Mike wrote:
Do you ever stop thinking about boats and boating Chuck? There is, after
all, more to life than that.

This *IS* a boating newsgroup aint it? This is the type of remark that gets
crap started, and this thread will now spiral out of control.

He was helping the OP with a relevant post. Why did you have to destroy the
effort?

--Mike

Because JimH is an asshole.

Charles T. Low wrote:
Hi, Chuck, and thank you.


The extra money spent on good batteries can more than pay for itself. I know
some friends who use a high-end brand but get 10 years out of them ... _and_
are very knowledgeable about maintenance. Really good charging matters, and
doesn't happen all by itself. See the reference quoted above. Charging is
the topic you started us on.
Charles

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Charles T. Low
www.boatdocking.com

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"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
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Anybody else got something useful to add?



Then there's people like me, that on a seasonable runabout I use the
$29.95 "EL Cheapo" battery that has a "12 month free replacement." it
does the job for the 10 or 12 times I'm going to the lake. Then when
boating season is done for me and winterizing has happened. I pull the
battery out and put it on my Dad's log splitter,w here it will have a
good working life through january or so, then it will be pulled from
there, and replace the dead battery in my dads little IH tractor which
will serve out the rest of the winter, then it will probably stay there
and I'll by another new battery for the boat in the spring..


I'm not one to make a science out of battery costs, and maintenance for
the purposes I have.

Chuck,

Sorry, I didn't realize you were the OP. My newsreader hides read messages
when I leave the group. A simple mistake, and look what happened. I hope you
get some help with the charger. I'm going to click ignore this thread now.
;-)

--Mike

"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
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RCE wrote:
"Mike" wrote in message
...


He was helping the OP with a relevant post. Why did you have to destroy
the effort?

--Mike

Mike, the part you missed is that Gould's post *was* the OP.

And aside from some assinine remarks tossed in by a couple of guys who
specialize in same, the thread has not done badly. How about you,
Richard? Got anything useful to add to the general subject of battery
chargers or charging?

Can I play too?
Don't let the water level get below the top of the plates.

"Mike" wrote in message
. ..
Chuck,

Sorry, I didn't realize you were the OP. My newsreader hides read messages
when I leave the group. A simple mistake, and look what happened. I hope
you get some help with the charger. I'm going to click ignore this thread
now. ;-)

--Mike


Mike, I hope he gets some help too.

Eisboch

On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 13:46:24 -0500, "RCE" wrote:


"Mike" wrote in message
...
Chuck,

Sorry, I didn't realize you were the OP. My newsreader hides read messages
when I leave the group. A simple mistake, and look what happened. I hope
you get some help with the charger. I'm going to click ignore this thread
now. ;-)

--Mike


Mike, I hope he gets some help too.

Eisboch


That is not at all like who you are!
--
John

Thanks, Tim,

There's no one right approach, and the only caveat I have with yours that
you are increasing your chances that you'll have to row home some day,
unless you have a pull-start or some other back-up plan.

Having said that, I don't think I have every maintenance item on my boat
pinned completely down. There are too many of them! And for the type of
boating I do, I make some compromises. For example, an engine rebuilder said
to me last year, "When was the last time the engine was out of the boat?"
(in its 27 year life). The answer was never, because it was working well,
using very little oil, a rebuild is expensive - and I live with it. Wouldn't
take it alone off shore, however...

Charles

P.S. ... been trying to send this for a week - possibly outdated now ...
technical problems .

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Charles T. Low
www.boatdocking.com

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"Tim" wrote in message
ups.com...
Then there's people like me, that on a seasonable runabout I use the
$29.95 "EL Cheapo" battery that has a "12 month free replacement." it
does the job for the 10 or 12 times I'm going to the lake. Then when
boating season is done for me and winterizing has happened. I pull the
battery out and put it on my Dad's log splitter,w here it will have a
good working life through january or so, then it will be pulled from
there, and replace the dead battery in my dads little IH tractor which
will serve out the rest of the winter, then it will probably stay there
and I'll by another new battery for the boat in the spring..


I'm not one to make a science out of battery costs, and maintenance for
the purposes I have.