Ed and Kristen are down visiting me in Key West. Just before their arrival I borrowed the battery testing equipment from West Marine and discovered that my house batteries were in need of replacement. I have gotten 5 years out of them and for a cruiser that is not bad. But I started to laugh as I was lugging the 110 lb batteries around. The last time I had to do this Ed helped me replace them. So maybe I should not let Ed visit for another 5 years.
I changed out the three 4D batteries for six 6 volt golf cart batteries. I have gained more power than another 4D would have provided in less space with less weight. No wonder so many cruisers go to golf cart batteries.
Cruising my 1995 Catalina 42 MK II sailboat with my cat XO, the good, the bad, and the ugly of the open ocean world cruising life.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
-
I was invited by Nick to help him move his Swan 46 from Key West to Galveston TX a distance across the Gulf of Mexico of about 7500 nau... -
There has always been a great interest in knowing how much to budget for the cruising life. The answer is always "it depends." I t...
-
Even after many years of cruising I am still learning the ropes. I have previously mentioed "find-a-crew. It has not been as productive...
No comments:
Post a Comment