Buying gel cell or AGM "golf cart" batteries kind of defeats the main advantage they have - they are BY FAR the cheapest batteries out there for total life cycle cost if you are talking the cheap wet cell versions. If you need sealed batteries anyway, there really are no bargains. I would just go with what fits your space best. In my case a 4D fits where the original 27s lived.
Joe Della Barba From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Joel Aronson Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 2:26 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Batteries Fred, Were you able to find sealed batteries, or are they vented? Joel On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 2:22 PM, Frederick G Street <f...@postaudio.net<mailto:f...@postaudio.net>> wrote: I'd go for "A". In fact, I DID do just that when I redid my electrical system and replaced batteries. Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Apr 24, 2013, at 12:54 PM, Joel Aronson <joel.aron...@gmail.com<mailto:joel.aron...@gmail.com>> wrote: All, I hate to bring up this topic, as it is almost as bad as asking about anchors. I currently have 2 Group 31 batteries. I want to have a 3rd separate starting battery. My choices have been narrowed to: (a) 2 T105 6 volt golf cart batteries for the house bank and use one of the existing batteries for starting or (b) buy 1 starting battery. The first gets me more power, the second saves maybe $100. I have an 80 amp alternator with internal regulator. BTW, ISAF now requires sealed batteries for offshore - just to complicate my life! _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com<mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com> -- Joel 301 541 8551
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