I'm looking at one of my battery banks, it's down in the generator room on the starboard side, against the outside hull.
Just looking at it trying to figure out how the heck I am going to get in there to check levels and service it.
Do you all have the battery banks buried back in there like that?
If I was 110 lbs and 20 years old it wouldn't be an issue LOL.
Just curious.
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01-29-2023 10:48 AM #1Senior Member
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Battery bank location is not favorable.
1980 53' Hatteras MY, Hull # 592
"Moon River" <-- Finally picked a name
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Re: Battery bank location is not favorable.
Both of my battery banks, port and starboard are in the gen room under the galley. I replaced all eight a few years ago and it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be.
ENUFF. 1983 53MY.Hull #617 Barnegat Light Nj.
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01-29-2023 11:01 AM #3
Re: Battery bank location is not favorable.
If you are staying with standard flooded lead acid, install a battery watering kit so you don't have to check levels.
https://www.flow-rite.com/battery-care/
I had Flow Rite kits on the house and start batteries on my last boat and they made battery top up a less than 5 minute exercise.Warren
1973 Chris-Craft 47 Commander
1994 Sea Ray Laguna 16SC
(wannabe Hatteras owner)
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Re: Battery bank location is not favorable.
On my earlier 53 the batteries are just outside the inner stringers not against the hull side. Did some relocate them at some point? Lousy location
Pascal
Miami, FL
1970 53 MY #325 Cummins 6CTAs
2014 26' gaff rigged sloop
2007 Sandbarhopper 13
12' Westphal Cat boat
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01-29-2023 11:27 AM #5Senior Member
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Re: Battery bank location is not favorable.
[QUOTE=warrenw;425422]If you are staying with standard flooded lead acid, install a battery watering kit so you don't have to check levels.
https://www.flow-rite.com/battery-care/
I had Flow Rite kits on the house and start batteries on my last boat and they made battery top up a less than 5 minute exercise.[/QUOT
That sounds like a really good system!
Does it show levels or just fill them?1980 53' Hatteras MY, Hull # 592
"Moon River" <-- Finally picked a name
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01-29-2023 12:43 PM #6
Re: Battery bank location is not favorable.
What system do you need for 12v 8D batteries?
Hard to tell…Brett Portzer 1972 Hatteras 43DC331
2019- SUPERNOVA Waterford, NY
1977-2019 CAROL-SUE Baltimore, MD
1972-1977 C.VALPRISANN IV Boston, MA
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Re: Battery bank location is not favorable.
I installed a watering system in mine about six years ago. To fill all the batteries takes less than three seconds. It’s the best money I have ever spent an easy to install.
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01-29-2023 01:16 PM #8Senior Member
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01-29-2023 01:38 PM #9
Re: Battery bank location is not favorable.
[QUOTE=Bob Quinn;425426] Bob,
The system automatically fills each cell to the right level, no indication or level check required. Each cell has it's own fill cap with an internal float valve. The caps are plumbed in a manifold configuration to a port where you attach a primer bulb style pump with a strainer on the end. You dump the strainer in a gallon of distilled/deionized water and pump away until the pump bulb gets firm, detach the pump and you are done.Warren
1973 Chris-Craft 47 Commander
1994 Sea Ray Laguna 16SC
(wannabe Hatteras owner)
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01-29-2023 10:17 PM #10
Re: Battery bank location is not favorable.
Bob-
This Bob makes flowrite kits for our 32 volt setup. Different batteries have different manifolds. He's retired, but still does these on the side.
Great guy. bob@janwp.comMal
Miss Molly
'85 53ED #750