One club member has had his two lead acid wet cell batteries for 12
years and another for 10 years.....they both are launching again this
year with the same, old batteries. My GNB group 27's are now heading
into their 6th year and I have abused them (let the electrolyte get low
to expose the lead plates). They still hold their charge under a load test.
My point is that if you don't need AGM's, a good quality lead acid
battery has proven that it can last a long time if properly used.
Bob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 - 84
Halifax, N.S.
On 2013/05/09 1:38 AM, Jim Watts wrote:
If you're going to run aground so much, you might want to consider
cheaper batteries and a set of training wheels. ; )
On 8 May 2013 19:10, Chuck S <cscheaf...@comcast.net
<mailto:cscheaf...@comcast.net>> wrote:
I would buy wet cell batteries if money was tight and I didn't
mind changing them every 2 to 4 years.
The reason to buy expensive AGMs? No off gassing, no adding
water, supposed to work laying on their side or when submerged.
Ours are located under the aft berth, so I didn't want hydrogen
gasses building up there.
The batteries started the engine several times when we were heeled
over 45 degrees stranded on a sand bar, and we got off. No acid
in the bilge.
Chuck
Resolute
1990 C&C 34R
Atlantic City, NJ
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*From: *"Bob Moriarty" <bobmo...@gmail.com
<mailto:bobmo...@gmail.com>>
*To: *"CNC boat owners, cnc-list" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com
<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>>
*Sent: *Wednesday, May 8, 2013 8:20:06 PM
*Subject: *Re: Stus-List Regarding Batteries
I've formed the opinion (everyone has one), probably from this
list, that a good way to compare lead-acid batteries is by $/pound.
Bob M
Ox 33-1
Jax, FL
On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 11:50 AM, Bob Dryer <bob07...@gmail.com
<mailto:bob07...@gmail.com>> wrote:
I suspect that all batteries with the same label and/or
warranty are not the same. Because of shipping costs, it is
likely that different brands come off the same assembly line
and are just branded differently. I also suspect that
warranties are mostly a marketing gimmick and have little to
do with battery longevity. The cost of honoring longer
warranties is just a selling expense, not an indicator of
quality.
bob07052
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