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  1. 2013 VLX with 350 hp What could be causing voltage to intermittently drop to 12.3-12.5v (normally runs 13.6-14.2v) while engine is running? Voltage drops seem to be onset by engine loads (surfing, pulling wakeboarder with ballast, etc.). This weekend we had a few long surf sessions followed by a slow ride back due to rough water. Voltage got below 11.5v triggering warning lights/sounds. Not running stereo or lights but did use blower around engine starts and ballast pumps when setting up surf and wakeboard sessions. Oh and the touch screen freezes but I take that is related to the voltage drops. Running two 750 CCA Super Start AGM connected via a On/Off/Combined switch an BEP voltage sensing relay. Both batteries are cranking batteries - didn't have a Deep Cycle battery when i replaced them in June. I notice when i put the charger on one battery, initially the charger reads 13.9 - 14.1v but after several minutes of charging (2A mode), it reads 60-70% charged. Is this caused by the VSR kicking in? Thanks for the help. Mark
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    2021 MXZ 24 w/M6 and Stern turn. Battery Option 3(ACR), 170 AMP alternator. Currently have 2 group 24 Interstate Cranking batteries. Not sure why it's not a cranking and a deep cycle?? I get a low house bank warning(have read others have dealt with this too)if using the stern turn too much. Volts drop a ton even just bumping it off/on for short burst. At a minimum I want to upgrade to a Group 31 AGM(X2, Lifeline,Odyssey)for the house and then a group 27 AGM for the Starting side. But ideally I would like 2 31's in parallel and a 27 for starting. A couple questions: Haven’t measured yet, can I fit 2 group 31s and a 27 into the bow compartment on the new MXZ? Will 31's fit at all? Worst case would like to have 2 31s in the bow and a 27 in the observer storage area by the amps. Anything special in regards to wiring with the ACR? Wire the 31s in parallel on one side for the house and keep the 27 alone for starting? Imagine I would also need to upgrade the Noco Genius Gen 2 Mini, 2 Bank, 8A on board charger? I'm sure 4A/bank is fine if I did a group27/31 2battery set up, but not sure how 4 Amps would work on 2 31's in parallel. If I'm looking at it right, 2 31s in parallel would make an approximate 200A bank(using X2 Batteries for example), if discharged to 50% it would take almost 25 hrs to recharge?? Not that it would be that low on a normal basis, but probably down in the 20-40% discharged range so 10-20 hours to recover and run through the recharge process. Maybe go with a 2 bank 20A, so each bank is getting 10A?? Am I thinking about all this correctly? Thanks
  3. Have a 99 Sunsetter LX w/ the Monsoon. Having an issue where all my electric on the dash goes in & out. Its slowly gotten worse with time. This year starting out, the gauges don't work, the blower didn't work, & even the radio. The Battery was fully charged, the boat starts right up with no issues, even when none of the things on the dash are working. After getting up to speed all the sudden, everything will start working, but will then all of it will keep randomly cutting on & off. Is this most likely a ground issue? Or the computer going out (I know that it can be with gauges, but it doesn't make sense to me with the blower & radio also not working, they shouldn't be running thru the computer, are they? I don't have a battery switch on it. Appreciate any feedback . Thanks
  4. Hi, We have a Malibu VTX 20 2021. Since yesterday, when we open the battery switch the boat the starts automatically (by itself!). when we shutoff the boat with the power button, it makes a cracking noice behind the boat, the sport dash flashes and then the boat restart automatically by itself! The only way to shutoff the boat is by turning the battery off… Have you ever experienced this? Anyone know what it could be? Thanks!
