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Harry
Thanks to all the excellent advice I received here, I did a pre-purchase survey, liked what I saw, and bought a new to me C&C 30. I love it. I moved from a Cat 27 w/ outboard to an inboard diesel(16 HP Yanmar).I know NOTHING of diesel engines(yet). Now to the problem: I have no shore power hook up at the pier yet, and can't charge the batteries. My question is can I run the engine at idle while at the dock for an hour or so to charge the batteries without overheating or damaging the engine? Should the trans. be in nuetral? Should the engine be under some load (i.e. in gear)?What rpm's do I need to charge?