Telecom AGM batteries are a very different form factor and can be in any position. If you can get away with 36V then finding a spot for 3 big 220AH batteries might not be so hard.
-Keith
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> Eric,
>
> I'll keep that in mind, but it's my friend's boat.
>
> My boat is a 1972 Pearson 30. The P30 has an encapsulated, fin keel and a bilge that is about 6" deep at it's deepest. The only places I can put things on my boat is where the engine and tank are located. Do to this, and some other issues I don't want to get into right now, I may never do this conversion in my boat.
>
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> | Jeff Griglack "Blithe Spirit" P-30 #182
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> | "Don't take life so serious, son, it ain't nohow permanent"
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> ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Eric <ewdysar@...
> > To: electricboats@
> > Sent: Tue, May 4, 2010 3:02:22 PM
> > Subject: [Electric Boats] Re: Bermuda 30 conversion
> >
> > Jeff,
>
> I'm still in the process of removing stuff and prepping the engine
> > area for the install. I'm taking pictures as I go and will be adding a
> > folder to this group for some of the pics as I get further along. The B-30
> > can be a little deceptive, the bilge seems deep, but it is very narrow, in fact
> > the entire lower hull is more slender than modern boats. As a result,
> > finding low places for batteries is a challenge.
>
> One excercise worth
> > doing is taking your current house battery and seeing how it fits in various
> > places around your boat. You'll get a new appreciation about how large
> > group 27 or 31 battery is, and the funny shapes of cabinets and other hidden
> > areas on your boat.
>
> Fair winds,
> Eric
> 1964 Cheoy Lee Bemuda 30,
> > Serenity
> Marina del Rey, CA
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> > Jeffrey Griglack <griglack@> wrote:
> >
> > Do you have,
> > or can you take, some pictures of the conversion? A friend of mine has a
> > Cheoy Lee B-30 in RI, and I would be interested in showing some pictures to
> > him. His boat is a little heavy for the size, but at least that boat has a
> > nice, big bilge for the
> > batteries.
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