When I put 6V's in Bojangles, I had to increase the height of my battery compartment by about 1/2" (the width of a piece of plywood, thankfully) and then get rid of the old plastic battery boxes. I then glassed in the whole compartment (but for a 3" vent).
The whole thing was a bit of a PITA, but I'm really glad to have the 6V's. They give the most Ah per $ and also the most Ah per square inch of footprint, even when you adjust for the shorter life expectancy of wet cell batteries. Figure out a way to make them fit. You'll be glad you did. Cheers Colin On 10/3/12, Jim Watts <paradigmat...@gmail.com> wrote: > My current 3 x 27 setup is actually in group 31 boxes, two in the forward > hole and one in the aft on a shelf a PO glassed in. The starting battery is > in with the forward two. Theoretically I have the height. I could always > build a custom box out of fiberglass to minimize the height...but I'd still > have to cram 3 of the T105's in the forward compartment. > > On 3 October 2012 15:01, Kim Brown <kimcbr...@comcast.net> wrote: > >> Jim, >> FWIW I looked at going to T105s but couldn't get comfortable with the >> height- especially after I figured in a battery box. Probably just a >> lack >> of courage on my part. A cardboard mockup is a good idea as the battery >> compartment (under the front end of the quarterberth) gets a little >> shallower as you go aft. I'll be as curious as you to hear if anyone has >> converted. My current set up is a grp 24 start battery in a battery box >> that >> tucks aft. I then have 2- Trojan SCS225 grp 31's as a house bank. These >> are >> an inch lower than the T105s. They rate 130 amp hrs at 20 hrs. So a >> little >> more kick than the usual suspects. They are 3.5 years old and fine (in >> FL, >> in nasty heat, in the water year round). They are each in plastic boxes >> strapped down toward the front of the compartment. There is still enough >> room to just squeeze in one of those little portable jumper batteries >> JIC. >> (I use it on the foredeck to attach to a blower to fill the inflatable as >> I >> don't like to tow it if I can avoid it. So you can certainly pick up some >> amp hrs by moving to grp 31s for your house bank (don't think 3x grp31's >> will fit) >> >> Kim Brown >> Trust Me!!! 35-3 >> >> >> ............................................................................ >> >> Message: 8 >> Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 13:07:45 -0700 >> From: Jim Watts <paradigmat...@gmail.com> >> To: 1 CnC List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> Subject: Stus-List Golf cart batteries in a 35-3? >> Message-ID: >> <CA+jZ0FcNHwZrL4tQUWPuAEEodhiWzLiRf3COxOVGwPAy0Kwq= >> w...@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >> >> After 6 years, my last set of batteries is looking close to the end. I >> would >> like to replace the 3 group 27's I have now with 4 T-105 batteries, but I >> don't know if I have the space. I'm going out to measure the spaces and >> trial fit a cardboard mockup, but maybe I can save some time by asking >> here...just maybe someone has done it already. >> Between the forward compartment and the aft compartment under the >> q-berth, >> is there room to mount 4 T-105's? I also have a group 24 starting >> battery, >> but I can stash that almost anywhere. >> >> -- >> Jim Watts >> Paradigm Shift >> C&C 35 Mk III >> Victoria, BC >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> > > > > -- > Jim Watts > Paradigm Shift > C&C 35 Mk III > Victoria, BC > -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
