Battery Charger Question

No, I have run a lot of azimuts and have never heard of such a thing. However, on all of the azimuts I have run it was quite normal for all kinds of weird alarms to go off at different times for no apparent reason or cause.

told the same story and intend to split the commission when the boat sells.

They can also offer to tell you where to get things repaired after sale

Run, don't walk away from that captain/broker, surveyor and boat. Sounds like they're all on the commission agreement. Azimuts are known for electrical problems and that one sounds like it had a bunch.

Hi,

From what I remember on little boats there doesn't always need to be a float switch to operate the bilge pump, I have seen these boys used

http://www.safety-marine.co.uk/Bilg...gph-Computerized-Automatic-Bilge-Pump-12v.htm

I deal with mostly small (under 80') boats. There are two schools of thought on battery chargers. 1) leave them on all the time 2) use them only at the dock to avoid cooking the batteries because they're also being charged by the motors. I recently had a mechanic whom I respect recommend (2). So I read the literature that came with the charger (something very few people do). It said leave them on. They are designed to do nothing more than is called for (smart chargers). Again though, Azimuts are known for electrical problems.
I find it very hard to believe there are no float switches on the bilge pumps. That would be beyond dumb and dangerous (What happens if the boat starts taking on water when nobody is on board or the high water alarm doesn't sound?). The float switches may be out of view (which would also be stupid, but not unhead of) or enclosed with the pump. They will probably be in a closed looking box as opposed to the open float switch you may be more familiar with.

Actually, 15' boats will often have only a manual bilge pump, especially if it has an open bilge design or is self-bailing and has positive flotation. Not sure where the cutoff is for ABYC & NMMA certification. I believe it may be at 21' or 23'.

Why didn't one of them just shut down the generator or the charger to show that the guages worked - or not?

Why didn't one of them then turn on the generator without the charger and show what works or doesn't?

Why didn't one of them then turn on the battery charger without the generator and show what works or doesn't?

It is amazing but not too hard to believe they would happily drive along with all the alarms blaring and no instrumentation while showing the boat to a prospective buyer.

Pesonally, I would have suggested a return to the dock to replace the captain and the broker. You can fix broken machinery but a moron is forever.

Don't forget the surveyor.

This lapse in time btwn the 1rst & 2nd sea trial, might have allowed for some devious connections or dis-connections of said alarms etc.

Never underestimatea greedy, strapped broker.

Don't fall in love with the boat either, they make them every day and in every shape and size.

If this issue was not resolved really clearly to you & your husband, I think I look around a little more.......

What should worry you about most is that surveyor. It sounds like he was furnished by the seller.

Maybe he's been lurking on YF.

azimut 46 same thing!

Hello all!

I have a 2002 Azimut 46 with caterpillar 3126B engines. We are having the exact same problem! When the generator is running and the engines are on, the battery is alarming and we have no tach on the PORT engine. If i switch the battery charger off the alram stops immediately and the tach returns to normal. I recently replaced the dolphin battery charger with the exact same one except brand new. Could i have the settings improperly set up causing it to not stop charging when i start the engines? Also, about the float switches, they are electronic sensors in the bilge that act as 'float' switches. Check against the forward bulkhead in the engine room and you should see one. Anyways if anyones know what i should check please let me know!