Houseboat Batteries - Lake Powell 46 VOYAGER XL Manual

HOUSEBOAT BATTERIES

The 12-volt house system includes cabin
lights and navigational lights, water
pumps, the horn and the VHF Radio.
Battery Condition Gauge
• A dash-mounted Battery gauge is
located left of the steering wheel.
The toggle switch selects battery
1 (houseboa battery) or battery 2
(engine crank battery).
• When a battery reaches the
YELLOW area, you must start the
generator or engines to charge the
low batteries. On the Voyager XL
models the battery gauge is located
to the right of the steering column.
Charging
• Start the Generator.
• Turn on the AC main breaker.
• The batteries will also charge
directly from the engines. Operate
the engines 2-3 hours at 1000-2000
RPM to fully charge without the
generator.
DC Breaker Panel
• DC Main
• Refrigerator
• Heater
• Salon Lights
• Cabin Lights- Port
• Instrument panel
• Radio
• Deck Lights
• Cabin Lights
• Water heater
• 12-volt DC Outlet
• Navigational Lights
• Horn
• Bilge Pump
• Shower Pump
Please Note:
• Turn off the LAKE WATER PUMP
breaker while underway, beaching,
or unbeaching. Once you are
beached, leave this breaker off for
an additional 15 minutes to let sand
and sediment in the water settle.
Remember: Each light or appliance will
need to be turned on individually once
the breaker is on.
DC Breaker
• If you should lose DC power and your
batteries are fully charged, reset the
DC breaker located on the electrical
panel. See picture to the left.
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HOUSEBOAT BATTERIES
Bilge Pumps
• Located in the lower stateroom (if
applicable) and in the below deck
generator compartment. Use only
when water is presentTurn on DC
MAIN breaker.
• Turn on BILGE PUMP breaker.
• On helm, push Bilge 1 or Bilge 2
switches ON to activate.
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