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[Boatsb]

Or it's florida. We check every 2 weeks. Add as necessary. It's hot here.

 

[cww]

I have nothing against flooded but am too busy with kids and life and worry that I’d miss filling and damage the flooded batteries.

Same story here, just with work instead of kids. If you're too busy, don't be afraid to ask the marina to do it. They only charge like $125 to water the batteries, it's an hour of work for an unskilled tech. I used to put it off thinking I'd get ripped a new one, but at one point I was really busy and had already gone a month or two longer than I should have. I know replacing the batteries in the 32v motor-yachts is a $10k+ proposition, there are a lot of them, they're huge, and they're expensive, so out of necessity I had them do it. When I got the bill I was like crap, I shouldn't have been afraid of that all this time. It wasn't bad at all. My back also thanks me later.

 

[Streff]

Thank you all, yes my Sterling charger is set for AGM. It’s another thing I need to get to, checking if I can refine the charging profile based on Continental’s recommendations. The 4 AGMs were around $1700 in 12/2023.. 8V @170AH. Not sure how much they are these days. I will probably look at getting Trojans next time.. easier to find and lots of charging profiles posted online.