Steve Campbell got my answer and was nice enough to send it to me. Here is the end of the AGM saga (again):
Well I started all of this and agreed to finish the story. I took a short cruise on Lake Washington about 2 weeks ago and sat on the hook for 5 hrs. When I went to start, the 3 batteries together barely started the diesels. So I got the hint. First, I looked up exactly how long I had these AGM 8D's (Trojan) and it's been 8 years not 6. Yike. I now am the proud owner of 3 new AGM's (Trojan again- because the originals were so strong and long lasting) and I immediately realized I had forgotten how a start is supposed to sound. Zing and were off! I guess I was lucky. The yard experts said that when these AGM's get old they die very quickly, with little warning, and won't take a charge. Good thing I wasn't in the middle of nowhere. My idea of using the generator to charge them back up would not have worked. So the lesson here is don't wait too long. I had hints of this last year and should have changed them then. Also, while you are at it, be sure to keep the number of leads from the battery to a few. I cleaned things up utilizing fused buss bars to organize all the various leads that got added over time. Engine room fires are always electrical and a result of faulty wiring. We've had a rash of boat fires recently in Seattle because of this problem. If you need a jump now, I'm your man. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
