[Alberg30] Grey Marine Electrical Problem

[George Dinwiddie]

Brian,

I know you said you have a Graymarine, but I'd ask this question on 
atomic4-list at sailnet.net  I would guess it's a corroded connection 
somewhere, but I don't really know.

 - George

Brian Zinser wrote:

>This is one area which I have the least knowledge and experience, so any
>assistance would be appreciated.
>
>A couple of years ago, I was on a trip to Grand Marais, MI.  Lost the
>wind for the last ten miles and had to fire up the engine.  About 5
>miles short of the harbor entrance, the engine quite.  At first I though
>I had run out of fuel and filled the tank with gas.  Went to re-start
>the engine and battery #1 was totally dead.  Switched to battery #2 and
>continued into the harbor.  Borrowed a car and drove 25 miles to nearest
>garage and had batteries recharged, bought a voltmeter, returned and put
>the batteries in, tightened up the v-belt and finally got a positive
>charge occurring under load.
>
>The last two years I have continued to check this problem and when my
>batteries were fully charged, was not getting a positive reading (14 or
>so volts) when the engine was running.  I (thinking no in error)
>diagnosed the problem has having fully charged batteries. 
>
>Yesterday afternoon we had a big high setting over us and Lake Superior
>was as flat as it ever gets and I had to motor 25 nm to get home.  I
>never noticed a positive charge on the engine volt meter the entire trip
>and my suspicion was correct, after getting into port last night, I
>tried to start the engine on the battery I had used and although it was
>not totally dead, it did not have enough to start the engine. 
>
>The big question I have is my problem most likely a bad alternator or
>could some other item like voltage regulator be my problem?
>
>Brian Zinser
>Manana #134
>

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  George Dinwiddie                             gdinwiddie at alberg30.org
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