[C320-list] Ultimate Battery setup - seeking suggestions.

[Mark Gillingham]

Gavin,

Many members have adjusted their battery banks and there is good advice.
When I changed mine, I began by searching the Catalina320 site
<http://www.catalina320.com/search.php?query=batteries&type=all&mode=search&results=30>
using
the broad search term "batteries." From there you can find articles and
slides that interest you and ask more questions.

Mark
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On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 11:25 PM, Gavin Gorazdowski <gavin at gav7.com> wrote:

> hello.
>
> I have recently purchased a C320 and am slowly working my way through the
> inevitable To Do list.
>
> My boat came with 3 batteries - I assumed 2 were house batteries and one
> was a starter/cranking battery... I was wrong and found out the hard way,
> when we ran the batteries down too low to start the engine!
>
> There doesn't seem to be a separate, isoalted starter battery... so, i was
> wondering if any owners have gone through the process of designing the
> ideal battery setup...
>
> I imagine an isolated Starter battery that gets priority charge from the
> alternator/or AC battery charger, and a split house battery bank.
>
> I also imagine an emergency override to use house batteries in emergency
> cranking situations and maybe a kill switch to totally cutoff the starter
> battery when the boat is not in use, to prevent any leak from the starter.
>
> I'm sure there are other ideas/considerations...
>
> Gavin
>
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> *Gavin Gorazdowski*
> ​C320 Hull #485​- Sydney, Australia
>
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