Battery boxes or not?

06Rinker270

Are battery boxes recommended or not?  Currently do not have them.  Can't seem to find a good answer anywhere.

thank you

frenchship

I used them for many years with no problem.

06Rinker270

Yea that is what I have now.  No need to cover?

MarkB

If a battery goes bad and spews acid, I'd rather have it in a box than all over my bilge.

Cableguy Greg

I have 3 of the trays that @frenchship posted above. Just make sure your positive terminal has a protective cover and the trays will be fine.

craigswardmtb

I use enclosed boxes for the wet batteries in my engine bay. Open ones for the agms for the thruster up in the stateroom. The boxes help protect the batteries from any water leakage. When I wash the boat I always get drippage right where they reside. And of course they protect from battery spew if that ever happens as mark mentioned.

06Rinker270

@craigswardmtb I get the same water drippage on the batteries which is what prompted my questions. I am going to buy them.  Stop the water and any potential acid spew. 

howardrams

Not a bad idea.  I've seen people go an extra step and bore a hole in the side of the boxes and route any hydrogen gases through plastic tubing out with the exhaust air from the compartment blower.  I thought it overkill but then again, not the worst idea I've seen.