NARROWBOAT Living - Fitting NEW BATTERIES! Ep42

This video sees us having new batteries fitted on our NARROWBOAT floating home. We replace our four lead acid 110Ah batteries with four AGM Lead Carbon Deep Cycle 130Ah Batteries. We use Matt Gibson from Onboard Solar. Matt and Garry took less than 2 hours to completely remove our old ones and replace with the new ones. Fantastic service, we would highly recommend, see link below.
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[JulieandMartinonRIB]

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[yvonnemaguire]

Well done. Good to have new batteries. 👍😘

[Polglen]

Congratulations. Having reliable power is very nice. For my wee van. I made a simple test. I brought the 100Ah battery that I could pick up! Hence lithium. Then I brought the electrics I needed for it. Still not easy, with a few hic-ups along the way (being given incorrect info) but finally I seem to have a set up working for me. Runs my fridge, not the freezer. But you can't win them all, and I can use the space as fridge so no loss. Just the ice cream, (which I don't really need!🙄)

[lilo]

Thank you very much for sharing be happy take care

[theubiquitusgastronaut]

Good to see. Lead carbon seems to be a good choice often ignored.

[carolgerrard]

Very interesting vlog Julie. So sorry we didn’t get to see you at Crick I was looking 👀 out for you both. Enjoy your cruising 😊
Carol NB Jazz

[PaulLucraft]

Hi guys great to see you at Whilton marina on Sunday 😁 hope you enjoyed the cafe👍 great video....just wondering how long your old batteries lasted ....as we have recently installed the standard 120amp batteries...cheers Paul

[mishkawp]

Good to have batteries that are reliable and provide the power you need. Hopefully it will make things much easier for you.

[judewilliams]

Hi Julie and Martin. Loved this video, really interesting to learn about batteries. Very useful in a power cut and "Toys" 😂😅😂. Big hugs to you both 🤗

[gingerbob]

Glad you made the right decision for you guys and you now have power 🔋 💪 ❤ good advise and an interesting vlog, thank you 😊

[davidsedlickas]

Greetings both from Sussex. We glimpsed you both at Crick.
Very useful information thanks for sharing.
Power is the big issue on boats where solar and alternators might not fully charge them up hence the end of life of course.
Knowing that you would think boat building would put them in easy accessable places ! !
Air fryer choice the Ninja 10 in 1 oven which you might not have space for.
Hope you are both well.
Safe cruising travels.

[alfsphone]

Just out of interest I had a 9meter motor home here in New Zealand and to keep our engine batteries separate I install a separate alternator on the engine for the house batteries. Problem solved

[annwagner]

I hope the new batteries work well for a long time to come! I want one of those folding carts! I’m just moving into an apartment with no assigned parking, so not always sure how close the car will be when I get back from shopping or whatever.

[michealpercy]

As you've gone from lead acid batteries to AGM do you need to change your charger? And how much solar do you have?, I'm about to take ownership of a narrow boat so trying to gather information on power.

[mirandaherridge]

Hello we was discussing batteries also how much are these ones if it’s ok to ask xx

[zonabrown]

Yes think i need new batteries im getting past it😂😂

[loredepalo]

Do you use power for a washing machine, TV, cooking or use alternatives

[bobbyxxxbobby]

Hi julie and martin, ich hoffe es hilft euch, ich wuensch es euch. ❤From petra