Reference Data: 12.6v = 1.265 = full charge
12.4v = 1.225 = 75% charge
Every 0.01v = 1.25% loss of charge
12.2v = 50% charge
11.8v = 1.120 = 0% charge
Battery Case Dimensions
Note: As of 2017-10-30: Forward battery is The starting battery, #1 on the Guest/Marinco switch. Aft battery is the house battery, #2 on the Guest/Marinco switch.
- 20220518: Fore: 12.6, Aft: 12.2 @ panel
- 20220511: Fore: 12.6, Aft: 12.2 @ panel
- 20220504: Fore: 12.6, Aft: 12.4 @ panel
- 20220325: Fore: 12.6, Aft: 12.6 @ panel
- 20220315: end charging 1330
- 20220314: start charging 1800
- 20220311: Fore: 12.2, Aft: 12.2 @ panel
- 20220303: Fore: 12.4, Aft: 12.2 @ panel
- 20220106: Fore: 12.4, Aft: 12.4 @ panel
- 20211126: Fore: 12.4, Aft: 12.4 @ panel
- 20211105: Fore: 12.6, Aft: 12.4 @ panel
- 20211001: Fore: 12.6, Aft: 12.6 @ panel
- 20210927: end charging 14:00
- 20210924: start charging 12:30
- 20210915: Fore: 12.6, Aft: 12.6 @ panel
start 1545 @ 3A
- 20210903: 13.2v end charging 11:18
- 20210831 start charging 1617 @ 7A
- 20210831: Fore: 12.4, Aft: 12.0 @ panel
- 20210819: Fore: 12.6, Aft: 12.2 @ panel
- ...
- 20200812: Fore: 12.63v, Aft: 12.42v, LiDiVi: 12.2v
- 20200701: Fore: 12.72v, Aft: 12.72v, LiDiVi: 12.5v
- 20200619: Fore: 12.79v, Aft: 12.78v, LiDiVi: 12.6v
- 20200617: New house battery installed: DC31-HD group size 31
- 20200609: Fore: 12.75v, Aft: 10.40v, LiDiVi: 10.2v
- 20200526: Fore: 12.75v, Aft: 12.35v, LiDiVi: 12.0v
- 20200505: Fore: 12.78v, Aft: 12.57v, LiDiVi: 12.4v
- 20200501: Began charging at 14:25 at 8A
- 20200420: Fore: 12.75v, Aft: 12.51v, LiDiVi: 12.3v
- 20200406: Fore: 12.64v, Aft: 12.37v, LiDiVi: 12.1v
- 20200313: LiDiVi: 12.8v. End charging 14:45
- 20200311: Fore: 12.64v, Aft: 9.03v, LiDiVi: 9.32v. Began charging at 11:25
- 20200302: charging before moving boat to lower mast began at 14:49 at 1A
- 20200218: Fore: 12.69v, Aft: 12.50v, LiDiVi: 12.3v
- 20200212: Fore: 12,48v, Aft: 12.27v, LiDiVi: 12.0v Began charging at 14:39, ended 20200214 12:40
- 20200120: Fore: 12.42v, Aft: 12.23v, LiDiVi: 12.0v Began charging at 11:15, ended 20200122 13:39 with LiDiVi reading 13.1v.
- 20200103: Fore: 12.61v, Aft: 12.34v, LiDiVi: 12.1v
- 20191205: Fore: 12.63v, Aft: 12.22v after charging for 14 hours
- 20191120: Fore: 12.80v, Aft: 12.55v, LiDiVi: 12.3v Charged from 2019-11-25 to 2019-11-19
- 20191107: Fore: 12.50v, Aft: 11.90v, LiDiVi: 11.7v
- 20191023: Fore: 12.57v, Aft: 12.19v, LiDiVi: 11.9v
- 20191003: Fore: 12.65v, Aft: 12.25v, LiDiVi: 12.0v
- 20190918: Fore: 12.67v, Aft: 12.38v, LiDiVi: 12.1v
- 20190829: Fore: 12.65v, Aft: 12.25v, LiDiVi: 12.0v
- 20190722: Fore: 12.75v, Aft: 12.48v, LiDiVi: 12.2v
- 20190710: Fore: 12.67v, Aft: 12.09v, LiDiVi: 11.9v
- 20190617: Fore: 12.75v, Aft: 12.43v, LiDiVi: 12.2v
- 20190530: Fore: 12.74v, Aft: 12.43v, LiDiVi: 12.2v
- 20190520: Fore: 12.71v, Aft: 12.34v, LiDiVi: 12.1v
- 20190515: Fore: 12.69v, Aft: 12.36v, LiDiVi: 12.2v
- 20190502: Fore: 12.75v, Aft: 12.45v, LiDiVi: 12.2v
- 20190419: Fore: 12.63v, Aft: 12.38v, LiDiVi: 12.1v
- 20190408: Fore: 12.64v, Aft: 12.38v, LiDiVi: 12.2v
- 20190404: Fore: 12.68v, Aft: 12.65v, LiDiVi: 12.4v
- 20190404: Replaced engine start battery (#1, fore) with DC31-HD group size 31
maintanence free battery from Pasco.
