[C320-list] Battery selection; Questions & Answers

[Robert E. Sloat]

Ron-Unless your original Catalina battery charger was replaced by a prior 
art model, a fairly new C320 like yours has a charger with float mode which 
keeps the batteries safely ready for action after it goes through its 3 
stage drill which culminates in the float mode.  When in the water I am at a 
pier with power and the charger is on 24/7 ending up in the float mode after 
getting the batteries up to proper charge status.

I sail out of southern Lake Michigan in Illinois and the boat is now on the 
tarmac.  Current temperature is here is -5 C and we are expecting wetness in 
the form of a serious snow storm which may dump a third to a half meter on 
the ground.  Please go out and sail at every opportunity while I crank up 
the snow blower and then think about cross country skiing.  Sorry to say, 
you can report back and make all of us in the US winter zone a little 
jealous.

Bob Sloat
Savannah 894
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dingo Is Talent" <dingoistalent at bigpond.com>
To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 5:55 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Battery selection; Questions & Answers


> HI OWNERS
> When I pen my boat I connect up to shore power and in most instances the
> battery charger fires up.
>
> With all this talk of batteries and charging etc I need to ask.
>
> Is leaving the charger on detrimental to the batteries or will it simply 
> top
> up and cut out?
>
> Your thoughts please
>
>
> 1150 - In WET and Wild AUSTRALIA
>
> Kind regards & Thanks
> Ron
>
>