[C320-list] Perkins M30 Starter: follow-up

[Chris Burti]

We just finished a three week cruise on the Chesapeake with a pair of
Exide  COM 4D-P Truck batteries that were shipped in 2005. Current prices
around $170

Specs:
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Nominal Voltage 12 V
Length 528 mm / 20.8 "
Width 213 mm / 8.4 "
Height to cover 224 mm / 8.8 "
Total height 254 mm / 10.0 "
Approximate weight 45.6 kg / 100.5 lb
Handle Option Yes
SAE CCA (-18°C / 0°F) 1000 A
SAE CA (0°C / 32°F) 1320 A
SAE RC (27°C / 80°F) 320 Min
Ref. Ah Capacity 20HR 186 Ah
Float voltage (27°C / 80°F) 13.2 – 13.6 V
Cycling voltage (27°C / 80°F) 14.2 – 14.7 V
Maximum discharge current 2000 A (5s)

Chris Burti
Farmville, NC


On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 3:04 PM, Art <Artstree at aol.com> wrote:

> I am getting a marine deep cycle from interstate batteries for $230. I
> will let you know how well they work.
>
> Art Harden
> Tortuga -Catalina 320
> 937-477-5544
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On
> Behalf Of Louis Spitz
> Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2016 11:18 AM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Perkins M30 Starter: follow-up
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> Can you tell me what battery yo uare using? I have enormous 4Ds, and they
> are still servicible; when they needreplacement, I don’t want,to spend a
> fortune. I could live with $100!
> Thanks,
> Lou Spitz
> # 195 Merry Chase
> Nyack, NY
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> > On Jun 28, 2016, at 10:24 AM, Michael E. Mitch <
> michael.eastwind at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Always a pleasure to listen to Warren
> > On Jun 27, 2016 12:06 PM, "Warren Updike" <wupdike at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> This is a follow-up to my post of 5/29 re. Perkins M30 Starter.
> >>
> >> I have to admit to another bone-headed oversight, my second this year.
> >>
> >> It turns out, after removing the starter and having it serviced and
> >> reinstalling it, the real problem was. a dead starting battery. Why did
> I
> >> not know this at the start? Because, I violated one of the most
> fundamental
> >> rules in testing a battery: only test battery voltage when the battery
> is
> >> at
> >> rest, meaning no charge or load for at least several hours, preferably
> 24.
> >> Of course, the fact that the battery was 9 years old didn't enter my
> addled
> >> mind. So, each time I started the engine in our slip (connected to shore
> >> power, of course,) it started right up. After a few hours sailing, nada.
> >>
> >> I'll make this short. There are two bolts holding the starter. I had to
> >> have
> >> a mechanic cut the head off one bolt as it wouldn't budge and became
> >> galled.
> >> Then, to actually remove it, a coolant hose had to be pulled as well as
> the
> >> alternator. Space is tight, but got it done.
> >>
> >> As a bonus, I got all the connections in the starting circuit
> cleaned-up,
> >> and some needed cleaning.
> >>
> >> I really don't regret pulling the starter as it is 22 years old. At
> least I
> >> won't be losing sleep over that part for a while.
> >>
> >> Total cost, about $150 service and parts, plus $100 for new battery.
> Cheap
> >> as boat projects go.
> >>
> >> Thanks for listening.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Warren and Pattie Updike
> >>
> >> 1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62
> >>
> >> Middle River, Chesapeake Bay
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