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Spring fever...
It is such a nice day, I decided to open up the Ranger and check
things out - you know - just look around the boat, make sure things are ok - you know, get ready for March 1st when the cover comes off and the bottom is painted and stuff? :) Good damn thing I did - the starting battery had a bulge in the side and looked like it was about to fail. Pulled that sucker out in a hurry. I've got the trolling motor batteries on slow charge right now. Can't figure out what happened to the starting battery - it was disconnected and was fully charged before I put it away for the winter. Never seen that happen before. Oh well, another 45 days until launch day. I hope. Later, Tom |
On Sun, 06 Feb 2005 16:20:44 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote: It is such a nice day, I decided to open up the Ranger and check things out - you know - just look around the boat, make sure things are ok - you know, get ready for March 1st when the cover comes off and the bottom is painted and stuff? :) Good damn thing I did - the starting battery had a bulge in the side and looked like it was about to fail. Pulled that sucker out in a hurry. I've got the trolling motor batteries on slow charge right now. Can't figure out what happened to the starting battery - it was disconnected and was fully charged before I put it away for the winter. Never seen that happen before. Oh well, another 45 days until launch day. Good timing - glad you caught it. The only time that's ever happened to me was due to overcharging. Glad you're getting a break in the weather. My new boat was supposed to be ready this past week but (surprise!!) they're running late. Just as well - it's only in the '60's this weekend - hopefully will be warmer next weekend. Take care. |
On Sun, 6 Feb 2005 12:55:49 -0500, Mike G
wrote: In article , says... It is such a nice day, I decided to open up the Ranger and check things out - you know - just look around the boat, make sure things are ok - you know, get ready for March 1st when the cover comes off and the bottom is painted and stuff? :) Good damn thing I did - the starting battery had a bulge in the side and looked like it was about to fail. Pulled that sucker out in a hurry. I've got the trolling motor batteries on slow charge right now. Can't figure out what happened to the starting battery - it was disconnected and was fully charged before I put it away for the winter. Never seen that happen before. Oh well, another 45 days until launch day. I hope. IF it is an older battery and one of the cells shorted out from the crud that drops to the bottom of a battery you'll get a dead cell which will, if you live where it gets below freezing, freeze and bulge a case. It's a possibility I just got back in from the garage - two of the cells were dry and I figured out why the battery was dead - somehow the ignition was turned on. Whoopsie! :) ~~ oh well ~~ Later, Tom |
Tom wrote:
I just got back in from the garage - two of the cells were dry and I figured out why the battery was dead - somehow the ignition was turned on. Whoopsie! :) ~~ oh well ~~ Later, Tom ******************** Hope you didn't have an hour meter wired to the ignition. We've all heard the horror stories about snowbirds who come back north to find 3000 "hours" on a brand new boat. :-) |
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message Oh well, another 45 days until launch day. 45 days??? It'll be at least double that for me. Probably somewhere around the 'Victoria Day' long weekend late May. |
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On Sun, 06 Feb 2005 19:44:10 GMT, "Don White"
wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message Oh well, another 45 days until launch day. 45 days??? It'll be at least double that for me. Probably somewhere around the 'Victoria Day' long weekend late May. Middle of March if the ice cooperates maybe even sooner. Whoo Hoo!! Later, Tom |
On Sun, 06 Feb 2005 20:07:17 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote: Middle of March if the ice cooperates maybe even sooner. =========================================== Ice is for drinks. You're living too far north. |
Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 06 Feb 2005 20:07:17 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: Middle of March if the ice cooperates maybe even sooner. =========================================== Ice is for drinks. You're living too far north. Sorry Tom confused it's "disconnected" & the ignition was on for what??? 6-8 wks??? Regardless Tom is anyone going to mention that if the ignition has "really" been on long enough to fry the battery, what are the implications, if any at all, for the motors' systems???? Anyway maybe someone will address it??? K So the Krause lie of the day??? Here ya go:-) So just getting back to the Hatt 43 lie:-) What happened was at least 2 of the NG people lived near where he "claimed" he did & said they'd settle if he owned a Hatt 43 or not by simply calling around & taking a look:-) After all his usual abuse & fained "privacy" concerns it was starting to look like his lying hide was about to be hung out to dry:-) This would be more than his ego could even contemplate, so in his desperation not to be caught red handed (again:-)) he then lied again; which despite it being totally unbelievable it allowed his damaged mind to think he was still the big man his lies had created:-) Doubt save to organise employment wrecking union strokes he's never even been to Florida but he desperately needed to get away from the lie mansion & the lie Hatt 43:-) We had the Hatteras for two years. Last year, out of the cold clear, a broker approached me with an offer to buy. Our continued Florida lifestyle was somewhat up in the air, because the two breadwinners hereabouts were about to be offered long-term but temporary assignments they could not refuse in the Washington, D.C., area. So, after being romanced a little, we sold the Hatt for almost precisely what we paid for it. Not bad, after two full years of use. And I mean full years. So, we didn't "make" any money off the Hatt, but we didn't lose any, either. The proceeds were prudently invested. |
