If you're going to run aground so much, you might want to consider cheaper batteries and a set of training wheels. ; )
On 8 May 2013 19:10, Chuck S <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > ------------------------------ > *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] > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > -- Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC
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