I bet the crumb cake went last . . . .
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 Website
On Apr 24, 2013, at 2:05 PM, "Della Barba, Joe" <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov> wrote:
> I would suggest a U1 battery. That is what I use and it has worked fine for
> years. They are available cheap at WalMart for lawn tractors or more money
> for a gel or AGM marine version. They are about 35 AH and cost about $140 for
> the gel/AGM versions at West. I have one you can borrow to make sure it
> starts your engine OK. My engine draws 130 amps at start and the battery is
> rated for 240 amps.
>
> As for sealed batteries, I would get gel cells. AGMs are much easier to
> source, but IMHO are nowhere near as good. Their one advantage is they
> tolerate a wide range of charging voltages. I regret switching to AGM and am
> planning to go back to gel next battery swap. I got 10 years out of my gels
> and the AGMs are looking kind of beat at 5 years L Note you need a regulator
> that will NOT go over 14.2 volts for the gels. I alter all the alternators I
> use to run from an external regulator I can adjust. I understand why they
> want sealed batteries. Back when I had wet cells one cracked and dumped acid
> in the bilge during hurricane Charlie and not only did it stink, the acid got
> in a locker where we had canned food and ate holes in the can. We were down
> to rum and one crumb cake for sustenance.
>
> Joe Della Barba
> Coquina
>
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