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My Riv 28 runs on 2 Grp 31 batteries that are intended to do all things with the 1-2-both-off switch. Old school, but OK for a dock queen with day trip outings. Not good enough for my planned windlass upgrade. But . . . Normally my NOCO charger shows 2 green lights until last week one green and one red. Low on electrolyte on Batt 2 so I topped the cells up. Next weekend - 2 green.
Day outing today with the fridge breaker off, so only dash gauges and electronics on, but when I returned to dock, 2 red on the charger.
It seems odd to me that the alternators can't keep those "marine" batteries up. I am looking at a battery system upgrade (windlass), but now I wonder if I can rescue these 2 in a new configuration. Pics of the batteries below.

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