The Adventures of Captain Ray Penson
Sailing Yacht Truce
I have made the horrific discovery of some wet wood in the rudder. The rudder construction is a sandwich with red cedar on the outside and laminated ply in the centre. Water has got into the central ply section from the tiller pocket and travelled, as it does, down through the ply. Luckily, I have discovered it early and after extensive prodding and digging around I can see the end of it.
So overall, I am pleased with the lead carbon battery installation, it has become one less thing to worry about. There are many articles and videos online about lead carbon batteries including all the usual well informed and not so well-informed opinions. But, hopefully, if the manufacturers datasheets about the lifetime and charge cycles of Lead Carbon batteries are correct I may never have to buy another house battery – ever.
The Adventures of Captain Ray Penson 