I've been using Delco Voyagers for nearly 2 decades and swear by them. I get 7-8 years service life with a good smart charger.
Delco Voyagers are widely respected in the bass fishing arena also. A 24 series cranks my Universal 25XPB diesel just fine but I'd stick with 27's. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 11:39 AM, Kevin Paxton via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hey everyone. Just recently subscribed to the list. Purchased a '82 C&C 34 > a few years ago. Been sailing it around the Chesapeake on brief day sails > so far with the aim to have a few overnighters soon once the kids get a > little older. We are based in Pasadena up Cornfield Creek. I'm lucky enough > to have a community dock with slips that are real cheap. :-) > > Anyways, both of my group 27 batteries got completely discharged since the > last time I checked them. So I need to either determine if there is any way > to salvage them or decide on a new set of batteries. Any suggestions on > good batteries or ones to stay away from? Is there any gain to trying to > revive them? > > > They power a Yanmar 3gm30f and I haven't had any issues with starting > them, but keeping them charged for any amount of time has been challenging. > So I've been thinking of getting one that is a dual purpose and the other a > true deep cycle for use as a house battery. What kind of combinations do > others have? > > Thanks!! > > Kevin > '82 C&C 34 #473? > Japhy's Spirit (needs a rename, thinking 6 Pax, family of 6 Paxton is last > name) > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All > Contributions are greatly appreciated! > >
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