Approximately 75% of boats do not have leak-proof battery containers; flooded lead-acid batteries require containers to hold spilled electrolyte (sulfuric acid), not merely to hold the battery in place, making non-leak-proof installations a serious safety and corrosion hazard.

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Jeff Kotz

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probably 75% of you don't have that... your battery box is a container for liquid it's not to hold the battery in place it's to hold the electrolyte that will come out of the battery

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Designing & Improving Marine Electrical Systems - Jeff Cote SeminarPacific Yacht Systems
Created: 8/13/2026, 4:54:03 AM

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