I am using a west marine 35 amp hour marine battery that is completely sealed and cannot spill, costs 75 bucks. The davis anchor light has a dusk to dawn feature and uses less than one ampere hour for the whole night. an interior l.e.d. "courtesy light and a tri color masthead that I almost never use. the combined power means I remove and recharge the battery very infrequently, works well. Dik Lang Sweet Pea "m-17"
From: Sandyal55@aol.com Reply-To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: M_Boats: Lights for a juiceless M15 Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 18:41:54 EDT
Connie; Your motorcycle battery sounds like a good lightweight plan with only one drawback. A good MC battery is 80-100 bucks. My Honda 1100 Shadow's is around $90. A SMALL car battery is maybe $40 and only weighs 25lbs (a guess). The amp hours will also be a lot longer for the car battery. Another post mentioned not needing lights on a 15. True, for a true sailboat, but if you have an engine mounted, lights are required for night sailing and motoring. Have you ever sailed to Manhasset Bay and stayed at the Riviera Marina. I was raised on a boat there in the '60's. We had a 1929 50' Elco Flattop. It was a good life.
Sandy
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