Russ.... a few questions

[russ010]

Not bad for those Wal-Mart batteries! You're getting some good usage out of them!

Well, I just had to replace one last week that I bought back in August... and the walmart I go to has a machine that tests the battery to see if it is bad or not - this one turned out to have 2 bad cells. Don't know the cause, but I got another battery out of it - then bought a second to have the same date stamp so that both batteries would be pretty close to the same manufacturing date.

So I have two batteries in the middle bench dated 1/09, and 2 batteries in the rear dated 10/08... now if I can just keep up with the receipts I'll be doing good. One thing smart I did when I first started rebuilding was getting a file folder and putting all the receipts in an evelope, and I keep that folder hanging on a nail in my garage - that sure did come in handy

 

[Zum]

So I have two batteries in the middle bench dated 1/09, and 2 batteries in the rear dated 10/08... now if I can just keep up with the receipts I'll be doing good. One thing smart I did when I first started rebuilding was getting a file folder and putting all the receipts in an evelope, and I keep that folder hanging on a nail in my garage - that sure did come in handy

russ

Make sure you have a peice of foam or old matress by them receipts.
That way when your wife faints when she finds them,she'll have a soft place to fall.

 

[russ010]

haha.. well, I really haven't spent that much in modding this boat.. maybe $500 including the batteries (4 @ $80 each = $320). Everything else I had laying around the house.