Talonewo
Senior Member
I live two hours away from my boat, I get to play on it about every two weeks, sometimes I will go three weeks without a visit to check on things.*
Its a late 70's steel 55 foot *DeFever, basically a stretched 48. It has four water tight compartments each with an automatic bilge pump(all are 32v). The DC electrical system is made up of 32v and 12v banks, each with two battery banks plus a 24v bank for the bow thruster for a total of 5 separate battery banks. The AC system is 220v and 110v. The 32v and 12v battery chargers are 110v. The thruster 24v bank is a D.C. To D.C. 12v charger. It has a sea chest and I always close all through hulls when I leave. All four bilge pumps are powered via a single breaker on the 32v panel but the audio alarm associated with the bilge pumps are powered by 12v breaker. Both AC and DC power panels are set up so just about everything has its own breaker/power supply. And the refrigerator is 110 or 12v.*
The two 32v battery banks are identical, same make and model of 8v battery, *but I bought them 8 months apart. The 12v banks are different, *bank one is two group 29 and bank 2 is two 8 D batteries.*
My slip neighbors and marina staff are nice and keep an eye on things, *its a large marnia and people are always around.*
My concerns are safety and equipment longevity.*
How would you leave the boat configured when you leave? *Battery chargers on or off... Battery select switches set to off, 1, 2 or both. Frig on or off, 110 or 12v..*
After a few responses I will tell you what I do and why... I just want to check my logic.*
Its a late 70's steel 55 foot *DeFever, basically a stretched 48. It has four water tight compartments each with an automatic bilge pump(all are 32v). The DC electrical system is made up of 32v and 12v banks, each with two battery banks plus a 24v bank for the bow thruster for a total of 5 separate battery banks. The AC system is 220v and 110v. The 32v and 12v battery chargers are 110v. The thruster 24v bank is a D.C. To D.C. 12v charger. It has a sea chest and I always close all through hulls when I leave. All four bilge pumps are powered via a single breaker on the 32v panel but the audio alarm associated with the bilge pumps are powered by 12v breaker. Both AC and DC power panels are set up so just about everything has its own breaker/power supply. And the refrigerator is 110 or 12v.*
The two 32v battery banks are identical, same make and model of 8v battery, *but I bought them 8 months apart. The 12v banks are different, *bank one is two group 29 and bank 2 is two 8 D batteries.*
My slip neighbors and marina staff are nice and keep an eye on things, *its a large marnia and people are always around.*
My concerns are safety and equipment longevity.*
How would you leave the boat configured when you leave? *Battery chargers on or off... Battery select switches set to off, 1, 2 or both. Frig on or off, 110 or 12v..*
After a few responses I will tell you what I do and why... I just want to check my logic.*