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#418971 - 07/02/08 01:32 PM Location for 2nd battery
Troy Offline
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Hello all. I am trying to decide where to place my second battery. Does anyone have a Four Winns Funship 234 with a second battery? I would love to see where you put it. Maybe any Four Winns pic will do.

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Troy
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#419046 - 07/02/08 06:13 PM Re: Location for 2nd battery [Re: Troy]
rwidman Offline
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Consider the length of cable runs, the available space, and weight distribution. Here is what I did on my Glastron:



These are the house batteries and I installed an additional switch to comtroll them. The 120 lb helped to correct a slight starboard list also.
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#419060 - 07/02/08 06:41 PM Re: Location for 2nd battery [Re: rwidman]
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Also, review the battery section in this publication:

USCG Boat Builder's Handbook

There are some great tips on routing wiring, securing the battery box, and so on.
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#419871 - 07/07/08 11:21 AM Re: Location for 2nd battery [Re: Al]
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In my FW Horizon 200, there was enough space to add another battery directly behind the stock battery.

You can see the second Group 27 tray in this pic:

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