625 Cruise Craft Outsider

[troy]

I just had dual batteries installed and the way it was done is a nightmare.
The battery that is placed against the side of the boat is almost impossible to reach .
Only a member who has this boat would understand.
Two batteries up against one another is fine but not when you have to struggle to get to the other battery.
Troy

[Getout]

On my Outsider, the second battery is on the Stb side, near the oil bottle, easily accessable through the hatch there.

[Alex9797]

Hey Troy

my 575 has the same setup as Getout. Works fine however the oil bottle is more difficult to access.

cheers

Alex

[troy]

They have mine together on the one side and the one that is up against the side of the boat and is really hard to reach.
Troy

[Getout]

Troy, why do you need to get to it anyway? Hopefully it will be years before you need to replace it :) Probably not a bad ting to have the extra weight on STB side anyway.

[troy]

Getout
Yesterday was the first time i charge them and it was hard to reach the terminal and also if that one packed it in i would have to take out the two to replace it and also i would not be able to check the water .
I suppose i could use a mirror. :))
Troy

[Angla]

You would be best taking them both out when you check the fluid in 6 months time as it would probably be hard to see either fluid levels with them in position.

Mine only come out on a 12 month basis for an inspection and check of levels and just to clean up under them. I never take the terminals off, just use the switch if isolation is required. That is what the switch is for.

I do undo the teminals though when I take the batteries out for their inspection.

Angla 8-)

[Getout]

Yeah, I forgot about charging. Having said that, I'm amazed how long batteries can last without a charge. It seems if you do a decent run once a month, they remain charged.