Typhoon Battery Location?

[beachcombers]

Recently purchased hull #812 with no battery installed. Where is best location?

[Cathy Monaghan]

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[Dick Villamil]

I placed my battery under the cockpit - accessed from the cabin beneath the companionway and between the through hulls. Use a fastner to attach the battery box so it doesny slide around. There is not enough room to install the battery box cover but otherwise it is fine. Run battery cables to circuit panel between hull and liner. Works fine for Victoria!

[Lew Gresham]

Here's mine! I just finished this project on my Typhoon. Some have installed motorcycle and small lawn mower batteries inside lockers in the cabin. I just wanted a bigger battery, so under the compainion was the spot. The teak cleats and strap will keep the battery box in place. I built a panel painted the same color as the recent painted cabin liner which hides the battery box, etc. It's held in place with a plastic & galvanized magnet catch.

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[beachcombers]

Thanks very much for the picture. We are going to use an electric motor so that will work just fine.
Bert

[JPortland]

One of my summer projects --now that I'm floating again-- is to update the wiring in my '78 Typhoon Weekender.

Two questions:

--should I even bother replacing the existing (and working) wiring? i have a feeling newer wiring would make the system more efficient.

--last year I used a car battery, but found the size and weight awkward. if i go down a size, to say the atv or motorcycle size, how often should i expect to recharge the battery if it is used sparingly during a Maine season (may to oct)?

[beachcombers]

I think the idea of changing the wiring is a good one and the use of a smaller battery would work with a small solar charger. We had a chance to use our electric motor and it worked fine except in a strong cross wind.
Bert

One of my summer projects --now that I'm floating again-- is to update the wiring in my '78 Typhoon Weekender.

Two questions:

--should I even bother replacing the existing (and working) wiring? i have a feeling newer wiring would make the system more efficient.

--last year I used a car battery, but found the size and weight awkward. if i go down a size, to say the atv or motorcycle size, how often should i expect to recharge the battery if it is used sparingly during a Maine season (may to oct)?

[Oswego John]

One of the regular contributors has a saying that rings so true that I have adopted it for prefacing many of my answers. The saying is "It all depends". The battery location depends on several things. What is the age of the Ty? What is your intended use of battery power on the Ty. Do you have an alternator or a solar cell charger to replenish used power? Do you rely on an electric start OB motor? Do you sit in a slip with AC power available, or tie up at a mooring?

On hull #812, you have several ideal choice locations. Why is hull #812 different from some other Tys that lack as many available battery locations? Ty # 812 is one of the latter models. The early Ty models had a much lower cockpit floor that reduced the depth of their bilges. Consequently, they didn't have the self bailing feature. The shallowness of the bilge prevented the installation of a battery under the cockpit sole.

I had an early Ty, 1967 vintage, #42. I still have it. On that Ty, I store the battery in the access hole under the port vee berth. My electrical demands are very low. I have one lamp for general illumination inside the cuddy cabin. If, for some reason, I get caught out on the water after sundown, I have navigation lights. I have an electrical bilge pump down there in a Saharan dry bilge. The only time it runs is when I test it to see if it will run. And to top off my electrical demands, I have a peanut bulb to backlight my compass when needed.

So, to satisfy this meager power demand, I used to use two riding, lawn mower batteries. (one for a backup) I found that the second battery wasn't necessary so I discontinued it's use.

On later Tys, I continued storing the battery(ies) in the compartment(s) under the vee berth(s). A very handy location for me.

As I started to say at the beginning, it all depends on a lot of things. I would venture saying that the most important consideration would be, what is the intended use that this battery(ies) will be subjected to?.......and then add a little to that.

Have a pleasant weekend.
O J

[Rollergirl]

Had a a U-1 sized gel cell in my Ty. Kept it in a encapsulated red oak frame with tie-downs just forward of the liner wall that separated the Porti-pottie space. There was a hatch right above, and it was very convenient.
Later on, when I had my new sails. I could see a great improvement from having weight forward.
Would advise that you keep any movable weight forward.

Good luck

Bill
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