A rule of thumb I picked up along the way for comparing the value of lead acid flooded batteries is to compare the weight. More lead = stronger plates = more years of life = heavier. You may look a little foolish walking in with your bathroom scale but who cares.
Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Apr 28, 2014 10:58 PM, "Marek Dziedzic" <dziedzi...@hotmail.com> wrote: > If you want to have just one battery an AGM might be a good option. Keep > in mind that they are much more sensitive to how you charge them and they > hate not be fully charged after each cycle (which is usually a problem, > unless you have solar or shore power). > > > > Marek (in Ottawa) > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *John > Pennie > *Sent:* Monday, April 28, 2014 8:40 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Battery options > > > > Just to point out one basic we all missed - If you're going to go with > just one battery, make sure its a dual purpose or deep cycle. The grp27 you > picked up to get you by may be a starting battery. I won't go near the > Trojan discussion. > > > > John > > > > On Apr 28, 2014, at 8:28 PM, Joel Aronson <joel.aron...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > But which batteries? > > On Monday, April 28, 2014, Wally Bryant <w...@wbryant.com> wrote: > > I sweat by Trojans. Okay, pulling the plug.... > > you wrote: > > I swear by Delco Voyager batteries > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > > -- > Joel > 301 541 8551 > _______________________________________________ > 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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