That storm destroyed the dock I was on at AYC. The piece of dock my boat was tied to broke free and was about to make history when some folks who I am eternally greatful to lashed the dock back together with some old nylon lines. My boat took a few small gel coat rubbs but otherwise made it unharmed. My home-made drop-sheet enclosure survived both the xmas day and boxing day storms, then another one in January. It was an insane winter! All caught on camera and posted to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-aDgJIuZ8Y
On Sun, Dec 2, 2018 at 11:15 AM robert via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > My batteries are Group 27's, deep cycle, made by Great Northern Batteries > purchased in April 2009 and have seen 10 sailing seasons now.....one get > used almost every day during the sailing season....I alternate use from one > day to another to even their use. They have never been off the boat since > purchased. > > My boat gets shrink wrapped with an access door so I can go aboard > easily......however, last year on Xmas day, we had a big wind storm that > somehow blew my door off never to be found....I had extra shrink wrap so I > cut apiece to cover the opening and Tuck taped in place......In November, > the batteries were fully charged with topped up electrolyte with everything > disconnected. I did not go aboard until the first week of April. > > In April, I tested the batteries....one was 12.48V, the second was > 12.52V.....a little discharge but that is to be expected. If your > batteries can hold their charge, I see no reason to remove very heavy > batteries where their is also the risk of an accident occurring moving > them. I recall weighing one and it was something over 50 lbs. which is not > an insignificant weight to be moving around even if the battery has a > plastic handle to carry it. > > I really should be thinking about replacing them but they still hold their > charge. > > Rob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32 - #277 > Halifax, N.S. > > On 2018-12-02 8:26 a.m., Ken Heaton via CnC-List wrote: > > Stu has an article linked on the front page of the Photo Album: Surrette > Battery Co. Ltd. Bulletin #506 - Winter Storage > > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/doityourself/batteries/batteries.htm > > Batteries stored below 59 F. self discharge *very* slowly, the colder the > storage temperature, the slower. Start with them fully charged and > everything shut off and better yet a cable disconnected. > > Ken H. > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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