GL: gel batteries

[John & Judy Gill]

We also have gel batteries for our engines, but wet batteries for our  
bank of three in the cabin.  We put a heavy duty light timer in the  
circuit for the battery charger so that it only runs a few hours a  
day when we are not aboard during the week.  Last set of batteries  
lasted 5 years, 3 of which we were on our Great Loop Cruise.

John Gill
Two J's V
AGLCA Loopers

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On Nov 8, 2006, at 10:36 AM, fred wrote:

> I'm curious about gel battery life also.
>
> My gel batteries are 4 years old now and still fine.  I leave em on a
> battery charger when unattended.  When we're on the boat for weeks  
> at a
> time, they always get charged at night or at least for an hour or  
> two while
> dinner is being cooked on generator, so we never run them down very  
> much.
> We don't have an inverter, so the battery load is limited to cabin  
> lighting.
>
> Fred
> Tug 44
> American Tug 34'
> http://www.tug44.org/
>
>
>
> At 09:36 AM 11/8/06 -0500, you wrote:
>> Any experience with gel batteries. Our boat sits for a few
>> months at a time. Living on the boat is a drag on our
>> batteries and we seem to get about 2 years of life from
>> them. Capt. Mimi
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