- 20190403: Batteries wont turn engine fast enough to start.
- 20190402: end charging after ~16 hours.
- 20190326: LiDiVi: 13.2v, end charging.
- 20190322: Started charging batteries at 3A after adding distilled water.
- 20190120: Fore: 12.47v, Aft: 12.48v, LiDiVi: 12.3v
- 20190102: Fore: 12.63v, Aft: 12.64v, LiDiVi: 12.4v
- 20181220: end charging with LiDiVi reading 13.2V.
- 20181218: Fore: 12.51v, Aft: 12.25v, LiDiVi: 12.0. Started charging batteries at 3A.
- 20181205: Fore: 12.56v, Aft: 12.67v, LiDiVi: 12.5. 5W mini-solar panel connected to aft battery. Removed when the Winter Cover was installed on 2018-12-10.
- 20181128: Fore: 12.65v, Aft: 12.61v, LiDiVi: 12.4v upon arriving at Smith's Marina or before leaving Yacht Haven Annapolis ?
- 20180927: Fore: 12.54v, Aft: 12.42v, LiDiVi: 12.2v
- 20180913: Fore: 13.25v, Aft: 13.25v, LiDiVi: 13.0v end charging
- 20180906: Fore: 13.48v, Aft: 13.22v, start charging at 21:55, 8A
- 20180823: Fore: 12.89v, Aft: 12.89v, end charging
- 20180822: Fore: 12.31v, Aft: 12.15v, LiDiVi: 11.9, start charging at 16:33 8A, by 17:15 5A
- 20180808: Fore: 12.56v, Aft: 12.22v
- 20180711: Fore: 12.66v, Aft: 12.52v
- 20180628: Fore: 13.06v, Aft: 13.04v end charging at 13:52
- 20180627: Fore: 12.62v, Aft: 12.29v begin charging at 15:40
- 20180620: Fore: 12.53v, Aft: 12.35v
- 20180524: Fore: 12.85v, Aft: 12.78v after motoring for 40 minutes
- 20180515: Fore: 12.65v, Aft: 12.59v
- 20180510: Fore: 13.02v, Aft: 13.05v end charging from shore
- 20180326: Fore: 15.53v, Aft: 13.53v while charging from shore
- 20180216: Fore: 13.49v, Aft: 13.49v while charing from shore
- 20180103: Fore: 12.52v, Aft: 12.10v
- 20171228: Fore: 12.33v, Aft: 12.22v begin charging from shore
- 20171214: Finished charging 13.42v at 0A at 13:49
- 20171212: Fore: 12.34v, Aft: 12.19v, ~45 degrees. Started charging 4A at 13:22
- 20171128: Fore: 12.43v, Aft: 12.32v
- 20171121: Fore: 12.54v, Aft: 12.37v, 59 degrees
- 20171117: Fore: 12.74v, Aft: 12.77v at 12:30 end of charging period at 13.40v
- 20171114: Fore: 12.38v, Aft: 12.19v at 15:14 start of charging period
- 20171109: Fore: 12.43v, Aft: 12.12v
- 20171102: Fore: 12.58v, Aft: 12.48v
- 20171031: Fore: 12.75v, Aft: 12.75v after charging
- 20171026: Fore: 12.30v, Aft: 12.38v at 57 degrees
- 20171019: Fore: 12.36v, Aft: 12.45v
- 20171016: Fore: 12.35v, Aft: 12.25v at 63 degrees
- 20171003: Fore: 12.38v, Aft: 12.46v at 67 degrees
- 20170919: Fore: 12.42v, Aft: 12.68v at 80 degrees
- 20170912: Fore: 12.42v, Aft: 12.42v at 75 degrees
- 20170823: Fore: 12.48v, Aft: 12.63v at 89 degrees
- 20170822: end charging at 14:56
- 20170821: start charging at 7A
- 20170814: Fore: 12.50v, Aft: 12.55v at 80 degrees
- 20170724: Fore: 12.56v, Aft: 12.68v
- 20170707: Fore: 12.69v, Aft: 12.69v
- 20170706: finished charging at 10:57
- 20170628: Fore: 12.61v, Aft: 12.34v
- 20170618: Fore: 12.67v, Aft: 12.41v, 85 degrees outside
- 20170602: Fore: ......, Aft: 12.65v
- 20170522: Fore: 12.68v, Aft: 12.36v
- 20170503: Fore: 12.73v, Aft: 12.73v
- 20170502: end 14:00 at 0 amps
- 20170430: start 13:16 at 4 amps, decreased to about 2 amps in less than a minute, Fore: 12.73v, Aft: 12.59v, 80 degrees outside
- 20170420: Fore: 12.75v, Aft: 12.58v, 74 degrees outside
