I have a new to me 2006 340 dancer. V drives and gen (I don't think that info is relevant for this question, but just incase).
I got the boat at the end of last year, so I only had it out once before it was dry docked for the winter.
I have 4 batteries on the boat. 2 port and 2 stb.
From seeing the "battery energize" switches/buttons on the cabin electrical panel; I assumed that it was a 3 bank system.
Assuming:
The port bank was made up of 2 batteries in paralell that started the port motor and ran the house?
Then on the stb side there is a 1 battery bank that starts the stb motor, and then 1 battery bank that starts the gen?
Again, I have really only seen the boat once. However, when looking at the electrical diagram in the owners manual it appeared that it was just a 2 bank system. I could be interrupting wrong, but it looked like:
- 2 port batteries in parallel to run the house and start the port motor.
- 2 stb batteries in parallel to start the gen and start the stb motor.
Which one is it? Or I am I totally incorrect on both?
From the little I know about the guy I bought it from (original owner). I highly doubt that altered anything from the factory setup.
I would like to replace batteries. Ideally I would like to put 2 batteries dedicated to the house, and then 1 batt each for port motor, starboard motor, and the gen. Total of 5 batteries.
However if this requires major rewiring (or any other added hardware) than i'll probably just leave it the way it is and get better batteries. I don't really run that gen that much, just listen to a big stereo. I don't want my starting batteries to die because I have been running the stereo all day.
Anyone have any thoughts to this? Am I better off with the factory config (though I would like to make sure I fully understand it)? If so, recommendations on batteries for what I do (which is basically anchor out all day and run the fridge, stereo etc, then return to the slip MOST nights).
Thanks again, this forum has been a wealth of information.
I got the boat at the end of last year, so I only had it out once before it was dry docked for the winter.
I have 4 batteries on the boat. 2 port and 2 stb.
From seeing the "battery energize" switches/buttons on the cabin electrical panel; I assumed that it was a 3 bank system.
Assuming:
The port bank was made up of 2 batteries in paralell that started the port motor and ran the house?
Then on the stb side there is a 1 battery bank that starts the stb motor, and then 1 battery bank that starts the gen?
Again, I have really only seen the boat once. However, when looking at the electrical diagram in the owners manual it appeared that it was just a 2 bank system. I could be interrupting wrong, but it looked like:
- 2 port batteries in parallel to run the house and start the port motor.
- 2 stb batteries in parallel to start the gen and start the stb motor.
Which one is it? Or I am I totally incorrect on both?
From the little I know about the guy I bought it from (original owner). I highly doubt that altered anything from the factory setup.
I would like to replace batteries. Ideally I would like to put 2 batteries dedicated to the house, and then 1 batt each for port motor, starboard motor, and the gen. Total of 5 batteries.
However if this requires major rewiring (or any other added hardware) than i'll probably just leave it the way it is and get better batteries. I don't really run that gen that much, just listen to a big stereo. I don't want my starting batteries to die because I have been running the stereo all day.
Anyone have any thoughts to this? Am I better off with the factory config (though I would like to make sure I fully understand it)? If so, recommendations on batteries for what I do (which is basically anchor out all day and run the fridge, stereo etc, then return to the slip MOST nights).
Thanks again, this forum has been a wealth of information.