Alex F
Well-Known Member
- Nov 14, 2006
- 9,166
- Boat Info
- 2005 420DB with AB 11 DLX Tender, Raymarine Electronics (2x12" MFDs) with Vesper AIS
- Engines
- Cummins 450Cs, 9KW Onan Generator, 40HP Yamaha for tender.
Trim Button SHUTTS OFF the Engine While Underway (Heads up - something to be aware of)
On my last getaway trip with friends we’re riding for a short period of time in a no wake zone. As I gave it a throttle to pickup speed all was fine. As the boat started to come up on plane I began trimming the drive up and all of sudden the whole boat goes dead! I let go the trim button right away and the engine is running. I made another attempt and held the trim button a second longer and the engine is dead. Can you imagine the puzzle? The trim switch just totally shuts of the engine :smt101
The main key was not to panic but use my common sense, which was… the boat was running just fine with no issues, the issue only occurs when I trim the drive this means that the drive puts a lot of pressure on the system that sucks all of the power (that would be the electrical power). That would mean that I could be running just on the alternator power. I quickly jumped in to check my battery switch and sure enough it’s on the OFF position. The next key question is “how is it possibleâ€. The simple answer is, when I began my way all was in right place (I always keep the switch on “BOTH†this way I make sure I charge both batteries). While going in the slow zone someone (must be one of the guests on board) had stored the cooler in the storage. It’s a little too tight, so when the person just pushed the cooler in it touched the battery switch and made it turn to off position. I had no idea that the engine began running on alternator only until I needed to trim the drive.
What a surprise and a lesson. Good think my brain was ticking in the right direction and it took me only a minute or so. But, I think it would be helpful to share it to savesomeone else’s pain.
Alex.
On my last getaway trip with friends we’re riding for a short period of time in a no wake zone. As I gave it a throttle to pickup speed all was fine. As the boat started to come up on plane I began trimming the drive up and all of sudden the whole boat goes dead! I let go the trim button right away and the engine is running. I made another attempt and held the trim button a second longer and the engine is dead. Can you imagine the puzzle? The trim switch just totally shuts of the engine :smt101
The main key was not to panic but use my common sense, which was… the boat was running just fine with no issues, the issue only occurs when I trim the drive this means that the drive puts a lot of pressure on the system that sucks all of the power (that would be the electrical power). That would mean that I could be running just on the alternator power. I quickly jumped in to check my battery switch and sure enough it’s on the OFF position. The next key question is “how is it possibleâ€. The simple answer is, when I began my way all was in right place (I always keep the switch on “BOTH†this way I make sure I charge both batteries). While going in the slow zone someone (must be one of the guests on board) had stored the cooler in the storage. It’s a little too tight, so when the person just pushed the cooler in it touched the battery switch and made it turn to off position. I had no idea that the engine began running on alternator only until I needed to trim the drive.
What a surprise and a lesson. Good think my brain was ticking in the right direction and it took me only a minute or so. But, I think it would be helpful to share it to savesomeone else’s pain.
Alex.