[C320-list] Start Battery

[sail-ability sail-ability]

   Lots of us have added a starter bty. You just need to have a look at
   the members website and you'll find lots of advice on how to do it.
   It's not difficult. I used the same master switch and put the two 4Ds
   in parallel on one switch position and the starter bty on the second
   switch position. The starter bty also powers the windlass. There is
   room enough to put the starter bty in a box fwd of the 4D btys.

   Anyhow this will be a start for U.

   Cheers

   JohnM

   1999#574

     ---------- Original Message ----------
     From: Mark Cole <boatnboot at q.com>
     Date: December 14, 2016 at 4:59 PM
     Hello!
     I'm new to the group and this is my first post. My wife and I just
     bought a 1993 320, hull #8, and enjoyed sailing her this summer, but
     now it is time to tackle a few upgrades.
     Has anyone added a start battery to their boat? I currently have two
     4D house batteries but no dedicated start battery. We want to spend
     about half of our cruising time on the hook so I would feel a lot
     better with a start battery. The boat has a relatively new Xantrex
     charger that will handle 3 separate batteries so I think I'm good
     there. The engine (Perkins M30) fires right up if I'm still plugged
     into shore power and the charger is on, but takes a long time to
     start and turns over slowly if starting from the batteries. The 4Ds
     are a few years old and I'm about to go through an equalization
     process with them, so maybe that will help... Any suggestions on the
     installation?
     Thanks for any info!
     Mark Cole
     Fiddler's Green
     Tacoma, WA