[C320-list] Jumpstart power booster for engine starting

[R Airis]

Just get a Honda 2000i generator! It`s portable, independent,can charge 
batteries,& heat the water without running the motor. Plus you can use it 
off the boat.


Bob & Sheila...............#266

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Melissa&Larry Leibman" <theleibmans at verizon.net>
To: <c320-list at catalina320.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 10:50 AM
Subject: [C320-list] Jumpstart power booster for engine starting



Hi All,

>From discussions here and with others, adding a dedicated starting battery 
>seems to make sense and is something I plan to do as a mid-term project. 
>Having a way of starting the engine that is isolated from other current 
>draws, together with the differing current (and charging) requirements for 
>engine starting and hotel loads both point to the need for a separate 
>starting battery. In the short term, however, I was thinking of carrying 
>one of the “power booster” batteries sometimes used to jumpstart cars. They 
>are relatively cheap, lightweight, often have their own built in trickle 
>charger and seem like a reasonable way to address the issue of 
>inadvertently drained house batteries. Has anyone used one of these to 
>start their C320 (Yanmar) engine?

Larry