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. . great prices . . .

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From: owner-baba-l@ballreich.net [mailto:owner-baba-l@ballreich.net] On
Behalf Of Charles Yingling
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 10:48 AM
To: baba-l@ballreich.net
Subject: Re: [Baba-L] tiny list

Ironic that the Baba List should have as a topic: Baba list! Anyway,
recently my battery charger committed murder/suicide: killed the
batteries before killing itself. Turns out the PO had paralleled an
8D (BIG mother) and a 27 as the house bank, with another 27 as the
starter battery. ARC battery here in Sausalito told me that putting 2
different size batteries in parallel was a big no-no, and suggested
instead a single "super" 8D (deeper plates, more amp-hours than
standard) as a single house battery. So - out went an 8D and a 27, in
came a slightly heavier 8D, but not as heavy as the 2 removed; and
the 27 had been further to starboard (all batteries under the
starboard quarterberth). Result: almost as many amp-hours capacity,
and noticeably less list to starboard. Someday I will have a boat
whose lead keel is also a big battery...

Chuck Yingling
Hinayana, Baba 30
Sausalito

> Philip Iannaccone wrote:
>
>> Another dumb question from the new guy. I have noticed that our
>> Baba 30 has a very slight list to starboard. Has anyone
>> encountered this? Does it necessarily have a significance? I have
>> taken the boat apart down to the the hull and aside from a cup or
>> two of water in the bilge all is dry. The battery bank is on the
>> starboard side and both water tank valves are open on the manifold
>> so theoretically the water should be drawing down evenly. The
>> holding tank is starboard and empty. The fuel tank is on the
>> center line and is full.
>>
>
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