ABYC is a little vague with the battery box requiments. In summery it describes keeping the batteries sufficiently mounted to prevent sliding around. It describes a cover to prevent inadvertent contact with the terminals. If you use a ratchet strap and insulated terminal covers then you technically meet the requirements.
Commercially available plastic battery boxes provide a means of restraint and insulation of the terminals. Properly made and used, the battery boxes also provide a means of catching acid if it were to leak out. The lids are designed to maintain a loop seal which prevents water from getting in the box should a flooding situation submerge the box. Sea water and batteries is a bad combination which can, not just short out and destroy the battery, but also generate chlorine gas. I don't have commercial battery boxes in either of my battery compartments. The batteries are strapped down. The compartments are glassed in to provide leak resistance. The compartments have wooden lids which prevent inadvertent contact with the terminals. I think you are ok removing the plastic boxes. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On May 18, 2017 12:07 PM, "David Knecht via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I have finished my rewiring project and everything seems to be working > fine. I ended up putting a Blue Sea Si-ACR to control charging inside the > battery compartment as I could find no other accessible space for it. It > is not pretty crowded inside that area with wires, two batteries, and the > ACR. The compartment is a solid bottom fiberglass area with a wood top > panel for access and a strap that goes through slots on the bottom of the > compartment. The batteries are sealed AGM. I am considering removing the > two battery boxes that the batteries sit inside of inside the compartment > as they seem redundant to me with sealed batteries. I can strap down the > batteries instead of strapping down the battery boxes. This will give me a > bit more room and flexibility in the compartment. Is there any safety > reason I should not do this? Thanks- Dave > > Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > >
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