Joe,
I put two group 27 batteries in a dual tray in the Port cockpit
lazerette. The tray includes a strap to secure the batteries and it
screws down to the floor of the lazerette. I then built a box around it
to close it off. The connections worked out well. I fused it on the
bulkhead under the lid of the box. The wiring goes through that
bulkhead and down to the battery switch. I got the tray at Cabela's.
All we ever used that locker for was for a four pack of life jackets.
We moved those to the fore peak lockers. We use the open storage area
left for dock lines and fenders.
Neil Schiller
1970 Redwing 35, Hull #7
(C&C 35, Mark I)
"Corsair"
While Lake, Michigan
On 1/25/2017 5:29 PM, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List wrote:
I am thinking of switching over to golf cart batteries and am going
nuts trying to figure out where to put them. I think 2 might maybe fit
the standard battery compartment, but they might be too high. No way 4
fit in there. Also that is not including the battery containers, which
are needed for wet cells. I also think I have enough extra weight on
that side already with the water tank.
I have thought of:
Starboard under the dinette seat up by the mast: Lots of room, but
lots of wire to run and that brings acid and fumes right under
someone’s head/butt. Good side is the weight is in the near-ideal place.
In the port cockpit locker: Pretty good place with short wire runs,
but maybe not the best place for the weight. Also obviously takes away
from useful storage.
Starboard cockpit locker someplace: This is the good side of the boat
for weight, but low down near the engine blocks access I use all the
time to work on the back end of the engine.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
Joe
Coquina
C&C 35 MK I
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