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05 Hurricane 198RE/Honda 135 Outboard-Battery Dying while sitting?
Hi all
I have twice now had a problem with the battery in my 198RE w/Honda 135hp outboard dying. I use it on the weekends where i camp at,I know nothing was left on.I charged it one saturday,then next weekend when i put it in the water and tried to start it,it was dead. I know that nothing was left on, do marine batteries just go bad like this sometimes? Once i hooked it up to a starter battery supplied by the boat launch i was at,it started and worked fine. I brought it home last weekend to get it tested which i will do tomorrow,and it has 11.9 volts right now. What do you all think? |
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05 Hurricane 198RE/Honda 135 Outboard-Battery Dying while sitting?
On Thu, 15 Jun 2006 16:34:25 GMT, "GFRET"
wrote: Hi all I have twice now had a problem with the battery in my 198RE w/Honda 135hp outboard dying. I use it on the weekends where i camp at,I know nothing was left on.I charged it one saturday,then next weekend when i put it in the water and tried to start it,it was dead. I know that nothing was left on, do marine batteries just go bad like this sometimes? Once i hooked it up to a starter battery supplied by the boat launch i was at,it started and worked fine. I brought it home last weekend to get it tested which i will do tomorrow,and it has 11.9 volts right now. What do you all think? Batteries are perishable! If I had to take an educated guess, the battery has sulfated from not being charged off-season and is not accepting a charge or the charging system is not working. Please see Sections 16 and 9 in the FAQ on www.batteryfaq.org for more information on sulfation and charging. Kindest regards, BiLL....... |
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