My C&C 37 has the house batteries in about that same place. Easy to get to. The only issue is that between batteries, inverter, radome etc, the boat sits a little low in the stern, leading to growth on the gel coat just above the bottom paint. My solution was to move to freshwater!
Bill Starfire 1985 C&C 37 Now in Ludington, MI On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 10:20 AM, Robert Boyer via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I put two extra batteries on a shelf I build in the starboard cockpit > locker against the forward bulkhead. I used sealed batteries throughout so > those two that are a bitch to get to won't need much attention. > > Bob > > On Aug 19, 2015, at 10:14 AM, Rick Brass via CnC-List wrote: > > I'm helping a friend move his LF38 to NC, and along the way we are making > up a project list. The boat will be used for live aboard cruising. > > The current setup has one new start battery as bank 1, and two old > batteries in parallel as the house bank 2. The old house batteries need to > be replaced in the next couple of weeks, and we would like to maximize the > AHR capacity and try to increase the number of batteries in the house bank. > > The start battery is in the locker under the front half of the quarter > berth. The house batteries are on a shelf on the port side of the engine > compartment (and are a bitch to get to). There is no room for more > batteries on the shelf. > > So where have you guys installed additional batteries to increase the size > of you house bank? > > Rick Brass > Jim Schwartz > s/v Sea Ya > 1983 LF38 Hull # 105 > > Sent from my iPad > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > Bob Boyer > S/V Rainy Days (1983 C&C Landfall 38 - Hull #230) > email: dainyr...@icloud.com > blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com > > "There is nothing--absolutely nothing--half so much worth doing as simply > messing about in boats." --Kenneth Grahame > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > -- William D. Hall, Ph.D. 617 620 9078 (c) wh...@alum.mit.edu
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