"Newbie here asking a question
"Newbie here asking a question. Been lurking on this forum for a while and have an issue that I'd like some help with.
We have a 1984 Carver with twin Crusader 220's. I'm running two 12v engine batteries, and twin 12v house batteries with a shore-power charging system feeding all 4 batteries while docked. I'm also running twin battery isolators. This was all rigged by the previous owner.
When running and docked away from our marina, the house batteries run-down pretty quickly. Apparently while under-way they are not receiving any charge from either engine alternator.
Here's my question: Is this normal? Should one engine charge house batteries while the other charges engine batteries, or not? I can't find any reference in my owners manual for this.
Thanks one and all for your help. This is a fresh-water boat (Lake Michigan) and only used on the weekends.
Mike"
"Newbie here asking a question. Been lurking on this forum for a while and have an issue that I'd like some help with.
We have a 1984 Carver with twin Crusader 220's. I'm running two 12v engine batteries, and twin 12v house batteries with a shore-power charging system feeding all 4 batteries while docked. I'm also running twin battery isolators. This was all rigged by the previous owner.
When running and docked away from our marina, the house batteries run-down pretty quickly. Apparently while under-way they are not receiving any charge from either engine alternator.
Here's my question: Is this normal? Should one engine charge house batteries while the other charges engine batteries, or not? I can't find any reference in my owners manual for this.
Thanks one and all for your help. This is a fresh-water boat (Lake Michigan) and only used on the weekends.
Mike"