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New boat owner: 2005 Rinker Captiva 282 Bowrider
psedlon
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Hello, I am the new owner of a 2005 Rinker Captiva 282 bowrider. Unfortunately, it came with no manuals of any kind. I was wondering if anyone knew if there was a resource where I could download a set of manuals, service needs, wiring diagrams, etc. Thanks.
Phil
Phil
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I've been all over the internet. Seems the only thing I can find is a generic Rinker manual that covers runabouts and cuddy's. It's 65 pages. I'm guessing this may be the only "manual" that Rinker gave out when you bought a boat. I did see that they were bought out in 2005, so that may contribute to the generic manual.
I did have another question about the batteries. If I plug in the shore power to my house, will that keep the batteries charged? Or do I need to buy a couple of battery tenders/trickle chargers to keep them ready to go?
The previous owner also told me that he unplugged the refrigerator because it ran off the batteries whenever they are on and it would drain them in a matter of hours.
The generic manual is what Rinker always did. They avoided the huge expense of creating model-specific manuals, and passed on the cost savings to customers.
The fridge will drain the battery in a day or less (if the charger isn't running).
I will send you a PM with an engine installation manual.
My battery chargers also have their own breaker. When plugged into shore power make sure those breakers are turned on. I also have dual shore power hook ups but only one powers my main accessories, the other was dedicated to air conditioning. Make sure you have it shore power running to the correct power outlet when hooked up of you have two. I believe my power panel has the ability to switch from shore power 1 or 2 manually via a switch. Nearly every battery charger I've seen had lights on it that lit red or green when power is applied so when you think you're plugged in properly you should be able to do a quick visual check. Your volt meter on the dash will also likely shoot from 12v to about 13-14 when chargers are turned on as well, that's with key on-no start.
I when i ran a phone USB charger port to the admrials side of the bed I installed a little digital led volt meter on the same panel, makes it easy to keep tabs of what power we've used when we don't have the genny running. As of now my house bank is a single battery.