[C320-list] Battery boxes

[Chris Burti]

If you are sold on AGM technology, I agree with Bill.

I don't need it and wanted the highest RC at the lowest price. Exide
Com-4D-P offers me 320 AH and I am seeing them advertised at $169.
They were about $130 when I bought mine in '04. If you want more AH
and are willing to mod the compartment and spend a few more bucks, you
can go to 4 golf cart batteries in two parallel banks of series pairs
and bump RC to over 400 AH per bank.

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 12:48 AM,  <LOCALJG at aol.com> wrote:
> Great info Bill!  Thanks.  It sounds like the Lifeline 4D AGMs  are the way
> to go.  My charging system is the three stage type so I  will have to
> figure out a way how to get rid of the conditioning stage.  I  hear that you can
> fry an AGM if it goes through the conditioning stage of  the recharge
> process.  It looks like a little more research is in  order on my part?
>
> John  #329
>
>
> In a message dated 8/14/2010 3:58:30 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> billculb_a2 at yahoo.com writes:
>
> John,
> Rolls are pretty much the Rolls-Royce of lead-acid  batteries.  For AGMs I
> feel
> that Lifeline's are the  Rolls-Royce.  I replaced my original Exide Gold's
> with 2
> LifeLine  4D's 2 years ago after getting a whopping 7 years out of the
> Exide's.
> The  Lifeline's are expensive but projected to give lots of years and I'm
> sold on
> the advantages of AGMs.  Also they are rated @ 210Ah and I had lots  of
> trouble
> finding any 4Ds over 180Ah.
> http://www.lifelinebatteries.com/marinedeepcycle.php
>
> -bill
> Harmony  #859
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From:  "LOCALJG at aol.com" <LOCALJG at aol.com>
> To:  C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Sent: Sat, August 14, 2010 3:30:03 PM
> Subject:  Re: [C320-list] Battery boxes
>
> Hi Larry:  Thanks for the  info.  My boat is paid for so this isn't an
> insurance issue.  I  was just curious.  I like doing things correctly and
> just
> couldn't  understand why Catalina would not be doing "the right thing" when
> it
> came  to battery boxes.  Apparently Catalina is doing the right thing.
>
> Which reminds me; thank you to all the people who provided me with the
> wealth of information that has been sent.  Whatever they are paying  you
> guys, it
>
> isn't enough.
>
> Larry, you mentioned two  other types of batteries; AGMs and Gells.  I was
> under the  understanding that the Rolls 4D was, well, the Rolls Royce of
> batteries?  For a cruising C320, do you believe another battery would
> provide
> the
>
> requisite energy and still provide such a long life as  the 4D?  The 4Ds I
> am about to replace have been in service for over  10 years and are only
> now
> beginning to have issues.
>
> One  thing I can say about not having a battery sealed in a battery box is
> that  there has been some acid leakage down the battery and onto the
> fiberglass.  The fiberglass has been discolored but still holds  strong.
>
> Does anyone else have this acid on fiberglass  issue?
>
> John #  329
>
>



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Chris Burti Farmville, NC