Is there a way to get more charging capacity out of a Yamaha outboard? As my electrical needs are greater than what this outboard can produce.
I have a pontoon with a 2005 Yamaha T50TLRD 50hp outboard. I have lots of power sucking electric gadgets (massive stereo/subwoofer extra amps, sea legs, lighting, etc.) I have dual batteries.
Being a pontoon we rarely drive full open throttle so 95% of the time we putt around the lake at 2500-3000 rpm. My voltage output is 13-14 volts when no electrical gadgets are being used. Since it is a party barge we usually have the stereo cranked which drops the voltage down to 12 volts when putting around. The batteries never charge and slowly deplete so when we dock the batteries are so dead the sealegs won't work. I can run a power cord and charge the batteries up over night using a little 2amp charger. And then I am good for another 2-3 days of use before having to charge over night again.
Cruises are typically 1 hour so that means moving the sealegs twice in 1-hour.
Not sure if larger batteries will help as it just might get me one more day before having to charge manually. What I really need is a regulator/rectifier that can give me more juice also not sure what the stator output is even rated at but if I am using more amps than the stator can put out what can I do to increase the output?
I have a pontoon with a 2005 Yamaha T50TLRD 50hp outboard. I have lots of power sucking electric gadgets (massive stereo/subwoofer extra amps, sea legs, lighting, etc.) I have dual batteries.
Being a pontoon we rarely drive full open throttle so 95% of the time we putt around the lake at 2500-3000 rpm. My voltage output is 13-14 volts when no electrical gadgets are being used. Since it is a party barge we usually have the stereo cranked which drops the voltage down to 12 volts when putting around. The batteries never charge and slowly deplete so when we dock the batteries are so dead the sealegs won't work. I can run a power cord and charge the batteries up over night using a little 2amp charger. And then I am good for another 2-3 days of use before having to charge over night again.
Cruises are typically 1 hour so that means moving the sealegs twice in 1-hour.
Not sure if larger batteries will help as it just might get me one more day before having to charge manually. What I really need is a regulator/rectifier that can give me more juice also not sure what the stator output is even rated at but if I am using more amps than the stator can put out what can I do to increase the output?
