Ray K
Member
Batteries on the 44 Sedan Bridge are setup with 2 batteries in parallel for each engine, 4 in total and 2 for the bow thruster. The boat has no dedicated battery for the generator or a separate house bank. From a diagram in the manual it appears the cabin 12VDC devices may be powered primarily by the port bank while helm electronics from Starboard. Other items appear to be split between both. Does this sound right? You could still potentially drain down the all 4 of these batteries and you would be unable to start either engine or the generator. I have noticed that the 44 Sundancer does however have a separate battery for the generator. The rest of the setup remains similar though. Has anyone been able to add a dedicated battery for the genny on the Sedan? If so what did you need to do the have the generator charge the battery as well and also not mess up the existing electrical setup since everything seems to go through the large electrical disconnect box in the engine room first. Also is there anyway one could add a separate house bank on this boat or is all you can do is increase the size of the 2 engine battery banks (maybe only port) if you need increased capacity?
My last boat had dedicated batteries for the genny, each engine, and a large bank for just the house. Liked this setup much better.
The engine banks and house were either charged by the main engines or the house battery charger. The genny battery was charged by the genny when it was running. The house bank was a large deep cycle bank that also powered the integrated Inverter.
Hopefully a few of you will have gone through this already and have some advice.
My last boat had dedicated batteries for the genny, each engine, and a large bank for just the house. Liked this setup much better.
The engine banks and house were either charged by the main engines or the house battery charger. The genny battery was charged by the genny when it was running. The house bank was a large deep cycle bank that also powered the integrated Inverter.
Hopefully a few of you will have gone through this already and have some advice.