cardude01
Guru
- Joined
- Nov 26, 2012
- Messages
- 5,290
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Bijou
- Vessel Make
- 2008 Island Packet PY/SP
I’m heading over to Green Turtle 10/17 to work on my Dorian damaged boat, and one of my big concerns is my battery bank. I have 4 expensive Lifeline AGMs as the House bank with a total of 500ah. My solar blew off in the storm so it’s been sitting for about 30 days with no charge. I don’t *think* there has been a draw because I shut off all the breakers when I left, but in the process of hauling the boat and during the storm who knows. I was not there for the emergency haulout.
So my question is, if the bank is discharged I’m wondering if I can bring them back. I have power at the yard now so can run the battery charger, and I also have 200 watts of auxiliary solar and two new Victron controllers already wired up so I will have some solar for the cruise back to FL. I will not really be lingering at anchor hopefully unless cold fronts pin me down so the solar might not be critical.
I don’t have the ability to bring new batteries with me on this flight due to weight, but if these house batteries are shot I might have to do that I suppose. I really rely on my chart plotter for navigation so I need some type of battery that will hold a charge on the cruise back.
Hopefully my start battery was isolated during all this, and if it’s good maybe I can run the plotter off that on the way home if the house bank is trashed?
Just trying to brainstorm this before I get there so I’m not surprised.
So my question is, if the bank is discharged I’m wondering if I can bring them back. I have power at the yard now so can run the battery charger, and I also have 200 watts of auxiliary solar and two new Victron controllers already wired up so I will have some solar for the cruise back to FL. I will not really be lingering at anchor hopefully unless cold fronts pin me down so the solar might not be critical.
I don’t have the ability to bring new batteries with me on this flight due to weight, but if these house batteries are shot I might have to do that I suppose. I really rely on my chart plotter for navigation so I need some type of battery that will hold a charge on the cruise back.
Hopefully my start battery was isolated during all this, and if it’s good maybe I can run the plotter off that on the way home if the house bank is trashed?
Just trying to brainstorm this before I get there so I’m not surprised.
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