Batteries - What do you use

pianotuna wrote:
Hi,

That's a dead easy answer.

If salt water enters a flooded battery Chlorine gas is created. It is rather poisonous. Therefore sealed batteries are not a bad idea.

Veebyes wrote:
Why do cruising boaters favour AGMs?

A good reason but also batterys tend to be forgotten & AGM & gel cells are zero maintenance other than a terminal check & clean once a year. They also have a much longer service life than than wet cells. They don't vent gas therefore can be put anywhere. A nice feature if you want to increase the RV battery bank size. In boats batterys are often put underneath beds, anywhere there is room for them.