96TL
Well-known member
Has anyone ever installed shore power on a Parker? I think I may have to soon.
I was out fishing last night, and while searching for bunker (pogies), my Raymarine fishfinder shut down. I killed the motor, and attempted to start it back up, and it was totally dead. This was on battery #1. Good thing battery #2 was strong enough to get me going again. I know my Water Witch bilge monitor and electronic water sensors (x2) are drawing a little juice, but I didn’t think it was enough to actually kill the battery. They are wired up to battery #1.
Maybe I haven’t been using battery #1 the past few trips, and it wasn’t able to charge back up? The bilge monitor draws 0.035 amps, and the sensors draw 0.004 (x2), for a total of .043 amps. I have two group 24 Interstate deep cycle batteries (wet cell).
I was out fishing Monday night also, and we had the livewell, radio, and anchor light going for a few hours at rest. The run back was short, so the battery might not have had enough time to charge back up. I don’t remember which battery I was on though!
I’m not really sure how I should handle this. My boat is at the dock, battery #1 is totally dead. Should I just hook it up to a battery charger for a few hours? Should I consider adding shore power maybe? Is it costly?
Thanks guys!
I was out fishing last night, and while searching for bunker (pogies), my Raymarine fishfinder shut down. I killed the motor, and attempted to start it back up, and it was totally dead. This was on battery #1. Good thing battery #2 was strong enough to get me going again. I know my Water Witch bilge monitor and electronic water sensors (x2) are drawing a little juice, but I didn’t think it was enough to actually kill the battery. They are wired up to battery #1.
Maybe I haven’t been using battery #1 the past few trips, and it wasn’t able to charge back up? The bilge monitor draws 0.035 amps, and the sensors draw 0.004 (x2), for a total of .043 amps. I have two group 24 Interstate deep cycle batteries (wet cell).
I was out fishing Monday night also, and we had the livewell, radio, and anchor light going for a few hours at rest. The run back was short, so the battery might not have had enough time to charge back up. I don’t remember which battery I was on though!
I’m not really sure how I should handle this. My boat is at the dock, battery #1 is totally dead. Should I just hook it up to a battery charger for a few hours? Should I consider adding shore power maybe? Is it costly?
Thanks guys!