Jay,

I had the same problem, but I found out about the leaking when I was
wintering the engine. I did not notice any wetness in the bilge, but when
I was finished I noticed my jeans were falling apart. The acid ate through
the seat and legs from when I sat next to the battery. The dealer could
not identify the problem, so I just purchased a battery box, with a lid, so
the acid would not splash around the bilge. The battery lasted 3 yrs, and
it never failed me, but when the tire dealer put a heavy stress on the
battery it showed up weak. Since I didn't want to have it fail me in the
middle of the lake, I replaced both of them.


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I have two "maintenance free" sealed batteries. Yesterday when I
checked the battery trays where the batteries are secured in place, I
found that both battery trays are quite wet (like 1/16" deep). This is
odd. The batteries are inside a compartment that is protected from
elements, and the rest of the compartment is completely dry -- only the
battery trays are wet. I am sure the water is not from the air because
the air in early winter is relatively dry.

I am not sure if both batteries are leaking or not. I cannot tell. I
have a feeling that I should not expect _both_ batteries leak at the
same time. Anyway, I have already dried the battery trays. I will
check this next weekend to see if they will become wet again.
Meanwhile, I would like to know if there is any "known" reason that can
cause a battery tray becomes wet like mine.

Thanks.

Jay Chan