  5. Just bought first family boat '06 23 LSV and have a couple questions: First, it has two batteries w/ the perko selector switch in it. When I pulled the batteries to charge them I noticed that the huge amp/stereo wires just go to one battery, and not into the perko switch. Doesn't that negate being able to use the selector switch to choose which battery is powering the audio system? Is that common practice? Second, as I was reconnecting the wires everything went fine until I went to connect the negative lead from the speaker system/amp to the battery that I had connected the positive lead to first from the speaker system/amp. Pretty big fireworks. There was nothing when hooking up positives from switch and grounds (not even the tiny ones you'll get sometimes w/ new vehicles and all their computers), which leads me to believe everything going through switch is fine. It has the Medallion MUX switches on it, which I don't think were standard...When they put those in would they have been added to connect to power through the amps/stereo? I appreciate your help
  6. When I put a meter on the terminals on the alternator I just show same voltage as batteries. Not producing 14 volts. Typical running voltage for me has been 13.8. Now I charge up my batteries overnight and have enough juice to last the day but the alternator doesn’t seem to be charging. Seems to have started since the last time my kill switch came loose while cruising at about 25 mph. Hasn’t been the same since. Periodically I will see a small moment in time when my dash reads 13.8V.
  7. 2020 25 LSV, M6Di 170 amp alternator, battery option 3 (automatic charge selector) So I keep getting a low engine battery alarm. I start everyday with fully charged batteries off the tender. I have 3 batteries on board. The voltage reading on the engine diagnostics screen while running says 14.4 volts, the dash will start at 12 and drop down to 11 or lower after a couple hours. Then randomly, usually after a couple low engine battery alarms it will jump up on the screen to 13 volts or something. Rarely it will show 14.4. Others with the same boat have said it reads 14 volts on the dash whenever the boat is running. I feel like that should be the case, but I dont know if the battery option 3 with the automatic perko has something to do with it. Maybe a bad ground somewhere? bad connection? bad voltage regulator? Not sure where to start trouble shooting. I've got 100 hours on my boat since late April, and I'm hoping to keep using it through October before asking the dealer to figure it out. I carry a DMM onboard, so I have that at my disposal. Anyone with similar problems or advice? Advice greatly appreciated.
  8. Hello, recently bought a 2011 Malibu 23lsv late last fall. Still new to this and figuring things out but when I bought the boat it was recommended to me that I never leave the battery switch on 1 or 2 when I store the boat or the battery selected will die. (Attached link is a picture of the battery switch.) This means every time I launch I have to reset the clock and radio presets. Not a big deal but I've recently developed issues with my power wedge not working properly. If my wedge starts at the top in the full stow position and I move it down to a 45 degree angle on the screen, the actual wedge is already down at a full 90 degree. I've tested this multiple times while the boat is on the trailer (did the ole flick the paddle wheel trick) and essentially the actual wedge moves faster than what the computer screen shows. I searched the forum and learned about how I can recalibrate my wedge through my maliview screen and I plan on doing so. However, one of the main issues was when turning the battery switch off it states I'll have to recalibrate my wedge every single time. This is more of hassle than radio presets. I started to think about this and wondered if I could leave the battery switch on either 1 or 2 so that wedge stays calibrated along with radio/time. I have an external trickle charger that I use to charge the batteries during the winter but there is no onboard trickle charger. My thought was just like a car, when you turn the key off, leave it, and let it sit; it holds the time and radio information so when you restart you're good to go. Wouldn't this still apply to a boat? As long as I turn off the power button can I still leave the battery switch turned on so that when I restart the boat, everything will still be preset? Any help is appreciated. https://www.wholesalemarine.com/blue-sea-systems-e-series-selector-battery-switch-w-afd.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwtqj2BRBYEiwAqfzurzIGwpsbJd2vfxpoTxSSdN_3Uz0C_XIE72hvGMZyLZluxWEjQq_3EhoC6i8QAvD_BwE
  9. Have 2 brand new batteries in our 2017 Wakesetter 21VLX. When I switch to battery 1, nothing. When I switch to battery 2 it works. Maybe I have battery cables wrong. Any suggestions, pics or diagram would be awesome. Thanks
  10. Last summer boat ran perfectly fine all summer then pull it out get ready to taker er out n bam nothin .. put two new batteries checked fuses but still no power to command center or no spark nada on ignition switch either.. no nothing push reset breaker n still no nothin no clicks no nothin.. as if batteries dead but there both good....please help
  11. I've got a 2018 Wakesetter I bought last Sept. We've put 11 hours on the boat. We took it out today after being in storage all winter. Boat started fine. About an hour out on the lake, we started to lose power. Boat went dead. Could it be a faulty alternator? Boat is practically new. Any other possibilities?
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