davester65

Ooh that's a scary number Tracy, I have 6 x 110ah in my battery bank, but I've been off grid for 10 days now relying on solar charging only, I've had 3 good sunny days when my solar input has been 300w + for approx 8 hours. Judging by the other comments it's time to hook up to a shoreline. Info much appreciated, Thanks.

Good info, thanks David, out of interest, it's a Shoreline 12v fridge with a small freezer compartment built in, (pretty standard for narrowboats) does this unit consume a lot of battery power? as have no probs storing perishables in the well deck in the colder months to save battery power & it has a separate switch on the panel so I can easily isolate it.

My thoughts exactly, The system is installed and working, and I also doubt faulty components, problem is more likely to be a numpty novice boater like me not understanding how to operate/calibrate the system properly. So, I now have 2 jobs tomorrow, 1 connect a shoreline & put some charge back into the battery bank & 2 bury my head in the manuals & learn how to operate the system correctly. 🙂

More good info guys, thanks, battery voltage is showing up at 11.85v at the min (again from the Victron App, Don't have my multi-meter onboard to take an accurate reading). Have a quick fix as I can get a shoreline hook up in the morning before I move back to the Marina at the weekend. Here's hoping I haven't trashed my battery bank. Think I've got some studying to do! Appreciate the help guys 🙂

That's good info guys, thanks, defo sounds like low battery problem, I'm new to boating and have a recently installed 3 Panel Victron Solar set up with a Victron MPPT & a Victron Smart Shunt Battery Monitor, I have 6 x 110ah lead acid Leisure batteries. Didn't know about resetting the battery capacities. Time to run the engine for a few hours I think.

I've been a liveaboard since early January, normally on shorline but been off grid running on battery power for about 10 days now, solar is a bit hit and miss at this time of year, but battery monitor has not been below 70%. After the reboot fridge seems to be working fine again, humming away as normal. Can here some water circulating in the back of the fridge (again normal since i've been on the boat) didn't know if there was some sort of condensation tub behind the fridge which I needed to empty from time to time.

Got back to the boat today to find my Shoreline Fridge has packed up. There's definitely power going in as the lights are on and behind the salad tray there's a small red LED which was blinking. I cut the power to the fridge from my switch panel, left it 10 mins then re-powered, red LED light is not blinking now. Is there some servicing/maintenance I should be doing?

Thanks Guys, Some great info on this thread, Thank You. Looks like I might have to sell the car & get a bus pass though...& I'm only 56! 🙂 Keep the Info flowing please.

Post Restante will be a godsend for collecting mail when I'm moving around the network, but, from the research I've done, this doesn't serve as a residential address, or am I misunderstanding it?

Having sold the bricks & mortar, bought a Narrowboat & moved aboard in early January, my 3 month snail mail redirection comes to an end in about 6 weeks, so am looking for recommendations for a mailing address service. Can't be a PO Box as I need to register Bank Cards, Credit Cards, Driving License etc to the address. From the research I've done most liveaboards seem to use a friend or family address for this, neither of those options are available to me. I'm currently in a winter mooring in Sth Yorks, but will be continuous cruising from mid/late April. Can you guys help?

Am having the dead Vetus Combi on my Narrowboat replaced with a Victron at the moment, does anyone on here know if Vetus Inverter/Chargers are repairable? If yes, recommendations please, If no, will there be any residual value on it if I chuck it on ebay as 'Not Working...for Spares or Repair' as any £ I can raise will be very welcome to offset the cost of the new one. Thanks.