Battery Removal

den73740.TakeThisOut@aol.com wrote:

> I'm getting ready to remove 4 8D batteries. They are in the forward
> part of an engine room, below deck level. I don't have much room to
> maneuver. Does anyone know of a small hoist frame or have any
> suggestions for a removal method that doesn't involve back surgery.
>

Can you hang the boomvang or some other tackle from the boom at some
convenient location to lift most of the weight of the batteries?
Could you use the mainsheet to swing the battery outboard to the
dinghy or dock?

Oh, er, you do have a sailboat?

Else, jury rig a spar with one end jammed somewhere, topping lift, a
couple of guys, and a block and tackle? Perhaps a sailor berthmate
will lend you a spinnaker pole and some lines. Sailors love that stuff.

Terry K
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den73740.RemoveThis@aol.com wrote in news:1135049311.634224.222070
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> It's a power boat with about 4 ft of overhead. I don't have anything to
> attach to on the overhead.
>
>
>

If you were in Charleston, I'd drop by the illegal alien pickup point on
Remount Road in the morning and we'd have those batteries replaced in no
time. Those guys are A) small, B) strong...just what you need...(c;

There should be some in your area. They're breeding like mosquitos in a
Florida swamp around here!
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den73740.DeleteThis@aol.com wrote:

> It's a power boat with about 4 ft of overhead. I don't have anything to
> attach to on the overhead.
>

Then I suggest you drill a hole in the overhead and install a
watertight nut and bolt that can be replaced with an eye bolt to be
used for hoisting. A strong flat plate topsides, 3" square, will
enable a rubber seal to be tightened down when not hoisting the guts
out of your boat. you might want to give consideration to the
eventual neccessity to lift out the engine. Why do anything by halves?

Or, bolt up a collapsible hoisting frame from old bed irons which
you can get for free at the dump.

It's that or tunnel under the boat and drop the batteries down;-)

Anything is better than wounding your back again, eh? Been there
done that, sold tee shirts, spent the money.


Of course you could possibly leave the batteries where they are,
disconnect them, and charge them once or twice over winter.

You will eventually have to figure out how to exchange them, non?

Terry K
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Larry wrote:

> den73740 RemoveThis @aol.com wrote in news:1135049311.634224.222070
> @g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
>
>
>>It's a power boat with about 4 ft of overhead. I don't have anything to
>>attach to on the overhead.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> If you were in Charleston, I'd drop by the illegal alien pickup point on
> Remount Road in the morning and we'd have those batteries replaced in no
> time. Those guys are A) small, B) strong...just what you need...(c;
>
> There should be some in your area. They're breeding like mosquitos in a
> Florida swamp around here!
>

Yes, then you could turn them in for the bounty, whilst avoiding
paying them.

Typical American business contract? Free Trade?

Terry K
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Terry Spragg <terry2 DeleteThis @nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in news:ItGdnf3lj8ZwYDreRVn-
qQ DeleteThis @rogers.com:

> It's that or tunnel under the boat and drop the batteries down;-)
>

Hey! Just like submarines! Cut a big hole in the hull and lift the
depleted reactor core out...put in another one from refurb and weld the
hole back up for another 20 years.

Worked for us....(c;
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den73740 RemoveThis @aol.com wrote:
> I'm getting ready to remove 4 8D batteries. They are in the forward
> part of an engine room, below deck level. I don't have much room to
> maneuver. Does anyone know of a small hoist frame or have any
> suggestions for a removal method that doesn't involve back surgery.

Get a friendly builder to drop by with his "hi-hab" truck.

Dennis.
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<den73740 RemoveThis @aol.com> wrote in message
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> It's a power boat with about 4 ft of overhead. I don't have anything to
> attach to on the overhead.

How about one of those motor jacks or lifts? That would lift them to deck
level and then from there a handtruck unless you have to go up again, then
reposition the lift, but what do I know.

Leanne
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I used to use a device like a long sawhorse, made of pipe. This
contraption
was placed over and as close to the batteries as possible. Put a light
chain hoist or come along on it. Once you get the batteries just above
deck, use a rope and pull 'em out aft onto the deck.
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"RB" <rbig RemoveThis @bellsouth.nospam.net> wrote in message
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> I used to use a device like a long sawhorse, made of pipe. This
> contraption
> was placed over and as close to the batteries as possible. Put a light
> chain hoist or come along on it. Once you get the batteries just above
> deck, use a rope and pull 'em out aft onto the deck.

Now this sounds like the only response so far that understands the
situation. My methods always ended with a sore back, pinched fingers and
most evil thoughts about boats in general. Usually started with an
assortment of 2x4 lumber, some rope, and if possible a few lengths of 2x8
planks. Getting the batterys moved to under a hatch or removable
floorboards was the central problem, after that most any of the offered
ideas would work.

Hey, that's not my job!
Old Chief Lynn
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On 19 Dec 2005 18:07:58 -0800, den73740 DeleteThis @aol.com wrote:

>I'm getting ready to remove 4 8D batteries. They are in the forward
>part of an engine room, below deck level. I don't have much room to
>maneuver. Does anyone know of a small hoist frame or have any
>suggestions for a removal method that doesn't involve back surgery.

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I had to swap out an 8D from behind a DD671 (big piece of iron)
recently, so I feel your pain. I did it with a helper, one of us on
each end of the battery, about 50 or 60 pounds each. It was not easy
but no injuries and it didn't take as long as I thought.
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