battery charger????????

[duality]

here is why you dont want to leave your plugged in boat unattended too long (i only assume its a electrical fire)

http://www.harborcountry-news.com/articles/2015/03/12/news/doc54ff8b2e4a759152296944.txt

i own a slip there, they allow boats to stay in all winter with bubblers. i think its too hard of a freeze to do that, one old sailboat sank last year.

mike

 

[duality]

btw, there are no hydrants on the docks, the fire dept had to 650' of hose!

 

[Maine Sail]

My guess would be an on-board heater or shore power cord overloading due to an electric heater. Another possibility is a frozen bilge pump with the wrong size fuse...

We lost a 56' Hatteras here a month ago, due to a portable heater....

 

[gettinthere]

I've left my boat plugged in all summer with A/C running often.
I would be willing to bet the difference is that I NEVER exceed 20 amps on the fire hazzard, er excuse me, hubbel twist lock plug.

 

[sunman]

 

[Anonymous 121765]

Guys,

If you need to let your charger on when unattended, here's a simple trick to avoid problems if you don't need systems running 24/7.

I use a house timer with my digital charger. It's a 10 amp per duel battery charger. I set my timer to 15 minutes a day, for the first five minutes, the charger is pushing anywhere up to 10 amps per battery while seeking the state of charge.

For the next 10 minutes, it acts as a float (trickle) charge for topping off. I've been doing this for twenty years now. I get 5 to 7 years life from my batteries.

Just my opinion to avoid electrical problems.

CR

 

[Benny17441]

Battery Charger? That is just speculation. The ultimate protection against fires in the electrical system are the circuit breakers and a healthy dose of good sense not to overload the circuits.