battery placement

[Slightly_Twisted]

Hey guys,

Has anyone with a cuddy moved their batteries into the cuddy?
If you did, where did you put them?

I'm starting to rewire the whole boat. I would like to move both batteries into the cuddy in the two red circled ares. I was hoping there is enough room to cut two access holes up top and drop one on each side.
Has anyone done that?

Thanks

[phatdaddy]

Not sure u have enough room under the bunks for a battery. There is room under the deck right outside of your cabin door. If your fuel tank is not there.

[Slightly_Twisted]

Yeah I didn’t think I had enough room I was just hoping there was.

In the center right before the step down is where the gas tank is. So mine from stern to cuddy step down goes live well, box storage/ fish box, then gas tank.

Other then putting then in the step down in the cuddy they may just have to stay in the stren.

Thanks for the reply!

[phatdaddy]

i would like to get mine out of the stern also. my fuel tank is right up against the splashwell, so boat seems a little stern heavy.

[Slightly_Twisted]

I may drill a few holes to get the depths and see if there is room. I have a bounch of others holes I’m filling in anyways.

[jvitiel]

I moved my batteries from the stern to the fish box just aft of the cuddy bulkhead (I have an '89). Made a nice difference.

I would be most interested in your findings if you decide to drill depth holes as those would be ideal locations for my planned trolling motor batteries.

[BillTex]

Keep the batts in the stern and get trim tabs...

[bradford]

Mine are right outside the cuddy door in a custom hatch inspired by Phatdaddy. Be sure to run 1 or 2 gauge cable. Also you can get a cheap but powerful hydralic crimper from harbor freight.

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by bradford

Mine are right outside the cuddy door in a custom hatch inspired by Phatdaddy. Be sure to run 1 or 2 gauge cable. Also you can get a cheap but powerful hydraulic crimper from harbor freight.

YES on the crimper!!! Love mine. Comes with several different dies so you can crimp many different wire gages.
YES on the battery placement. When I redid my V21's deck I found this HUGE void right between the captains and mates chairs, just before the bulkhead to the cuddy in the center of the deck. It will easily fit 2 batteries plus some misc stowage. It's an easy matter to buy and install a deck hatch.

[steplift20]

Personally I would keep them in the stern Their there already