- 20170414: Fore: 12.81v, Aft: 12.65v, 65 degrees outside
- 20170413: Fore: 12.75v, Aft: 12.50v, charging
- 20170409: Fore: 12.81v, Aft: 12.65v, 72 degrees outside
- 20170405: end 18:00 at 0 amps
- 20170404: start 16:00 at 7 amps, Fore: 12.70v, Aft: 12.45v, 75 degrees outside
- 20170330: Fore: 12.64v, Aft: 12.39v, 53 degrees outside
- 20170316: Fore: 12.63v, Aft: 12.38v, 40 degrees outside
- 20170305: Fore: 12.64v, Aft: 12.39v, 40 degrees outside
- 20170223: Fore: 12.69v, Aft: 12.44v, 56 degrees outside
- 20170216: Fore: 12.67v, Aft: 12.41v, 35 degrees outside
- 20170207: Fore: 12.71v, Aft: 12.45v, 60 degrees outside
- 20170126: Fore: 12.71v, Aft: 12.45v, 55 degrees outside
- 20170118: Fore: 12.72v, Aft: 12.46v, 60 degrees outside
- 20170112: Fore: 12.75v, Aft: 12.50v, 70 degrees outside
- 20170102: Fore: 12.72v, Aft: 12.42v
- 20161226: Fore: 12.71v, Aft: 12.54v
- 20161211: Fore: 12.75v, Aft: 12.55v
- 20161208: Fore: 12.89v, Aft: 12.60v
- 20161130: end 14:03 at 0 amps, Fore: 14.01v, Aft: 13.06v
- 20161128: start 13:30 at 5 amps, Fore: 12.77v, Aft: 12.33v
- 20161011: end 13:40 at 0 amps, Fore: 13.81v, Aft: 13.04v
- 20161009: start 11:30 at 6 amps, Fore: 12.64v, Aft: 12.00v
- 20160915: end 17:00 at 0 amps, Fore: 13.75v, Aft: 13.05v
- 20160914: start 16:00 at 7 amps, Fore: 12.54v, Aft: 12.05v
- 20160804: end 13:25 at 0 amps, Fore: 13.54v, Aft: 12.93(?)
- 20160802: start 20:10 at 8 amps, Fore: 12.62, Aft: 12.22
- 20160729: Fore: 12.65v, Aft: 12.09
- 20160705: end 19:36 at 0 amps, Fore: 13.24v, Aft: 12.85
- 20160704: start 12:38 at 7 amps, Fore: 12.71, Aft: 12.21
- 20160701: Fore: 12.75, Aft: 12.22 after leaving Constance from 2016-06-10 till 2016-07-01 due to Devorah's wedding.
- 20160425: start 14:00 at 10 amps, Fore: 12.65, Aft: 12.25. finish (as measured on 2016-05-01) Fore: 12.79, Aft: 12.47
- 20160330: finish 18:30 needle barely bouncing. Fore: 12.86v, Aft: 12.65v
- 20160328: start 19:30 at 5 amps, Fore: 12.66v, Aft: 12.44v
- 20160313: start 16:25 at 7 amps, by 16:30 4 amps, by next morning 08:30 barely ticking over
- 20160228: Checked batteries: Fore: 12.65v, Aft: 12.30v
- 20160203: start 9am ~6 Amps. Finish 20160204 17:00 Fore: 13.52, Aft: 12.76, barely ticking over
- 20151115: start 16:15. @13:53 Fore: 14.65v, Aft: 13.25v. 20151117: Fore: 14.59 Aft: 13.32
- 20151028: Fore 12.55, Aft 11.96v start 14:03 @ 15A. Finish 20151029 Fore 14.55v, Aft 13.25v @ min Amps
- 20151015: Fore 12.57, Aft 12.08v
- 20150921: Fore 12.67, Aft 12.36v
Bulk Charge: 10.5 to 15 volts
- 20150917: Fore 12.7v, Aft 13.25v charging, minimal current. Stopped. Reconnected fore
- 20150916: Fore 12.5v, Aft 12.0v, 09:15 start 13.1v fore, 12.7 aft, 14a drop quickly to 10a. 16:50 Fore 15.09v, Aft 12.34v. Disconnected fore. Continued aft.
- 20150820: Fore 12.6v, Aft 12.1v
- 20150814: Fore 12.7v, Aft 12.3v
- 20150813: 09:00 3A red light flashing, needle bouncing. fore 14.5v, aft 13.2v, End charging
- 20150812: Start charging 08:25 8A, 12:55 6A, 17:15 6A, 22:20 5A fore @ 14.47V
- 20150811: Fore 11.62v, Aft 12.00v add h2o
- 20150715: Fore --- , Aft 11.90v
- 20150707: Fore 12.31v, Aft 11.96v
- 20150608: Fore 12.47v, Aft 12.11v
- 20150601; Fore 12.54v, Aft 12.12v
- 20150526: Fore 12.26v, Aft 12.26v, Start 08:50 -> Finish 12:50 Fore 13.4V, Aft 12.6V