[C320-list] Electrical issue

[jams9191 at comcast.net]

I keep my boat on a mooring and went out to it for the first time yesterday.  The voltmeter on the boat reported less than 12 for battery 1 and about 12 for battery 2.  My float switch in the bildge worked only when the battery indicator was on "both".  Also when on battery 1 my vhf had sound but no digital number showed.  When I placed the battery switch on both the vhf reported sound and the number light. 

I assumed the marina forgot to charge the batteries before returning them to my boat so I called to have then fix the problem.  They just called and told me that both batteries are reporting 13.5 volts.  Any ideas what is happening?

Sandy Olson
hull 466 
Cape Cod

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: Orlando.Duran at AveryDennison.com 

> It also depends on hull numbers, my batteries are under the port setee, I placed 
> my starting Grp 27 under the starboard setee... 
> 
> cuba libre 2 
> #112 
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> Regards, 
> OD 
> 
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> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: C320-List-bounces 
> Sent: 05/19/2006 10:51 AM 
> To: "'C320-List'" 
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] starting battery 
> 
> REALLY!? That's the only 320 I've heard of that didn't have the head 
> thru-hull between the holding tank and the Aft 4D battery. Is the factory 
> position? If so, perhaps they had a new guy installing thru-hulls that 
> day... :) 
> 
> Do you know if there's some other reason why it was located there? 
> 
> -JeffH 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: David White [mailto:dwhite at punahou.edu] 
> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 1:35 PM 
> To: C320-List at catalina320.com 
> Subject: [C320-list] starting battery 
> 
> On my hull no. 624, the through-hull for the head is forward of the 
> 4Ds. So I built a small shelf, glassed into the bottom of the hanging 
> locker, for a dedicated starting battery. The wiring run was short, 
> behind the liner in the head, and I just rewired the existing battery 
> switch...number one is house-bank, the 4Ds, and number two is the 
> flooded starting battery in the closet. By the way, after our passage 
> last June, I took out the water heater, which we weren't going to use, 
> and now the boat lists to starboard, very slightly, about 2 degrees out 
> of plumb. Trolling last weekend we landed two mahi mahi, or dorado. 
> Most sailors here always have several lures in the water, and the 
> speedy 320 is turning into a real fish-catcher. Aloha, Dave 
> 
> C320 no 624, Tradewind 
> Honolulu, Hawai'i 
> 
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