[C320-list] Electrical Problem
Joseph Aberdale
summerwind3 at comcast.net
Sat Oct 22 06:51:56 PDT 2011
I have a very perplexing, troubling electrical problem that I would
very much appreciate your help with.
My 2002 320 has two 4D banks of Interstate batteries that are 4
years old. For the past month I have been experiencing the
following. If I don't start my engine once every 3 days, there is
not enough power in the batteries to turn it over to start. I then
have to use shore power to start it. Recently, I motored the boat for
2 hours to get to the marina that hauls it out for the winter. Upon
arriving, the mechanic checked the batteries and determined that they
were fully charged and did not have any dead cells. I turned the
battery switch to "off" and had all of the circuit breakers on the
panel off as well. The bilge pump is not hard wired to the batteries.
I returned 3 days later and found the batteries had some juice but if
the engine did not start immediately, there was not enough juice to
try to start the engine a second or third time. I then connected the
shore power cord and it would not start the engine. Several hours
later with the shore power cord still connected, there was enough
juice to turn the engine over just twice.
Could something be drawing down the batteries even though all of the
breakers are off? Are the batteries bad after 4 years because they
cannot maintain a full charge for 3 days? Your thoughts and help are
appreciated. Thank you.
Joe Aberdale
#908
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