[C320-list] 4D Battery Replacement Advice

[jsail320 at cox.net]

Having made the decision to replace my batteries on my 2000 C 320 I am doubting if I made the right decision.  It seems these things last forever but I started to get cold feet with all the comments I recieved about pushing my luck.

Nevertheless, the new ones are being delivered to my slip on thursday ......

Good luck to all keeping theirs .... and keep us posted to when you change them.

John
Lady K> 
> From: "Quentin Murphy" <qmurphy at sympatico.ca>
> Date: 2006/01/09 Mon PM 08:24:40 EST
> To: "C320-List" <C320-List at catalina320.com>
> Subject: RE: Re: [C320-list] 4D Battery Replacement Advice
> 
> I also have the original 4D Batteries on my 2000 boat, but the OEM charger
> was replaced by the previous owner.  I understand the batteries were left on
> the boat over winter (every year) only being fully charged prior to storage.
> All that was done was all the wires were disconnected from the battery
> terminal posts as I have done this season.  And the boat is on its cradle
> subject to the severe winters of the Great White North on the north side of
> Lake Ontario.
> 
> One reason the batteries are still good is probably because the boat is
> nearly always plugged into shore-power when docked in the summer (five
> months).  Frequent severe deep cycling is what I believe wears out a
> battery.  Normally a lead-acid battery is good for three to five years, so I
> guess I'm doing ok - so far!
> 
> As from the beginning, the winter resting spot is a few hundred yards from a
> large nuclear power plant, so maybe I'm getting some help there, just maybe?
> 
> Quentin Murphy
> Whit's End, #667
> 
> 
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