Gavi is powerless!

[Gavi]

I took the aux battery out of Shikara yesterday and charged it. Renistalled today and went out for a run. A short while into it, I decided to switch the battery selector from "charge" to "aux" so I could see the charge. It was fine and went to switch back, when the ignition light flashed and then all power went. We managed to drift to a suitable bank and hold up. I retripped the fuse and was able to start the engine with the selector set to main. We enjoyed a short run but I chose to leave the selector alone. Meanwhile SWMBO gave seeded bready stuff to the birds:

When we got back we put Shikara onto the risers on the back of the island and I then played with the selector. Aux power is fine but no starting power whatever I do. It looks like I have a day with a circuit tester and the 12 Volt Bible for Boats ahead of me....

 

[rr_123]

Think i saw you on your run out, I was out making a cursory effort at clearing some leaves, gave you a wave, was pretty sure that the boat was Shikara, but without the aid of me specs...

I always thought that feeding the local birdlife a bit of bread was doing them a favour, but doing it today and watching the subsequent attack by seagulls, I'm not so sure!

will throw you a line if i see you drifing toward the weir with no electrickery to get the donkey going (c:

Regards

Rob

 

[Gavi]

Yes, I wondered if you were a forumite due to the cheery wave /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

We did wonder what would have happened if we'd lost power elsewhere. We are still new to this boating lark but I reckoned (correctly) that we would drift to a bank with deep enough water for us. We were lucky it wasn't further down, but then I do have an electric outboard in the cabin wardrobe which would push us somewhere... very slowly.

 

[Gavi]

... and that'll be these birds:

 

[rr_123]

ah, that'll be them! Its ridiculous, the gulls are no more or less deserving than the riverbirds; i grew up on the South Coast, and the sight and sound of them was an integral part of life, yet somehow seeing them mugging the "locals" here for a crust seems ... well... wrong!

Quite entertaining to watch though (c:

 

[Gavi]

Great fun this afternoon. Tried to troubleshoot the electric failure and found:

- since ownership, I'd been reverse polarising the Aux battery (may I claim a newbie pass for this please? - there IS an excuse)
- the fridge fuse had blown, which explains my sadness on that happy day when it was warm
- I have a bizarre switch unit after the aux battery that feeds ignition and the battery switch that had two feeds burnt out (let's not worry about it being a petrol boat...)
- replacing a blown fuse has got ignition working again
- .... but the volt meter will not read.

Has anyone here owned a Freeman? I suspect the battery selector switch only selects charge, through the burnt out unit... but that seems pointless?