Feeldavibe! Hi, there. Sorry for the delayed response. We bought the boat!! Big suprise :) and we've been on it since vacationing. We really love...
Thank you so much, Feeldavibe! I appreciate your tenacity and concern in this and I will definitely check that out. I'm going by the Azimut dealer...
Thank you, Pascal. We have checked the shafts and cutlass bearings and both are fine. I appreciate you pointing this out to me. I'm going over...
Thanks, for clarifying that I am the OP. What I don't understand then is your comment that I'm not taking the advice and warnings of the members...
Sorry...don't know what an "OP" is. Can you elaborate for me? Thanks.
Thank you, Capt J. What would be our protocol after that? I worry about running the fuel down b/c the broker really did not want to take us on...
2001, 3126 CATS, 390 HP, Kohler Generator. The previous owner just put a Charles 8000 80 Amp battery charger in it over the winter. It appears...
I am told that the Azimut 42 I'm buy has 4 batteries; one for the starboard engine, one for the port engine and one for electronics. I can't...
Thank you so much! And kudos to your Dad :) . I will have the mechanic check this out for me before purchasing. I'm so grateful for your find!!
Thank you, CaptJ. I will keep this handy for when the vessel is mine and will continue to treat the tanks.
My battery and alternator work fine together. It's only when the generator is started that the alternator lights and alarms go off. Once you turn...
According to BUC, I will have between $95K to $120K equity in the boat. I may be the odd man out...but I am not a dumb woman :) Thanks for...
I'm still being told after a mechanic has looked at the Azimut 42 that the Alarm is there to remind you to turn off the battery charger while...
Did you only have this alarm issue after you replaced the battery charger? The reason I ask is that the owner of the boat we are considering...
Hello, FeelDaVibe! All my research on this points to the fact that Azimut did this on purpose. They do not want you to run the battery charger...
All very good questions, Marmot!!
Wow...thanks so much for all the great feedback. As it stands today our surveyor has changed his mind about the battery charger/generator issue...
Thanks, everyone. My husband took the boat out again yesterday on another seal trial and it ran fine but, then again, they did not run the battery...
My husband and I recently sea trialed an Azimut 42. The generator was started while underway and the alternator lights and alarms were going off...
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