Boydster
Senior Member
- Joined
- Mar 1, 2011
- Messages
- 236
- Location
- Canada
- Vessel Name
- Change of Heart
- Vessel Make
- Grand Banks 42
We're going to have to replace our house batteries at some point this year. We currently have a bank of six 350ah golf cart batteries that are five years old and were on the boat when we purchased her.
Should we be sticking with lead acid, go to AGM? What about some of the newer technologies such as Lithium Ion, or would the payback just be too long to compensate for the additional cost?
We normally use our boat for eight or nine months of the year.
Most of our trips are to anchorages and last three to four days although we usually do one big trip per year of three to four weeks. We're a family of four with two daughters that occasionally bring a friend with them, so obviously we do use a fair bit of juice for showers etc.
Wondering what the collective wisdom here would suggest. - Boyd
Should we be sticking with lead acid, go to AGM? What about some of the newer technologies such as Lithium Ion, or would the payback just be too long to compensate for the additional cost?
We normally use our boat for eight or nine months of the year.
Most of our trips are to anchorages and last three to four days although we usually do one big trip per year of three to four weeks. We're a family of four with two daughters that occasionally bring a friend with them, so obviously we do use a fair bit of juice for showers etc.
Wondering what the collective wisdom here would suggest. - Boyd