I swear by Delco Voyager batteries. They are a pain to procure but I think they're the best bang for the buck. I have 2 Series 30's on Touche' with a Xantrex 20+ charger (one of the old ones). I typically replace after 5-6 years but they seem to be going strong at replacement.
Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 6:19 PM, John Pennie <j...@svpaws.net> wrote: > Charlie: > > Lots of open questions there but a single group 31 does seem a bit small > for a 34/36. Certainly enough reserve to run electronics for a day of > racing so long as there is no refrigeration involved. If the group 31 > worked for you just pick up any similar sized battery. Sears or Walmart is > fine. With a single cell I don’t know that I wold even mess around with > AGM’s - just pull the one battery off every winter. Heck, there isn’t that > much difference between a 27 & a 31. If you’re thinking about upgrading, > you may want to provide a few more details. > > John > > On Apr 28, 2014, at 6:31 PM, cenel...@aol.com wrote: > > My Lifeline deep cycle size 31 battery has died after +7 years of use as a > starting battery. > > I do not cruise, except occasional (mostly motor) trips to different > local (< 25 miles) racing venues. Thus I only carry one > battery in the interests of both weight and use. > > Since it died the morning of the first day of a 2 day regatta, I got a > size 27 from Advance Auto just to reduce the drama of the tow or sailing > out/into the slip--although we did that on the return to the slip-had to > put her in bow-to since sailing backwards is above my skill set! > > Anyhow, for how I use the boat, I would appreciate ideas on the battery > to buy. BTW, I never leave AC power to the boat on > when I am not on board. > > I use a Zantrex 40 battery charger when plugged in to shore power(and > aboard) and am thinking of adding a simple solar panel to keep the battery > topped off between race days. > > Charlie Nelson > Water Phantom > C&C 36 XL/kcb > > > cenel...@aol.com > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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