TC 225 Bait Box delete - crazy battery box leaks . . .

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boscoj

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C Dory Year
2008
C Dory Model
255 Tomcat
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Knoty Lady
at least it's fresh water . . . :D

Dad designed the boat systems, mechanical, electrical and aero engineer. He really likes the electrical hence the over provisioned and optioned battery array. He says it was designed to provide ample capacity and balance the forward weight of the windlass.

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I searched and searched but found most posts concerned with weezing "fish boxes". My problem was battery sleeves designed to prevent acid from leaking into the structure were retaining rain water from the leaking "bait box" lid . . .

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the cover is repaired now from the lift failure and takes care of the rainwater in the battery box issue but still that thing does not seal.

Anyway, one step at a time.

Configuring the new HydraHoist tomorrow. I'll take plenty of pics.
 
Just out of curiosity, what have you got for a windlass, an 8 ton hoist? :shock:

Charlie
 
With all respect; the number/type of batteries are not that unusual on the 255. But the windlass weight is less than 100lbs. You don't want a lot of weight in the ends of any boat!

If you must seal the area under the aft seat, add another thin rubber gasket.
 
Dad and I are working on a spec post. The windlass is most certainly over 100 pounds.

Bed time, I have a hydrahoist to configure tomorrow
 
The battery of batteries (or battery battery) looks like it might be six 6- volt batteries arranged into three 12-volt groups via some paralleling in pairs, right?

Try saying that fast, over and over! Wanna try the "Pickles" one, too? :lol:

Joe. :teeth :thup
 
CV, the ends of the battery compartment are open to the sponsons on both end. Plenty of air.

Charlie
 
An AGM battery is shown in the first post. But still not sure what the object of this post is--number of batteries, leaking top of the area under the aft cockpit seat, or some other question?

However, ABYC code calls for terminals to be covered--so you need to either find some way to cover the terminals, or put the tops on those battery boxes (which are one of the most common ways that batteries are secured in boats).s You may also want to be sure that batteries are properly fused (circuit breakers).

The windlass most commonly used on these boats weighs in the 20 to 30 lb range. A windlass is not to break the anchor out of the bottom, or to pull the boat to over the windlass, but needs to be sized to the pull the anchor and rode up from the bottom at the deepest depth you will be anchoring in.
 
As part of my dry fishbox project, I also fixed the leaky battery cover. The water flows from the two aft corners into the cockpit drain. Here are a couple photos. It did eliminate about 95% of the water. In the PNW, that's a lot of H2O.

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Thanks for the help and suggestions, been busy this week. Just looking for some suggestions on how to seal this bait box.

Sea Wolf is correct, four 6V house batteries and two 12V engine batteries.

The windlass is an EZ Anchor Puller #10, not sure on the line/rode specs.

Thanks again.
 
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