Charlie:
We use Great Northern Batteries, Group 27's......current ones are 7
years old....always leave them on the boat over the winter....checked
them last week...one was 12.63 V the other was 12.61V. Each battery
weighs 55 lbs.
Even though you don't cruise, mostly a racer, I would still have a
second battery on your boat. With the displacement of your boat, I
doubt 50 to 60 lbs. would make that much of a difference in your racing
but would give you more security for you boat and crew. If the extra
weight of a battery makes that much of a difference, clean your boat out
and find 60 lbs. of stuff you do not need to carry around the race
course....e.g take 6 gallons of water and/or fuel off the boat.
Rob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 - 84
Halifax, N.S.
On Apr 28, 2014, at 6:31 PM, cenel...@aol.com
<mailto: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
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