric powering - just no RPM's with throttle, and diesel charging is normal. The Lithium bank is now 9 years old, and seems not to have lost a step. Two 12V AGM's have failed: engine start and stern-thruster. Replaced these...