[Alberg30] Battery draining, hull #

[C.B. Currier]

WEll one thing you had in your favor was that one of the best Atomic4 repair
shops in america was in old lyme.  The shop is (I believe) old lyme marie or
marina. They helped me once with an A4 I had and boy do they know their
motors.

As for the batteries. get a tester and check the fluids in them. THe tester
will tell you if they hold charges. OH take the batteries off the boat and
charge them using a battery charger. Give em a good full charge. Then test.
If they hold the charge then you need to look at the wires and alternator.
Use a multimeter to check the current coming off the alternator when
running. CHeck off of the alternator and the motor (Pos & Ground) and check
on the wires that connect to the batteries. Youll get an answer quckly.

Good luck. This should not take long. If the problem is the alternator  by
the way check the belts to be sure it is turning efectively.Tighten if need
be. Else you can find a replacement through the guys in old lyme or get it
rebuilt.

C.B. Currier
Infinity #57
Daybreak #458

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:public-list-admin at alberg30.org]On Behalf Of Matthew Hay
> Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 11:32 AM
> To: public-list at alberg30.org
> Subject: [Alberg30] Battery draining, hull #
>
>
> I purchased "Winsome" an Alberg 30 in Old Lyme Connecticut.  On
> the maiden
> voyage from Old Lyme to Northport Long Island were I will be
> keeping her. I
> (much to my dismay) was motoring the atomic four under time
> constraints into
> the wind.  My batteries died at the mouth of Newport harbor.
> After pretty
> much a motor boat ride all the way from Old Lyme, I thought the batteries
> would have been fully charged?  My first guess of coarse was
> alternator, the
> lines too and from the alt., or the fact the the batteries were
> very old and
> only starting batteries not deep cycle. Any ideas on how I can verify the
> problem by testing the aforementioned parts?  I am pretty knew to inboard
> engines and find even trying to somehow test the alternator somewhat
> daunting. (perhaps book recommendations)?  My second question is
> how to find
> out her hull number, or any history I might find about the boat?  Winsome
> was born in 1968 and her transom reads port washington NY.
> Thank you very much,
> Matthew Hay
>
>
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