[C320-list] New Batteries for Odyssey

[Allan Field]

Hi Rod - I had the exact same problem when we bought the new-to-us boat.
The crane that the yard uses to lift masts was passing by. We stopped them.
It took them less than 5 minutes to lift the 2 4Ds out and drop the 2 new
one's in. With luck, maybe this works for you?

Allan S. Field
Sea Shadow - C387, #103
Columbia, MD

On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 10:51 AM Rod Boer <rod.boer1 at verizon.net> wrote:

> Odyssey is still on the hard.  I drove to the Marina Yesterday and
> discovered that both of my batteries were dead. They seemed okay a couple
> of
> weeks ago but they are dead now.  My current batteries were designed to be
> used in large trucks and they are extremely heavy.  The company that made
> them supplies batteries to submarines and other very heavy equipment. They
> are too heavy to take up the ladder while on the hard. Getting them on the
> boat at the dock is usually a two person event at dock level.
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> I would appreciate suggestions for those that have had good luck with
> standard batteries which are usually lighter.
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> Thanks ,
>
> Rod Boer
>
> Odyssey 688
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