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#26 2010-01-28 22:50:13

Guest

Re: Batteries

Hi.  The batteries are firmly held down by a wooden frame constructed all around the bottom and bolted to the fiberglass shelf.  The wooden strip you can see along the edge is removed to remove and reinstall batteries, and then it bolts down solidly into nuts embedded in the fiberglass shelf they sit on.  They do not move at all.   The exposed drive shaft is right next to them.  There is no gear stored in the engine compartment.  There is s solid (removable) piece of plywood separating the locker from the engine compartment. Would be a good idea to cover the positive terminal to prevent accidental shorts from tools when installing etc.

Barry  Oasis, 1897 Mk V

#27 2010-01-29 00:36:52

Steve Reid
Member

Re: Batteries

Hi Alan:
Boy I can't believe that the subjet of batteries could stir up so much dialogue!
The battery set up on Still Knot Working is te #1 Battery (which is the starting battery) is located on a shelf, just aft of the engine on the port side in the engine compartment. The house battery #2 is located on a shelf in the forwadr inboard corner of the cockpit locker. Both batteries are secured in covered plastic battery boxes, the boxes themselves are secured to the shelves they sit on. As stated earlier, the current requirements are to use nylock nuts to secure the cable connectors to the batteries as opposed to wing nuts which were previously used. Battery terminals must also be protected so that nothing can accidentaly come in contact with them. I too have had the experiance, on a previous boat, with a battery upsetting and the contents spilling out into the bilge, not something I want to go through again.
Hope this helps.

Steve Reid
Still Knot Working Mk V #75


[Battery problems are like head problems - you never ever want to repeat the experience of cleaning up after a tantrum by one of these devices. From then on, the desire to avoid a repeat performance renders them a subject of abiding interest. - Admin]

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#28 2010-01-29 10:21:10

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Re: Batteries

Hi.  The batteries are firmly bolted down by a wooden frame constructed all around the bottom.  The wooden strip you can see along the edge is removed to remove and reinstall batteries, and then it bolts down solidly into nuts embedded in the fiberglass shelf they sit on.  They do not move at all.   The exposed drive shaft is right next to them.  There is no gear stored in the engine compartment.  There is s solid (removable) piece of plywood separating the locker from the engine compartment. Would be a good idea to cover the positive terminal to prevent accidental shorts from tools when installing etc.

Barry  Oasis, 1897 Mk V

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