"markvictor" wrote in message
ups.com...
That reminds me of a funny story ...I had a customer call me after an
incident on his boat..he had been drift fishing most of the
day(w/stereo,lights radar,chart etc. all left on, and the battery
switch in the "all" position. As they got close to shore the attempts
to start the motor on dead batteries proved fruitless(go figure)...THe
VHF did no good on 9 volts so in a panic he called the coast guard and
was yelling at them to hurry because he was heading towards the
rocks...after the usual questions (immediate danger,name of vessel
,people on board, PFD's,etc) the person on the line said "sir, have you
deployed your anchor"...The customer answered with an indignant "of
course I did" (as he bent over and loosens the chain wheel) Yhe next
question from the coast guard was..."Sir, is that your anchor chain I
hear in the background?".......Oops!...busted....but I guess he learned
a valuable lesson...
regards,
mark victor


I have only one battery on my modest 20 footer but also have modest
electrical demands. Rather than going to the expense of putting in a
second battery and wiring in an A/B switch I plan to purchase a portable
rechargeable 12 v charger/battery starter in case of emergencies similar to
this: http://store.yahoo.com/sports-imports/pore12poposu.html

Speaking of portable rechargeable 12 v battery chargers............any
recommendations from the group on one that has worked well for them?