Stu
New Member
- Oct 14, 2006
- 63
- Boat Info
- 1987 268 Sundancer with Bravo OD
- Engines
- 454 Mercruiser w/ Bravo OD
My week long vacation on the boat got cut short because my main house bank (2-group 27 AGM's = 140AH) went bad and won't recharge. My secondary House bank (1-group 27 AGM = 70 AH) has been going bad for some time but I can still get 6 or so hours before it drops to 9.5amps. I have a 3rd bank that works fine that has a standard starting battery on it. So, now that I need to replace all 3 AGM I thought I would ask you pros out there for your recommendations. I just got back from the Discount Battery dealer in town confirming they are all bad and he was showing me golf cart batteries. He said that if I got just two golf cart batteries ($103 ea) I would have way more AH's than I have right now. I know nothing about this type of battery. 6 years ago when I got the 3 AGM's I did a lot of research and the AGM's sounded perfect for the sailboat I then owed. When I sold the sailboat I moved the batteries to the Searay. The 3 batteries fit perfect just aft of the water tank on the port side. The boat is up for sale but that might take a while so I want to install something that I can use but want to watch costs since the boat could sell sooner than later (I hope). Time to move to the next boat To give some more info, if I haven't said enough already. I don't mind reducing to just one house bank versus the two I have now. Some say that one LARGE bank is better than two smaller banks. Well, what do you folks suggest? And thanks again for all your help