[C320-list] 4D Battery Replacement Advice

[Richard A. Walker]

Hi Dennis,

1. Yes they weigh +/- 130.
2. Consider AGM
3. How long they last is again a religious question.  Do you spend many days
on long  (3 week) cruises are is the boat more or less home every day or so.
How is your charger etc.
4. I would use the West marine price as a baseline then check around.

Cheers,
 
Dick Walker
C-320 (687) WindWalker II
740 Olive Ave.
Coronado, CA 92118-2136
619.435.8986

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:C320-List-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Dennis Harris
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 7:00 AM
To: C320-List
Subject: Re: [C320-list] 4D Battery Replacement Advice

Our boat is a 2000 model, and the 4D batteries have just gone...not 
enough juice to crank the engine....I can recharge them, use them for 
docking after an afternoon sail, but the batteries won't hold the 
charge.  So I'll be replacing them.  As I recall from eariler posts, the 
original 4D's on the boat were a special edition for Catalina by Exide. 
How do I get the same batteries with same ratings as the ones used by 
Catalina.  Do those things really weight 130 lbs?  What is the best way 
to get the table top off to get access to the batteries.  Thanks.

Dennis Harris, C320 #694

jsail320 at cox.net wrote:

>Ouch .... I perhaps should have asked before ordering my replacements .... 
>
>Good for you guys ... I really got hung up with all the warnings and omens
I heard ....
>
>John
>s/v Lady K
>  
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>>From: "R Airis" <rairis at comcast.net>
>>Date: 2006/01/09 Mon PM 09:56:43 EST
>>To: "Rod Boer" <rod.boer1 at verizon.net>,  "C320-List"
<C320-List at catalina320.com>
>>Subject: Re: Re: [C320-list] 4D Battery Replacement Advice
>>
>>Going on ( 8 ) seasons with the Exhide nautalus . I keep them on the 
>>inverter/charger
>>24 / 7 when hooked up to shore power on our dock.
>>
>>Hale kai 2........#266 
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