After 20+ years my battery boxes were in pretty sad shape. The tie downs were fine underneath them and I use AGM Northstar Group 31? Batteries. Pitched the worthless battery boxes, tied each battery down to the tie downs and sailed on. With secure tie downs and AGM batteries, see no need for battery boxes. Am I missing something--should I get new boxes?
Charlie Nelson C&C 36XL/kcb Water Phantom Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 25, 2017, at 5:56 PM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > What is the exact requirement for a battery box? Not "good practices" but > specific requirements? Battery boxes are always so bulky and inefficient. > But a glassed in plywood box can be made to fit very exacting and efficient > spaces. > Alternatively you could just do AGM 6v golf cart batteries. > > Both main and aux battery banks were installed under the starboard dinette > seat of my boat. 200 Ah forward and 400 Ah aft. There's few other places to > put them. > > The prospects of lithium technology are very encouraging. Near 100% > charge/discharge efficiency. Lightweight. Energy dense. Maybe just drag > your feet on this project until the price comes down and the boat kitty has > grown. > > > > Josh Muckley > > S/V Sea Hawk > > 1989 C&C 37+ > > Solomons, MD > > > On Wed, Jan 25, 2017, 5:30 PM Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I am thinking of switching over to golf cart batteries and am going nuts > trying to figure out where to put them. I think 2 might maybe fit the > standard battery compartment, but they might be too high. No way 4 fit in > there. Also that is not including the battery containers, which are needed > for wet cells. I also think I have enough extra weight on that side already > with the water tank. > > I have thought of: > > Starboard under the dinette seat up by the mast: Lots of room, but lots of > wire to run and that brings acid and fumes right under someone’s head/butt. > Good side is the weight is in the near-ideal place. > > In the port cockpit locker: Pretty good place with short wire runs, but maybe > not the best place for the weight. Also obviously takes away from useful > storage. > > Starboard cockpit locker someplace: This is the good side of the boat for > weight, but low down near the engine blocks access I use all the time to work > on the back end of the engine. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks! > > Joe > > Coquina > > C&C 35 MK I > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish > to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish > to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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