ROCKPORT, TEXAS
JANUARY 7, 2025
Nothing went as originally planned but things went well but cold. We went to the beach park early this morning and it was totally empty. We opened a window on Sierra and the wet cold was way too much for the OFM to be running around outside. So we headed to Walmart to buy fresh vegetables to use for stir frying some thin strips of pork chops tomorrow. We haven't had a decent stir fry in weeks. That will get fixed soon. The small bell peppers looked especially tasty this morning. We shall see what tomorrow says on that subject.
The new house battery for the Castle arrived four days early this morning. The OFM found out that 47 pounds weighs a lot more these days than it did five years ago the last time we had to change out the house batts in the Castle. This is a group 27 size battery.
This is the battery still in its shipping box sitting just inside the Castle door. As it turns out we have decided to go back to having the house battery on the trailer tongue behind the LPG tanks like most travel trailers do it. The best we can recall we moved the batteries inside the trailer about ten to twelve years ago. There was a bunch of battery stealing happening to boondockers out in the deserts at that time that had tongue mounted batteries. So we have to do a little un-remodeling to the Castle to allow the relocation to happen. Then we will safely be able to use cheaper vented style batteries. Lithium seems to be the big target now days.
In the mean time the cold weather and the north winds blowing a lot of water out of the bays has made the fishing not very desirable for any fishing effort on our part.
Stay warm and relax for a few days is our big plan.
Though they are nearly double the cost, AGM batterie don't need any ventilation, can be mounted on their bottoms, sides or ends, just not the tops. That makes them perfect for mounting inside tight spaces,
ReplyDeleteBe Safe and Enjoy!
It's about time.