If the battery is buldgeing out, it most likely lost it's charge and
froze... If you want to see a real big bang, put a boost on it while it is still frozen. ;) Replace it, it is shot anyway. Scotty |
On Sun, 06 Feb 2005 16:20:44 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote: It is such a nice day, I decided to open up the Ranger and check things out - you know - just look around the boat, make sure things are ok - you know, get ready for March 1st when the cover comes off and the bottom is painted and stuff? :) Good damn thing I did - the starting battery had a bulge in the side and looked like it was about to fail. Pulled that sucker out in a hurry. I've got the trolling motor batteries on slow charge right now. Can't figure out what happened to the starting battery - it was disconnected and was fully charged before I put it away for the winter. Never seen that happen before. Oh well, another 45 days until launch day. I hope. Later, Tom The acid lost its PH, and swelled because of the heat generated, while doing so. We replace alot of these in my marina (that I own) in the north, but not so many in my other two marinas I own in the south. Cold weather seems to play a part. |
On 7 Feb 2005 08:37:41 -0800, "wtf" wrote:
If the battery is buldgeing out, it most likely lost it's charge and froze... If you want to see a real big bang, put a boost on it while it is still frozen. ;) Replace it, it is shot anyway. I have heard of that, but have never experienced it myself. I imagine it would be a really big bang. :) Later, Tom |
yup,,
I remember nam,, acid all day long,, it was fun, I still blame some of my mishaps today on the what happened to me back then,,, "Harry Krause" wrote in message ... On Sun, 06 Feb 2005 16:20:44 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: It is such a nice day, I decided to open up the Ranger and check things out - you know - just look around the boat, make sure things are ok - you know, get ready for March 1st when the cover comes off and the bottom is painted and stuff? :) Good damn thing I did - the starting battery had a bulge in the side and looked like it was about to fail. Pulled that sucker out in a hurry. I've got the trolling motor batteries on slow charge right now. Can't figure out what happened to the starting battery - it was disconnected and was fully charged before I put it away for the winter. Never seen that happen before. Oh well, another 45 days until launch day. I hope. Later, Tom The acid lost its PH, and swelled because of the heat generated, while doing so. We replace alot of these in my marina (that I own) in the north, but not so many in my other two marinas I own in the south. Cold weather seems to play a part. |
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
... It is such a nice day, I decided to open up the Ranger and check things out - you know - just look around the boat, make sure things are ok - you know, get ready for March 1st when the cover comes off and the bottom is painted and stuff? :) Good damn thing I did - the starting battery had a bulge in the side and looked like it was about to fail. Pulled that sucker out in a hurry. I've got the trolling motor batteries on slow charge right now. Can't figure out what happened to the starting battery - it was disconnected and was fully charged before I put it away for the winter. Never seen that happen before. Sounds like that bat. is shot. Reverse charging, freezing, sometimes over-charging can cause that "bulge" that you describe. Got a hydrometer? Check your specific gravity. I'll bet it's not in spec. From my notes - MCA "Marine Cranking Amps" tested at 32* F. CCA "Cold Cranking Amps" tested at 0* F. ----------------------------------------------------------- Lead Antimony Alloy 1270 Full Charge specific gravity. Charged battery = 1.250 to 1.270 specific gravity. Room temp. climate adjusting: 80* F. is the norm Any 10* F. up or down, use the adjustment of .004 You are allowed .040 specific gravity variance between the cells. And there are other tests. Best of luck. |
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On 7 Feb 2005 08:37:41 -0800, "wtf" wrote: If the battery is buldgeing out, it most likely lost it's charge and froze... If you want to see a real big bang, put a boost on it while it is still frozen. ;) Replace it, it is shot anyway. I have heard of that, but have never experienced it myself. I imagine it would be a really big bang. :) Later, Tom Pretty good one. Driving wreckers once, I put the cables on a frozen battery, always checked, but this time something I missed. I am a stickler so I stood in behind the hood, hit the boost, and bang, it went up. Flash about 3-4 feet, loud as hell, and it blew some of the air filter and mass air flow sensor ritght out of its wiring and landed about 20 yards away... If I were to guess, it probably had the power of real, old time, M-80. Anyway, it is not a myth, they can indeed blow up. The point is, never put a boost on a bulging battery in the cold. On another note, sort of related, gas and battery acid do burst into flames when they meet too. Had a guy drive an old Chevette into the dealership one day. One guy was looking at the battery cells, another was checking for fuel pressure to the carb... the key was turned, a squirt of fuel went into the open battery cell and immediately burst into flames, flash fire. What happened after that is fuzzy as I don't burn for anyones Chevette, I was in Shulties parking lot across the street when they found the fire extinguishers... I sport a bit of a ponytail, I don't do fire. ;) Later, Scotty |
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