Thursday, November 1, 2012

Where's that Eveready Energizer Bunny when you need him?

More "messing about in boats" today.  I took out all the batteries to see if there might be a dead cell in one of them.  Nope.  All are holding a charge fine.  None were short on water.  All of 'em weigh a ton... of course, I'm rounding off - more like a ton and a half.  Fun exercise when the sun is pounding into the cockpit.  Joan tried to rig some canvas to keep the sun off me, but it didn't help.  With a goodly amount of swearing, sweating, and knuckle busting, the batteries are all sitting in the cockpit.

We have a Guest charger that was replaced once under warranty.  It "sometimes" is willing to charge both banks.  Solid state, it is supposed to be a "smart charger"... I think ours is quite a few IQ points short of smart.  I also suspect that the battery switch may be part of the problem.  It is mounted in a spot inside a rear compartment that will require the help of a double-jointed ape and dynamite to get it out.

It was already around 80º this morning while pulling the batteries.


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