It is quite easy to fasten batteries with 1" webbing purchased from a
camping/climbing store like REI or Eastern Mountain Sports. The webbing can be
screwed through with large screws and fender washers to fasten to the boat and
there are heavy duty buckles available. The webbing is over 2000# strength,
the buckles much less. Cost is about $2-$3 each battery.
Lee Haefele
----- Original Message -----
From: Philip R. McGovern
To: [email protected]
Cc: Philip J. Rosch
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 5:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] (T&T: & TWL2:) RE: battery bank hook-up
If we could expand this battery thread a little, I have a somewhat related
issue. Our surveyor dinged us last year for not having a proper means for
holding the house bank (six golf cart batteries) down in the event of a
capsize. They are located in a single file row in the starboard cockpit
lazerette and there is no way for them to move laterally since they take up all
of the available space. They could get loose and move vertically if we were to
go topsy turvy but, since Sunshine is a catamaran, I have not made this a big
priority on my "to do" list. Should I be more concerned about this? My
thought is that, if we do capsize, the batteries crashing into (or even
through) the lazerette lid will be the least of our problems.
I'm not sure that belts or webbing would be strong enough to secure them.
Instead, I picture something like a 2x4 over the top of the bank that is
secured at both ends. I would not want to use any sort of metal bar this close
to the cables and terminals. Anything I might put over the tops of the
batteries would interfere with maintaining them and space in the lazerette is
pretty tight.
Any thoughts or suggestions will be most appreciated.
Phil McGovern
s/v Sunshine
PDQ 36
On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 4:00 PM, Norman Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Phil,
I am a bit unsettled about the location you are considering for your house
batteries. If seawater should get to them chlorine, a very poisonous gas,
would result. I have flashbacks to submarine movies where the heroic
sailor dives into the battery compartment to effect a repair.
I would feel much more comfortable if they were above the cabin sole.
I too, thought seriously about installing large house batteries down low in
the engine room, it certainly would be nice to move the CG in that
direction. But after imagining the consequences of a flooded and sloshing
bilge with myself in there desperately trying to find the leak, I decided
to put them in the Saloon instead.
Likewise, I put all my wiring as high as possible.
Electricity and seawater mix all too well.
Norm
S/V Bandersnatch
Lying Julington Creek
30 07.695N 081 38.484W
>
> I'm thinking I could put all the batteries amidships, above the bilge, but
> below the sole and put the buss bars on opposite stringers, well away from
> humanity. Starter feeds would pop through the sole where appropriate and
two
> single cables would power the electrical panel. I already route all A/C
> power through the 2500 inverter so it keeps things simple
>
>
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