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New Batteries?

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(Richard Casady) wrote:

On Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:05:50 -0500, Molesworth
wrote:

It was my own fault. I picked up the boat last Feb and sailed it to New
Orleans, never once considering if the batteries needed water.

I put 4.5 GALS in 4 batteries last week! The other 2 (double size) are
sealed.

Tried today to start on bank 1, then on bank 2. Nothing out of either.

All the batteries looked old anyway, so I reckon I am going to have to
replace them all. How I'm going to get those doubles out, I have no
idea...

You let slip a few details like the weights, and what kind of hole
they are in you might get useful advise. Impossible to advise beyond
sometimes a comealong and a 12 inch plank might come in handy.
Trolling is OK, but you need better bait.

All the batteries are in a deep hole besides the motor, containing the
fuse board, charger, Fridge power unit and hot water heater.

The 'floor' is composed of four 'Trojan B-2' batteries with a lid to
stand on. The other two 'doubles' have no makers name and each measures
20" X 12" (approx) are grey and (I suspect) ex-DoD and are mounted on a
shelf formed from the hull.

My boat is similar to a Morgan O/I without the aft access from above.

My apologies to Cassady if you think I'm a troll, but can assure you
that I'm not, just a newbie to boating - if you don't believe me - find
ONE post I've ever made (in 11 years on usenet) where I've done such a
thing.

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Molesworth

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