Argosy Battery Compartment Question

[jennandal]

Is it necessary to have the black plastic shroud that goes around the battery in the battery compartment? If so, is it possible to upgrade to a slightly larger cover? Mine is dry-rotted, cracking and slightly too small for a new battery I bought. Thanks in advance since you guys always jump on these things!

[idroba]

The Argosy of that era generally used one Group 24 battery and nothing else will fit into the space. You could build a larger one from something like plywood, but it should be sealed so any gasses vent to the outside via the original cover door. That way you could put a longer one in (group 27, 29 or 31) and get more capacity. If you use an AGM battery you don't need to worry about venting.

[MTBMark]

I have a 24ft Argosy that I ripped the plastic battery box out of and installed 2 AGM batteries in the same location. Then there was enough room left to put an outside shower hidden behind the old battery door.
There was a ton of wasted space under that bunk.