[C320-list] battery replacement

[Chris Burti]

Exide Com-4D-P have 320 AH and retail for about $135 ea.

AGM are great if want to spend the money and have the need.

On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 10:56 AM, <amshd2 at aol.com> wrote:

>
> Chris
>
>  I am also looking at replacing my Batteries. I have been researching where
> to buy and who carries what brands in the PA/  MD / VA AOR.  I found the
> best place to buy was Battery Warehouse.    On Sat I went to the Battery
> Warehouse Store in Annapolis MD I checked out what they had.
> http://www.batterywarehouse.net/    They keep a large stock of Marine Wet
> and AGM Batteries.  Their wet battery are made and sold under their own
> label.  The AGM are made by Decca and Life Line.
>
> These are Marine  Deep cycle 27 Group and 4Ds.
>
> I did not spend a lot of time on the  wet cell because I have decided to go
> with AGMs. But they carried a full line line of Wet Cells .
>
> Wet Cell 4d were about $180
>
> AGM Decca 4D 190 AMP Hrs $370 2 Yr Warranty  (Same brand as West Marine
> @599)
>
> AGMs Life Line 4 Ds $538 210 AMP Hrs  5 Yr Warranty
>
> AGM 27 Grp  Decca $200
>
> AGM 27 Grp Lifeline $287
>
> AGM 27 Gp Optima $179
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Tony
> #30
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com>
> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> Sent: Mon, Apr 5, 2010 10:19 am
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] battery replacement
>
>
> You will find them listed under the heavy duty commercial truck section. I
> urchased mine from a local auto parts store. they had to order them, but
> hey were in next day.
> I would replace both batteries if they are over three years old as the
> older
> attery will genrally tend to pull down the newer. it isn't mixing
> anufacturers nearly so much as mixing the condition and charge
> cceptance rates of the two.
>  On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 9:56 AM, <hcreech at comcast.net> wrote:
> >
>  Chris, Seems this must be my day to be active on the list. I went to
>  Exide's site this morning found 4D-NG4D, but not COM-4D-P. I need to
> replace
>  one battery , is there any problem mixing battery manufactures in the same
>  bank? I only have the original two batteries, no starting.
>
>
>  Thanks
>  Herb
>
>
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: "Chris Burti" <clburti at gmail.com>
>  To: C320-List at catalina320.com
>  Sent: Sunday, April 4, 2010 11:48:21 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
>  Subject: Re: [C320-list] battery replacement
>
>  * Exide COM-4D-P* unless you are on a mooring or cruise off the grid for
>  mor
>  than a week at a time you can't beat these for the money. $135 each and
>  more
>  AH than the the marine deep cycle Nautilus Gold.
>
>  On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 9:28 PM, Sue Lockett <locketts at embarqmail.com>
>  wrote:
>
>  > One of my two main batteries (made by Exide) is faulty and I need to
>  > replace it. Does anyone have a suggestion as to a good, reasonably
> priced
>  > replacement battery and where it can be purchased?
>  > Thanks!
>  > Ed
>  >
>
>
>
>  --
>  Chris Burti Farmville, NC
>
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> hris Burti Farmville, NC
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Chris Burti Farmville, NC