[Rhodes22-list] Battteries

[John Lock]

At 11:57 AM 4/11/2007 -0400, CORLEYMICHAELSIX at aol.com wrote:
>Got to buy new battery(s) for my 99 Rhodes.  It is set up for and had  2
>batteries before I put it in storage.  Intending to buy deep cycle 
>wet  cells,
>debating weather to buy one Group 27 or 2 Group 24s or 2 Group 
>27s.   Have solar
>panels, VHF, digital depth gauge and knot meter, pull  start outboard.  Need
>advice.

Strangely enough, I was just reading an article about batteries the 
other day!  This article was written from an RV perspective, but I'm 
guessing our boat usage is pretty similar.  One very intriguing 
alternative was using 2, 6-volt golf cart batteries in series to 
produce 12 volts.  Apparently golf cart batteries offer some of the 
highest amp-hour ratings available.

See article at 
http://www.ccis.com/home/mnemeth/12volt/12volt.htm   Scroll down to 
"Selecting batteries".

Cheers!

John Lock
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s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
Lake Sinclair, GA
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