Hi all,
I bought my first
boat (2003
Beneteau Oceanis 331) in July of last year and have been slowly tackling the "Recommended Repairs" from my
survey. I'm new to this so
learning curve is steep (but fun!).
Coming to you guys for
advice on one of these RR's. The
engine battery on my
boat is a 27 series
AGM battery dated 2013. Apparently, the house battery went bad right before the
survey so the previous owner installed a new West
Marine Dual Purpose 1280 4D flooded cell battery right before the survey and sea trial.
My
surveyor told me that "mixing battery technologies and ages is not recommended" and this is one of my Recommended
Repairs (RR).
Over the course of the past year (I kept the boat in
water all
winter - keeping a close eye on her) the
batteries have seemingly performed fine. I'm studying Nigel Calders book and starting to learn how they
work....but my question to you guys is.....do I really have to ditch one of my
batteries and spend more $$ to get a new one that is same age/tech? I will if I have to but I have a lot of projects in front of me and unfortunately not an unlimited
budget :-).
Greatly appreciate your
advice, as always. Thanks guys.
Joe
"Azimuth"
Annapolis, MD