Battery Tie-Downs

[Steverhnm]

What do others do for securing the batteries? I have recently purchased a Hunter 35.5 Legend and presently the batteries are not secured. I have 2 golf cart batteries for the house and one group 27 for starting. The PO had put them in the black battery boxes and had straps, but those turned to mush and I cleaned the area up. I am getting ready for another cruise and really need to address this. On this boat the batteries are in a location where there is ample room, but access to underneath might be challenging to provide a solid bolt/washer combination.

Can any of you please share your experiences or pictures of your battery installations please? Many thanks

 

[Don Lucas]

I have the black boxes with straps

if your straps turned to mush, get some new ones

 

[CharlzO]

In my Ex, the batteries are mounted on a flat tray, dead center under the cockpit on a tray that used to hold (I assume) a fuel tank. There is a single strap that would've strapped the tank down. But as there's not enough height to put boxes in and then drop batteries inside them, what I did was to get a ratchet strap. Put the two batteries in place in their boxes, then tightened the strap around both boxes, pulling them tight together. Then used that single strap from the tank mount, over the top of the now-together boxes, to hold them down into the tray. Fortunately, the tank tray also has a 1/2" lip all the way around, so even if they were to slide, they could only go an inch or so in any direction.