Going to install these batteries tonight in my dad's friend's boat

(polarbill) · (polarbill) **Join Date: Jun 2003** 06-27-2012, 3:02 PM

My back already hurts.

(Midnightv10) · (Midnightv10) **Join Date: Feb 2012** 06-27-2012, 3:06 PM

HOLY CRAP!!!
That makes my back hurt too..

(Elliottsx80) · (Elliottsx80) **Join Date: Feb 2012** 06-27-2012, 3:51 PM

lol what!!! what kind of boat is it? 5 semi batteries and like 12 6volts ? i have 8 6volts golf cart batteries in my x80 and those things took up the whole bathroom on it!

(polarbill) · (polarbill) **Join Date: Jun 2003** 06-27-2012, 3:56 PM

53 foot Navigator Pilothouse. The Golf Carts are the GC25's which are the equivalent to the Trojan T125 I think. Those 12 are his house bank. 2 of the 8D's are for his thruster(s) and the 8D's are for starting the engines. I am not sure if those 3 8D's will all be in parallel or one for each engine and one for the generator. I just loaded it in our F150. Poor truck did not like it at all.

(Elliottsx80) · (Elliottsx80) **Join Date: Feb 2012** 06-27-2012, 4:00 PM

what is like 4000 worth of batteries lol!!!!! that would hurt the old pocket book for sure!!!

(polarbill) · (polarbill) **Join Date: Jun 2003** 06-27-2012, 4:02 PM

Probably about 2500-3000 worth.

(murphy_smith) · (murphy_smith) **Join Date: Dec 2005** 06-27-2012, 4:13 PM

I am running those GC-25's - Deka makes a great battery.

Have fun moving those

(polarbill) · (polarbill) **Join Date: Jun 2003** 06-27-2012, 4:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by murphy_smith

I am running those GC-25's - Deka makes a great battery.

Have fun moving those

They have been good for us. I am going to have so much fun. The bad part is my back has been jacked up the last 3 or 4 days and is jsut starting to get better. Hopefully this doesn't hurt it worse. Luckily I think his boat has a roomy engine room with stairs down to. There isn't ladders or weird/impossible spots to get to. I have installed some batteries in some yachts that were the biggest PITA. It is like they built the boat around the batteries and said "hey, it isn't like we are going to have to replace them. Some poor marine mechanic will, haha".

(polarbill) · (polarbill) **Join Date: Jun 2003** 06-28-2012, 7:59 AM

Well get them installed. I am going to just come out and say it. I hate batteries. Especially big one's that weight 150 pounds that have to be put in boxes in an engine room that only has 4 feet of height. All hunched over stuffed into a corner trying to lift a huge battery sucks. And this was a lot easier boat to install in then most.

(kenteck) · (kenteck) **Join Date: Jan 2005** 06-28-2012, 9:25 AM

I seen the Leece Neville in the background, took me a minute... whats going on Mr. Blanchard, installing extra ballast ??? lol