How to split starting and house batteries on a small boat
On a small boat the engine crank sits apart from the cabin house bank. Heel and vibration change how the cases sit; a yacht marina plan does not belong here.
On a small boat you split the starting battery that cranks the engine from the house bank that runs lights and pumps. Nova’s marine gel family shows the sealed range on its own page; a model code or a price is not invented here. Heel and vibration in the hull change how the cases sit. Without a measurement you are discussing a case that may not fit. A yacht marina plan is a different list.
Where heel and vibration belong on a small hull
A small hull heels, slams and shakes the engine bay. Marine gel is sealed; flooded PzS tubular plate belongs in a forklift aisle, not here. Write how the case is held — strap, tray or locker — in qualitative words. A leak-test number is not invented.
Typical time on the water starts the conversation; it does not calculate capacity. Whether the alternator was checked against a gel or valve-regulated lead-acid (VRLA) profile is a yes-or-no note. A charger brand is not fabricated.
- Starting role and house role (marked apart)
- Engine-bay or cabin-locker millimetres
- Heel / vibration note; typical time on the water
- Destination country; quantity on a separate line
Voltage and bay millimetres on the starting line
On the starting line write a published voltage class and the engine-bay millimetres. A new voltage class is not derived here. The house line carries cabin-locker millimetres; the two sizes are not copied from a sister hull.
The marine gel family page shows the range. The models index scans codes. This guide does not reprint that table. If the seating will not fit, a name is not invented — dimensions are taken again on the boat.
What this small-boat starting/house split is not for
A yacht quay-versus-sea house bank, a price list, a city page and a lithium kit sit outside this article. Multi-circuit comfort lives on the yacht application; it is not mixed into a small-boat crank split. Sonar or a shore cabinet is not sold here.
A warehouse balance, a lead week or a warranty year does not land on this crank split; a missing GTIN stays blank. Unsuitable: asking for “a dual-purpose gel” without marking roles. Duty stays on the application page.
How pumps and cabin lights mark the house bank
On the house line write what actually stays on: cabin lights, a pump, VHF or a small cooler. Ampere-hours are not produced here. Code scan happens on the marine gel models index and is read with the millimetres and roles you wrote.
The series page is a range map. A SKU page is only for published, conflict-free rows. An empty capacity cell is not filled in. A “dual-purpose” model name is not invented.
Sending the quote after starting and house are marked
If starting and house are marked, open the marine-gel quote form. The application name can stay as a boat note. The technical team measures missing millimetres with you.
If the same operator also keeps a yacht, that hull goes on its own quote. The small boat only carries the crank-versus-house split. This step is discovery; a delivery date does not appear.
Frequently asked questions
- Why may starting gel go out without a house line?
- The two roles can ask for different current; this page does not prove that one case covers both. The form marks which role will be discussed; capacity is settled on the models index and in correspondence. Stock and price are not minted here. A code is not named before roles exist. A yacht house bank is not moved onto this form.
- Why is a single-case assumption not written for a small boat?
- The same case can combine crank and house only in the application; this page does not assume the merge. Hull millimetres, the heel note and time on the water carry the conversation; they do not calculate ampere-hours. A “dual-purpose” name is not invented. No code is offered without size. The form still opens as a marine-gel quote.
- How does a heel note enter the quote?
- Write in short qualitative words how the hull heels and whether the engine bay shakes. Mention a strap or a tray if one exists. A leak-test certificate or a vibration-class number is not fabricated. Gel construction lives on the family page; a test result is not printed here. An unsure note stays blank.
- Why does this page refuse a yacht marina plan?
- A small boat splits crank and cabin house; a yacht asks multi-circuit comfort and quay-versus-sea days. Marine gel can still be the family; the quote fields stay the boat’s crank and house marks. A bank schematic is not drawn here. Market fit is confirmed during the quote; a country doorway is not opened.