Phil and Lee: OK, I'll invest in some webbing, screws and washers and, then, I can cross this item off the list. It should make my insurance agent happy and might prevent a calamity. Thanks for the nudge.
Phil McGovern On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 6:05 PM, Lee Haefele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Cc:* Philip J. Rosch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *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 > >
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