T&T: batteries for 43 gulfstar

[Elliott Bray]

Kim,

Take Arild's advice...

I have 6.354Ts in my Gulfstar 44.
I have one start battery (a group 31 lead-acid) for the pair of engines, one
group 27 (again regular lead-acid start batt) for the Northern Lights Gen,
and 8 6-volt golfcarts for the house bank.

The single engine start battery starts them just like a car - turn the key,
off they go.
When I finally have to replace the Trojan 105s I will probably go with
Interstate U2200s (same specs, same size, same weight, $30 apiece cheaper).

Swap out the 8Ds

HTH

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Elliott Bray
M/V Letitia - Gulfstar 44 MC
www.loopcruiser.com
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> Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:59:11 -0500
> From: kim hall <kandivekim at hotmail.com>
> To: <trawlers-and-trawlering at lists.samurai.com>
> Subject: T&T: batteries for 43 gulfstar
>
> I am ready to tackle the replacement of my current battery
> setup.  I have 4 8-d batteries.   It appears that one is for the generator
(
> an old Onan 6kw) 1 is the house battery and the others are for starting.
They
> sit between the two perkins 6354 na's in a box below the
> engine level.  The Onan sits aft of the batteries midline in
> the engine room. I am looking for recommendations based on my
> engines of what I really need for starting batteries both for
> the perkins and the onan.  I am planning on getting some
> Trojan GC batteries for the house bank.  I need this to fit
> basically in the same foot print of the current batteries.
> Any thoughts/ reccomendations.
>
> Kim M Hall Salty Lady 43' Gulfstar Trawler