While picking people's brains about batteries today, I learned why I
haven't
seen a friend of mine around the waterfront in a while. He isn't in
Florida.
He was bending over the battery in his boat a couple months ago when
it blew
up for no apparent cause. In addition to acid burns, the force of the
explosion threw him against the bulkhead of his boat so hard that he
broke
ribs and punctured his lungs. He's been laid up for weeks.

I don't think wet cells have any place on a boat except maybe one that
is
large enough to have a dedicated battery compartment.

--

Roger Long