Batteries too close?

Three Seasons

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380 Sundancer 2006
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Twin 8.1 V-Drives
I replaced my group 31 batteries yesterday with Duracell 31 AGM’s. The OEM set up places the battery + & - post very close together. Options...
1) Have a beer and stop over thinking this, its been like this since 2008?
2) move the mounting post and battery trays 1” forward? PIA
3) Place and piece of hard 3/8” plastic between the batteries to keep them separated?
4) your idea?

And yes, my charger was upgraded to charge AGM’s this spring:)
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^^^^^
My vote is 1) too.
Plenty of things to do on a boat. You don't need make work projects!;)
 
Silly question - aren’t the close terminals in different, isolated banks? Would you even get current if those + and - touched?
 
As long as the properly secured stay with #1
 

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