I would buy wet cell batteries if money was tight and I didn't mind changing them every 2 to 4 years. The reason to buy expensive AGMs? No off gassing, no adding water, supposed to work laying on their side or when submerged. Ours are located under the aft berth, so I didn't want hydrogen gasses building up there. The batteries started the engine several times when we were heeled over 45 degrees stranded on a sand bar, and we got off. No acid in the bilge.
Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Atlantic City, NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Moriarty" <[email protected]> To: "CNC boat owners, cnc-list" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 8, 2013 8:20:06 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Regarding Batteries I've formed the opinion (everyone has one), probably from this list, that a good way to compare lead-acid batteries is by $/pound. Bob M Ox 33-1 Jax, FL On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 11:50 AM, Bob Dryer < [email protected] > wrote: I suspect that all batteries with the same label and/or warranty are not the same. Because of shipping costs, it is likely that different brands come off the same assembly line and are just branded differently. I also suspect that warranties are mostly a marketing gimmick and have little to do with battery longevity. The cost of honoring longer warranties is just a selling expense, not an indicator of quality. bob07052 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected] _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]
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