[Rhodes22-list] Lowering motor on electric lift if battery dies?

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We've carried one of those all-purpose jumper packs when we are 
cruising. We only have a single battery with our electric start 
outboard so we figure that gives us some back-up. Ours also has 
12-volt (cigarette lighter) charging outlets and we have used them to 
recharge tablets and cellphones. The charging function is probably 
being replaced by solar but still useful to have around.

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Rock Hall, MD



At 10:11 AM 4/22/2015, you wrote:
>Bob,
>How about carrying one of those car battery jumper packs with you 
>until you get this issue resolved?  They should carry enough juice 
>to get the motor down and started, at which point, the alternator 
>should be charging the batteries back up? - Rob Lowe
>
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>Unfortunately, I had discovered last Fall, soon after the boat was 
>delivered, that Stan had not wired the two batteries separately on 
>the switch. The switch, although it has 4 positions - off, 1, 2, 
>both -- essentially has two modes -- everything on, or everything 
>off. Stan tried to tell me how to rewire the switch, but I was 
>unable to follow the wires or even get access to the switch. So, 
>Stan has promised to fix this next time he has someone in my area. 
>(But I'm far from NC.) Meanwhile, I suppose cutting the belt would 
>be the only option if I really need to lower the motor and the 
>batteries are dead. Not a great likelihood of this, but I like to be 
>prepared. On Kentucky lake, I really need a motor to cross 
>the  barge channel and get in and out of the marina.
>
>Bob
>
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