Hi Jim,
The previous owners of Simplicity, were better at systems than the
current owner! They hid two 6 volt batteries in a plywood box under
the sink, and two more under the quarter-berth. It's too tight there
to put the lid on, so I have a couple slats that raised the lid. I'm
sure the surveyor wouldn't like it, but we don't sleep in the garage.
We have drawer storage there. So we have 4) 6 volts, plus one new
Dyno 31 starting battery, and with a new starter we are doing ok.
I had a friend that rebuilt the companionway steps, building a
battery box in the lower step. You might find space there. . .
Keep looking. . .
Cheers, Lee
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
<<mailto:kimcbr...@comcast.net>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
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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.
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Jim Watts
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