jremington:
This has to be a grossly oversimplified description of the procedure.Do you have a charge controller?
Yes. If I left the engine running it would drop down to a float charge. However I usually turn the engine off while it is still charging at 14.8v to save fuel. They get about 1 hour's charge morning and evening for 3 days and then they are taken off line for 3 days when they also get the same 2-hours charge but are not supplying any load.
...R