[C320-list] Golf cart battery modifications

[Brad Kuether]

John (or anyone else),

What modifications need to be made to the wooden battery box/enclosure to 
accomondate the golf cart batteries?

Anyone have pics on the website?  My 4Ds are "due", its been 7 years 
now.....

Thanks!

-Brad, Mary, Monica, and Jarod
"Independence"
2004 Catalina 320 Hull 1006
Middle River, MD

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <LOCALJG at aol.com>
To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 12:47 AM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] PLEASE SUGGEST BATTERY REPLACEMENT


> If you go with AGMs, be sure to do your research as you may also have  to
> have a larger alternator.  I have been told that unless you charge  an AGM 
> at
> a certain rate, they can be damaged or not fully charge?  Last  year, when
> I was looking into AGMs (and AGMs were the way I wanted to originally 
> go),
> I was told about the recharging issue with them. I can't remember exactly
> what the facts were but because of the recharging issues and needing a
> bigger alternator, I decided to go with the golf cart batteries.  Golf 
> cart
> batteries keep it simple.
>
> John
> Dreamtime #329
> Coronado
>
>
> In a message dated 7/14/2011 2:25:07 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> simonrock at gmail.com writes:
>
> Hi  Pete,
>
> Get the biggest AGM battery that will fit the space. They offer  more
> features than wet cell batteries, and are much  safer.
> Cheers
>
>
> Simon Rock
> Lake Macquarie NSW  Australia
>
> Cat375 #54 Rock The Boat
> Cat375 #41 Rocket
> Cat320 #1163  Rockstar
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:  c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com]  On Behalf Of grossnickle
> pete
> Sent: Friday, 15 July 2011 7:09 AM
> To:  c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
> Subject: [C320-list] PLEASE SUGGEST BATTERY  REPLACEMENT
>
>
> Could anyone suggest a battery type to replace old  batteries on our  year
> 2000 C320?
>
> Many Thanks  !!!
>
> Pete Grossnickle
> Hull 0715
> San  Diego
>