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- Dec 22, 2012
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- Boat Info
- 1980 SeaRay Express Cruiser SRV 360
- Engines
- Twin 3208s - Turbo Charged
We almost didn't take this vessel over initially due to the bypasses and work arounds but everything works, SO ...
Last visit I went through the batteries, cleaning and servicing them and tracing the wires noting their condition and whether or not they were run correctly or rerouted or bypassed for whatever reason. Pretty much all the wires look new and thankfully rated for marine use.
The two main 8D batteries are good but I found where the neg posts were connected from batt to batt (Not sure if this is correct or not) as are the pos posts which I'm sure isn't correct, basically the two batteries are acting as one big battery.
The gen battery (Okay the battery I saw) I'm certain is shot but shouldn't even be in there. Currently the battery is just sitting next to the AC units behind the STBD engine with no tray so I'm certain it was an add on. There are #10s coming from the gen battery to the bulkhead battery switch and then I believe it goes in to the house batteries. We found out by accident that the radio was wired directly to the gen battery when we turned off the charger and the radio died. At this point I believe it would be better to just remove it and correct the wiring.
I installed two marine batteries in the salon for the house batteries and I can see where the cables for the windlass and wires I believe go to a inverter or from the battery switch that went to the gen battery and then there is main cables coming from the main battery switches I assume to use for jumping the main batteries if needed.
What I'd like to do if correct this mess so I've located the owners manual for an 81 360 SRV (that was as far back as SeaRay went) but its showing a few different wiring diagrams. So what I'm here to ask is if there is a better layout since I'm looking at redoing this mess anyway and the layouts in the manual are 30 years old. I have the two 8D main batteries and the two deep cycle/ cranking marine batteries in the salon for the house batteries and as mentioned above I'll be removing the battery I initially thought was the gen battery.
I look after a 2000 Luhrs 36' Sport Fish that just has 2 8D and one genset battery so I'm sure there are other variations ... just hoping someone might have some input before I tackle this rat nest!
Thanks all.
Last visit I went through the batteries, cleaning and servicing them and tracing the wires noting their condition and whether or not they were run correctly or rerouted or bypassed for whatever reason. Pretty much all the wires look new and thankfully rated for marine use.
The two main 8D batteries are good but I found where the neg posts were connected from batt to batt (Not sure if this is correct or not) as are the pos posts which I'm sure isn't correct, basically the two batteries are acting as one big battery.
The gen battery (Okay the battery I saw) I'm certain is shot but shouldn't even be in there. Currently the battery is just sitting next to the AC units behind the STBD engine with no tray so I'm certain it was an add on. There are #10s coming from the gen battery to the bulkhead battery switch and then I believe it goes in to the house batteries. We found out by accident that the radio was wired directly to the gen battery when we turned off the charger and the radio died. At this point I believe it would be better to just remove it and correct the wiring.
I installed two marine batteries in the salon for the house batteries and I can see where the cables for the windlass and wires I believe go to a inverter or from the battery switch that went to the gen battery and then there is main cables coming from the main battery switches I assume to use for jumping the main batteries if needed.
What I'd like to do if correct this mess so I've located the owners manual for an 81 360 SRV (that was as far back as SeaRay went) but its showing a few different wiring diagrams. So what I'm here to ask is if there is a better layout since I'm looking at redoing this mess anyway and the layouts in the manual are 30 years old. I have the two 8D main batteries and the two deep cycle/ cranking marine batteries in the salon for the house batteries and as mentioned above I'll be removing the battery I initially thought was the gen battery.
I look after a 2000 Luhrs 36' Sport Fish that just has 2 8D and one genset battery so I'm sure there are other variations ... just hoping someone might have some input before I tackle this rat nest!
Thanks all.