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Greetings all. Wrapping up my 2nd season with my 2004 SV211 showing 312 hours. I was out this evening with my bride and my daugther, when shortly after starting the boat, I noticed a beeping noise that went off intermitently ever few mins or so.
Obviously, I thought the boat was trying to tell me something. I scrolled thru both menus (one on the Tach and one on the speedometer) and didn't see any messages. I opened the engine hatch, thinking there might be excessive water in the bilge - negative, all looked cool there. Check engine light wasn't on. Fireboy wasn't discharged....all seemed cool with the exception of the beeping.
So we drove it for about 15 mins to a restaurant for dinner - enduring these intermitent beeps. I then noticed the volt meter was hovering at exactly 12 volts. I would have expected it to run slightly over that while the motor is running...then also cross referenced the menu on the tach showing it running at 12 volts. On the way back from dinner (night time, so the running lights were on) I noticed the volts were now reading 11.9. Hmmmm. Am I about to lose my alternator?
I'm a computer guy and don't know which end of the wrench to hold, but was just trying to logic my way thru this troubleshooting exercise, and was hoping I could get some guidance from you all who are more experienced here.
Should my volts be reading higher than 11.9-12.0 volts? Would that cause this intermitent beeping? Am I on the verge of a bigger electrical problem?
I look forward to your advice.
Obviously, I thought the boat was trying to tell me something. I scrolled thru both menus (one on the Tach and one on the speedometer) and didn't see any messages. I opened the engine hatch, thinking there might be excessive water in the bilge - negative, all looked cool there. Check engine light wasn't on. Fireboy wasn't discharged....all seemed cool with the exception of the beeping.
So we drove it for about 15 mins to a restaurant for dinner - enduring these intermitent beeps. I then noticed the volt meter was hovering at exactly 12 volts. I would have expected it to run slightly over that while the motor is running...then also cross referenced the menu on the tach showing it running at 12 volts. On the way back from dinner (night time, so the running lights were on) I noticed the volts were now reading 11.9. Hmmmm. Am I about to lose my alternator?
I'm a computer guy and don't know which end of the wrench to hold, but was just trying to logic my way thru this troubleshooting exercise, and was hoping I could get some guidance from you all who are more experienced here.
Should my volts be reading higher than 11.9-12.0 volts? Would that cause this intermitent beeping? Am I on the verge of a bigger electrical problem?
I look forward to your advice.
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