Thread: Batteries - what's best and cheapest for long term cruising these days
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Default Batteries - what's best and cheapest for long term cruising these days
On Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:30:07 -0700, wrote:

It looks like I'll need new house batteries soon. This set of 6
Trojan T-105 has been function for exactly 5 years now. About 4 years
away from the docks. Before we had 2 Surette 8D's - cruised 5 years
and lasted 7 years before I replaced them early to go cruising again.

So - what's good now? Whatever it is has to fit in the 2 x 8D or 6 x
T-105 footprint. Too hard to change that.
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6 L16s will fit in the same footprint but are taller. They would give
you a substantial increase in amp-hours.

Rolls makes a modular 8D in 3 sections which comes with a great
warranty and is much easier to handle.
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