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Marine Electrician / Boatyard in Charleston, SC?
Hello,
I need a recommentation for a good marina electrician and/or boatyard in Charleston , SC.
We are coming down the ICW (currently in North Myrtle Beach) and will be in Charleston in couple of days.
My problem is that my brand new (less than 100 hours) Balmar high output alternator is sometimes not charging. I have the Balmar MC 612 Smart regulator installed as well.
After a couple of hours of motoring, the alternator stops charging (battery bank is not full, <85%). Pulled into a marina and shut down the engine. Started the engine and the alternator resumed charging.
Headed out of the Marina and an hour later the alternator stopped charging again. Pulled into to a marina in Myrtle Beach after 5 hours of motoring. Stopped the engine. Started it again - no charging.
This morning I started the engine - the alternator charges fine.
Not sure what the problem is, had two electricians look at it so far, but no resolution. We think that the Balmar Duo Charge that allows charge to trickle thru from the house bank to the starting battery might be faulty. Not sure how that would affect the overall system.
The duo charger is definetely not doing it's job since the starting battery read 11.9V this morning after 16 hrs connected to shore power (house batteries then fully charged)
Any ideas or recommendation of good electricians?
/Jorgen
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