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Old 03-06-2017, 01:21 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by psneeld View Post
True...but my last 2 boats came with 2 8D batts, using one as a house bank too. One switch, utter simplicity till you need to lift one out/in.

But if setting up for cruising...I can see the switch to a dedicated start batt (group 31 if appropriate up or down) and a house bank of batts capable of deep cycling.


If you have 2 x 8D, it is pretty easy to simply add a group 31 and echo charger. Then you have one larger house bank with a dedicated and isolation start battery.
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