[C320-list] Battery Advice

[Kirk McCullough]

I have 2 deep cycle batteries, one under each settee. Then I installed a 
separate starting battery in the forward part of the starboard settee. It 
works well in that spot, helps the port list a little bit too.

The 2 deep cycle batteries are in parallel, so we have lots of AmpHours 
available.

Kirk

#124
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <hcreech at comcast.net>
To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 8:50 AM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Battery Advice


> Pat, I also have been thinkin about a starter battery, how and where did 
> you install it?
>
> Thanks,
> Sincerely,
> Herb Creech
> Cloud Chaser #606
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: Pat Moriarty <patm at psiurethanes.com>
>> I didn't believe the two battery at once story and only replaced one.
>> Then 18 months later the new battery was dead and the old was ok. So
>> I replaced the old and put a start battery on the other leg and do
>> not run the both position on selector, but since I only spend the
>> night out of the marina once or twice a year for only one night it
>> works for me. A starter battery sure kicks the motor over a lot
>> faster than the house battery is one benefit.
>>
>> Pat #130
>>
>>
>> At 10:28 AM 6/30/2008, you wrote:
>> >I've changed only one battery and never had a problem.  I think the 
>> >critical
>> >issue is to replace one battery with a similar one.  I've heard to don't
>> >want to have an AGM battery and a wet-cell for example.  I've kept the 
>> >water
>> >level to just to the bottom of the tube inside the fill cap for the 
>> >cell.
>> >Too full and it will leak, too low and you could expose the plates and 
>> >then
>> >you shorten battery life.
>> >
>> >Tony
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
>> >[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of
>> >hcreech at comcast.net
>> >Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 10:31 AM
>> >To: C-320 Catalina
>> >Subject: [C320-list] Battery Advice
>> >
>> >One of my two batteries just  lost cranking power and i have replaced it
>> >this weekend.  I noticed on some sites that it recommended never to 
>> >replace
>> >only one battery.  The original battery seems fine, both volts and amps. 
>> >I
>> >have a Xantex 20 charger.  These are dual purpose 1235 batteries 
>> >purchased
>> >at West Marine.
>> >A related question.  How high should I maintain the water level?
>> >
>> >Thanks,
>> >
>> >Herb Creech
>> >Cloud Chaser #606
>>
>> Pat Moriarty
>> PSI Urethanes Inc
>> PH: 800-888-5156  Fax: 512-837-8733
>> Please visit our web site at
>> www.psiurethanes.com
>>
>>
>