Well, I changed the 32V banks today, all 8 of them 135 pound suckers. 5 steps up and down (and up and down and up and down.....) from the cockpit to the engine room, and made all new cables while I was at it.
Wow, that was fun!
I need a shower.
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1979 60C "Ohana" hull# 331
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09-11-2006 10:14 AM #2Senior Member
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Re: battery changing
I need to do the same thing it is just so hard to spend $250/battery X 8. Heck for 2k I want something shiney and makes lots of noise so I can annoy my neighbors. On the other hand I will end up needing the batteries to run it so I guess I'll just get the batteries.
What batteries did you go with? I found the Rolls and the Interstate that are the right size but that is about it.
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I paid $309.00 each for trojans, and I get a 15% discount.
Get ready to wimper."The older I get, the faster I was......."
1979 60C "Ohana" hull# 331
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Re: battery changing
I just read the rest of your post.
Trojan makes them, but doesn't list them on their website or in the catalog, you have to call. I think they made mine to order, but it only took about 4 days, no extra charge. Then of course the new batteries always have different post configurations than the old ones, (murphy's law) so you have to make some new cables."The older I get, the faster I was......."
1979 60C "Ohana" hull# 331
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Re: battery changing
I had to replace one last year. They are Interstate 8v and I replaced with the same thing for about $180.
Sky Cheney
1985 53EDMY, Hull #CN759, "Rebecca"
ELYC on White Lake--Montague, MI
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I looked at Interstate and they don't make the size I needed. Perhaps the ones in my 60C (dual purpose batteries for 12V71's) are larger than the ones you have? If not, I was robbed.
I thought about golf cart batteries, they're great for house banks, but I need these to start the mains, too."The older I get, the faster I was......."
1979 60C "Ohana" hull# 331
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