It is not green. We have two batteries and a 1-2-all switch. I’ll try to post some photos the next time I get to the boat. Might be a few days.
-Nick Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 21, 2025, at 8:53 AM, Matthew Wolford via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > I had a 1978 C&C 34 on which I installed a Blue Sea system switch to control > an extra engine-dedicated battery (while leaving the old 1-2-all switch in > place for the house bank). I also installed Lewmar opening ports. Is your > boat green by any chance? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Floersch.net via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Friday, June 20, 2025 11:57 PM > To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Floersch.net <n...@floersch.net> > Subject: Stus-List Alternator Question > > Hi folks! > > Our CNC ’34 from 1978 … has an Atomic 4 engine. > > Last summer we finally installed solar panels! What a relief! Before that the > only way the battery charged was via the alternator. > > Now our battery is always (basically) getting charged… even if we do not use > the boat for a week. > > Cool. > > So the question is this… the previous owner told us that we MUST turn on > these "various switches" to enable the alternator charger system prior to > using the engine. The vague statement was along the lines of “if you do not > flip on the switches, then the alternator won’t charge the batteries, and > ‘it’ will burn out.” > > We are not sure what “it” is or if this makes any sense. I can understand, > kinda, if the alternator is generating electricity and has no sink to dump it > into… maybe that is bad. But a battery is not an unlimited sink for the > energy, so I can’t imagine how flipping the switches saves from burn-out of > some component. > > Does anyone else have some sort of switch or set of switches that must be > turned on before you start the motor to make sure your alternator is happy? > Or did we misunderstand the previous owner? > > (Yes I realize there is a lot f vagueness to this… but perhaps it will make > sense to someone, so I’m putting it out there to see what you throw back at > me :) > > Nick in Vermont > Your contributions help pay the fees associated with this list and help to > keep it active. Please help by making a small contribution using PayPal at: > https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/stumurray All contributions are greatly > appreciated. > Your contributions help pay the fees associated with this list and help to > keep it active. Please help by making a small contribution using PayPal at: > https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/stumurray All contributions are greatly > appreciated. Your contributions help pay the fees associated with this list and help to keep it active. Please help by making a small contribution using PayPal at: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/stumurray All contributions are greatly appreciated.
