dpmulvey
Active Member
- Dec 19, 2007
- 4,188
- Boat Info
- 1999/2007 330 Sundancer Hardtop.
- Engines
- 6.2 Merc Horixons
1.5:1 Velvet Drives
I have a 99 330. Any 330 owners know the batteries on the port side require a contortionist midget to get to them.
As much as I would like to buy a great set of AGM's, I cannot afford them right now and, if my batteries do not load test well in a few weeks, I shall go with wet cells and the quick fillers from Flow Rite corp.
Questions.
What does each battery go to? I think (hope)one is house, one is port, one is starboard, and one is for the gennie.
If that is not correct, is there a way to install a battery directly to and for the gennie alone?
I am making the assumption that the house battery is in the port bilge. Is that the case? If so, I was going to go to twin golf cart batteries for the house and move the second battery from the bilge to under the jump seat behind the helm. This would necessitate going to 3 batteries (P/S/Gennie) that are smaller in size but have as many CCA's as the 2 batteries (no idea what they go to and yes I know I should) that I have in their now.
If moving a battery as I stated above is too convoluted, I saw a group 27 at walmart with the same reserve as if I doubled up GC batteries. Is there a huge advantage to the twin golf carts? I have heard both sides of the argument but I just can't recall the reason. I will be spending a lot of time on the hook this year so I would like the capacity so as not to have to run the gennie except for the real hot days when I want A/C.
TIA
As much as I would like to buy a great set of AGM's, I cannot afford them right now and, if my batteries do not load test well in a few weeks, I shall go with wet cells and the quick fillers from Flow Rite corp.
Questions.
What does each battery go to? I think (hope)one is house, one is port, one is starboard, and one is for the gennie.
If that is not correct, is there a way to install a battery directly to and for the gennie alone?
I am making the assumption that the house battery is in the port bilge. Is that the case? If so, I was going to go to twin golf cart batteries for the house and move the second battery from the bilge to under the jump seat behind the helm. This would necessitate going to 3 batteries (P/S/Gennie) that are smaller in size but have as many CCA's as the 2 batteries (no idea what they go to and yes I know I should) that I have in their now.
If moving a battery as I stated above is too convoluted, I saw a group 27 at walmart with the same reserve as if I doubled up GC batteries. Is there a huge advantage to the twin golf carts? I have heard both sides of the argument but I just can't recall the reason. I will be spending a lot of time on the hook this year so I would like the capacity so as not to have to run the gennie except for the real hot days when I want A/C.
TIA