[C320-list] batteries

[Dean Vermeire]

Hi Bill,

We have two 4D batteries in hull #847.  I imagine your are the same, but 
not sure.

I found Lawrence Battery 
(http://www2.ljworld.com/marketplace/businesses/lawrence-battery-co/) at 
903 N 2nd St, Lawrence, KS to be very helpful when I replace mine.  I 
would think that 5 years is a long time in battery years.

Also, they are heavy.  To move mine around, I dropped the table down, 
put a rug on the table, and hefted a battery onto the rug. At that 
point, someone can help carry it out.

Dean


On 4/22/2013 7:34 AM, wflowe3 at aim.com wrote:
> Went for the spring shakedown cruise yesterday and got a chance to try out my new jib car system in 15 to 24 kt winds. It works great.
>
> What didn't work great were my batteries. They don't seem to charge or hold a charge enough to turn the engine over. The battery charge indicator said they both had 12 to 13 volts but I had to use both to get the engine to start. I was concerned about restarting the engine after my short (1 hr) sail so I left it running at about 1500 rpms (out of gear) for the entire sail. When I got back into the slip, I turned off the engine and neither battery had enough power to restart it. I topped off the fluid level before the sail. My boat is a 2008 and I wondering if 5 years is about the normal life span for marine batteries?
>
> Does anyone know what the group number these huge deep cycle batteries are and how much they weigh?  Figured it would be in the owners manual but it's not.
>
> Bill
> #1146
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