Battery Boxes

[Bob]

Our 1976, Hunter 30, is being rehabbed as we speak, There were no battery boxes in the Boat, the Cables are under the port bunk, in a closed (somewhat) area coverd by the bunk bottom. Only the cables are left. I have been looking at batteries and most of them are over 10" high and I only have about 10 3/4 inches so I don't think battery boxes will fit. Are covered battery boxes required? They make sense but I don't want to rip the existing area apart for want of a half inch. My guess is there is some more space below the base of the battery berth, but how much I don't know!

 

[Pat McCartin]

Bob,

Bob,You can fit 2 8D's under the cockpit sole if you exten the subfloor under the fuel tank. Then a starting battery will fit on the galley side of the engine.Pat

 

[Jim]

Boxes

Put the batt's elsewhere in acid proof boxes. For a hell of a lot of reasons you don't want a lot of acidic leakage in your boat. I bet you can find the place. Regards, Jim

 

[John Baumgartner]

use gel batteries

or AGM, no leakage of battery acid and no cleaning of battery terminals. I have used 4 type 27 gels in places that I can't get to without taking apart half the boat without any problems for the last 3 years. Good Luck

 

[J Hunter]

I have the same exact boat

Battery boxes fit. When my boat was out of the water for a few years I lost the boxes, and I never replaced them. My dad had put in two nylon straps with plastic cinch buckles to hold down two batteries in boxes.I use them to hold down the batteries directly. The space under the quarter berth is an acceptable enclosed battery location.As long as the boat doesn't sink and the batteries stay firmly anchored down I think that's the best way to go. They are accessible, easy to remove, test, etc.If your boat sinks, you've got bigger problems than a $39 battery.