On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 12:24:16 GMT, "Roger Long"
wrote:
I'll let you know when I get the boat

My first two batteries are free, (and therefore probably minimum
quality) when the boat is delivered. Since this boat will seldom, if
ever, see shore power and often sail on and off its mooring, one of my
first projects will be a complete upgrade of the whole power system.
This will probably involve moving to sealed batteries in the bilge
since these boats are stern heavy and a bit tender. I'll also probably
put in a solar trickle system.

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With my last boat I used 6 volt golf cart batteries for both starting
and a house bank driving a large inverter. The engines were 350 hp,
454 cubic inch V8s, and they never had a problem cranking, even in
freezing weather.