Thanks! That setup sounds ideal. Do you remember what model NAPA battery you installed?sloopjohnl wrote:i use a small NAPA car battery, lay a 5 amp solar panel trickle charger from Northern Tools on the cockpit seat when away from the boat, lead the wires from the solar panel under the bottom hatchboard and let the solar panel trickle charge the battery all season long. same battery and same solar panel for three going on four years now.
Typhoon battery placement
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Re: Typhoon battery placement
Peter Just
Typhoon Weekender #602, Dolcetto, Spruce Head, ME
"It is not with impunity that we go out on the water, but with sufferance." - Roger C. Taylor
Typhoon Weekender #602, Dolcetto, Spruce Head, ME
"It is not with impunity that we go out on the water, but with sufferance." - Roger C. Taylor
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sloopjohnl
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Re: Typhoon battery placement
any car battery will do as long as it fits in the space you chose. i have never tried a gel cell battery but i assume it will do just as well but just cost more initially. top-mount posts or side posts again would be determined by available space. i have a NAPA 7556 N battery measuring 9 inches long, 6 inches wide and 10 inches high to the top of the posts. during the winter it is stored in the garage with a "battery tender" attached to keep it charged up.