I admit it !!!! Got the boat perfect for her first launch in 07 (weather ooooo sooooo fine) which included a trickle charge - never needed it before but I thought what the hell she hasn't been started in a few months. Anyway I was all set with battery reinstalled but I didn't get a beep when I turned the ignition on - turned key further and got a very dull chugging from starter motor. Sh.. I thought battery flat despite trickle charge so tried to "jump" it from the wifes car - she didn't want to as she says it frightens her - well it bloody well did this time as I had connected my battery up the back to front so we had my pos to her neg if you see what I mean - almighty pop and flash followed by expletives that I thought she didn't know !!!. Realised my mistake and re connected battery the right way round after wondering how I did it in the first place !!!!.. Engine beeped on ignition and fired first flick after many months. Thank god I thought - no damage done - engine mariner 90 optimax with loads of hideously expensive electronic bits !!!. Did a check of everything and found in line fuse to the radio had popped so I replaced that and all was fine - the radio fuse may have been something else? Launched the next day and engine fired instantly and of we went -- problem was I kept getting low voltage warning from sat nav every time I used the power trim. Normally the volt meter reads about 12.5 13 volts but yesterday it read 11.9 and falling - dropped to 11.5 by the time we got back and I know the engine wont operate below 11.. HELP what have I done ???? Checked all fuses in the engine and their ok - have I blown a cell in the battery or buggered the alternator on the engine can I check the alternator output - any tips advice gratefully received as I have already used my BOAT acronym this year - thats Bring Over Another Thousand!!!! many thanks in anticipation
Pout - wouldn't poison my cat with them
Pout - wouldn't poison my cat with them