Hi Chris,
Since I don't know anything about your boat, it's hard to give much salient advice. You could be in a skiff with an electric outboard, a 45' houseboat, a 25' sailboat, or a 40' offshore trawler.
Are you really talking about 600Ah at 48V? That's a big battery bank, 28.8kWh, but appropriate for at least two of the boats that I listed above. Eight 8D AGM (1300 lbs and 9 cu ft) batteries will be only 500Ah at 48V.
Or are you talking about 600Ah of 12V batteries configured as a 48V bank, which is 150Ah at 48V (7.2kWh)? This would be four group 30 12V AGM batteries or about 400 pounds. This is the reason that talking about batteries in watt hours is more effective than amp hours.
I think that you're thinking right about the batteries and fuel tank. Don't overlap them and putting something between them to contain leaks should suffice.
Fair winds,
Eric
Marina del Rey, CA
--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, "ChristopherH" <clh5_98@...> wrote:
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> Hey guys and gals,
> I'm planning my electric drive installation and would like some input on rules around fuel tanks and batteries. I know ABYC and the CFR say some things with regards to battery and fuel tank proximity. It seems that a fuel tank should not be above or below a battery, and a filter,valve or metallic fuel line can't be run over a battery. It seems to be acceptable for a fuel tank and battery to be side by side to one another. If this last part is true, I'm curious about the groups thoughts/opinions on this matter. What concerns are there? Should they be segregated for safety? What are the risks of a battery "meltdown" getting the fuel tank involved? I plan on running a 600 AH bank of AGMs at 48V.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
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