Jeff Cote has encountered many boat owners who spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on boats (300k-1M for 40-50 foot catamarans) but then try to save money by buying cheap lithium batteries, creating a dangerous misalignment between boat value and battery safety investment.

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Jeff Cote

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voters that are buying you know catamarans for you know half a million you know 300 400 750 a million dollars...and yet they've spent x on the boat and then they're like i need to save as much money as humanly possible on a battery bank

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Dock Talk with Jeff Cote and Nigel Calder - Part 1 of 2Pacific Yacht Systems
Created: 8/13/2026, 3:28:11 AM

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