nearly any decent 12 V battery has more than enough CCA to start our small sailboat engines at the outdoor temperatures that we normally operate in...if not the battery is no good or the engine needs service
Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, *Alianna* Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS d.ve...@bellaliant.net On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 9:06 PM, Rick Brass via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Edd; > > > > The installation manual for my M35B, in the specs for the battery cables, > says the starter draws 175 amps max. > > > > Remember that CCA is based on the battery at 32 degrees, if I recall > correctly. At the temps where we use our boats, the output from the battery > would be quite a bit higher. > > > > Rick Brass > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Edd > Schillay via CnC-List > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 25, 2015 8:33 PM > *To:* Dennis C. > *Cc:* CnClist > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Starting Battery > > > > Dennis, > > > > Define "smaller" -- I have a Universal M-35 in the Enterprise. > > > > I'm thinking a Trojan Group 27 with 400 CCA as a starting battery. > > > > All the best, > > > > Edd > > > > ------------------------------- > > Edd M. Schillay > > Starship Enterprise > > NCC-1701-B > > C&C 37+ | City Island, NY > > www.StarshipSailing.com > > ------------------------------- > > 914.332.4400 | Office > > 914.774.9767 | Mobile > > ------------------------------- > > Sent via iPhone 6 > > iPhone. iTypos. iApologize > > > On Feb 25, 2015, at 8:14 PM, Dennis C. <capt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Edd, > > Most smaller marine diesels only need 200-250 cranking amps. > > Dennis C. > > > > On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 6:57 PM, Edd Schillay via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > All, > > > > So, on a related topic, what CCA rating is the battery you use for your > starting battery? > > > > All the best, > > > > Edd > > > > ------------------------------- > > Edd M. Schillay > > Starship Enterprise > > NCC-1701-B > > C&C 37+ | City Island, NY > > www.StarshipSailing.com > > ------------------------------- > > 914.332.4400 | Office > > 914.774.9767 | Mobile > > ------------------------------- > > Sent via iPhone 6 > > iPhone. iTypos. iApologize > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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