I put in an electrical system in my M15 last year and used an 86 amp hr gel battery. I used this battery with no recharging during a 10 day cruise in the FL Keys. At the end of the 10 days the battery reading was still at 12 V. I used the anchor light 7 nights, the VHF radio on recieve 10 hrs a day with occasional transmissions. I do not have interior lights running off of this battery. I chose the gel battery so that I could mount it on it's side. Thanks Doug "Seas the Day" --- MC Carpenter <southisland2@earthlink.net> wrote:
Has any one experience with a combination of using the gel-cell battery called Optima, compared to the much cheaper liquid acid battery. The Pep Boys say the gel-cell batteries do not stand up well when used as house batteries and should only be used as start and run batteries. I plan to change all navigation and cabin light bulbs to LED's and I'm looking for a battery that will go at least a three weekend with out needed charging
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