Edd:
We have two Great Northern Group 27 wet cell batteries that are left on
board all winter.....these two batteries get a full charge late in the
Fall and sometimes a short charge (one hour) at 6 amps during the winter
and that's it. They have seen 6 sailing seasons, have spent every
winter on board, and last week I went to check the boat, mostly for the
build up snow and ice on the shrinkwrap, my volt meter said one battery
was 12.59V the second was 12.57V. My point is, if fully charged in the
Fall, there is very little, if any, winter maintenance involved.
A side story.....got on a step ladder to board my boat last
week.....didn't realize there was 2 inches of solid ice lying on the
white shrinkwrap directly above me.....when this approx. 3' x 3' piece
of solid ice started to slide towards me, I got my head and shoulders in
the gate/companionway just in time before it decapitated me and/or
removed all my front teeth. Lesson learned... won't do that again, he says!
Rob Abbott
AZURA
C&C32 - 84
Halifax, N.S.
On 2015-02-25 12:30 PM, Edd Schillay via CnC-List wrote:
I do want to go with 4-6 golf carts. How often do you need to add
water to them?
A problem I have is the ability to get to the boat to maintain them
during the winter months.
All the best,
Edd
Edd M. Schillay
Starship Enterprise
C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B
City Island, NY
Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/>
On Feb 25, 2015, at 11:27 AM, Joe Della Barba <j...@dellabarba.com
<mailto:j...@dellabarba.com>> wrote:
Quick answer: gel is best and wet cells - golf carts - are by FAR the
best for $$$ per amp hour. I do not care for AGM
Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 25, 2015, at 11:17, Edd Schillay via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote:
Listers,
As you know, I’m redoing the electrical systems on the Enterprise
(thanks to all for diagrams and advice).
So now comes the question of what type of battery to use in my house
bank — Flooded, Sealed or AGM? What do you have on your C&C and why
do you prefer it?
And, if you have flooded, how often do you top them off with
distilled water?
The countdown has begun!
http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/2015/02/launch-of-enterprise-countdown.html
All the best,
Edd
Edd M. Schillay
Starship Enterprise
C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B
City Island, NY
Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/>
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