[Perithead]

Well, my girlfriend and I went back down to the boat last Friday for our second weekend aboard. When we got there, all was well and we stayed that night on the boat without any problems.

Then nest morning we got up to a beautiful day and a nice breeze. We decided to go out for a sail. I went to crank the engine to warm her up and when I did she tried to turn over a few times then quit. Uh-oh.

I tried a few more times and decided that thte batterries were dead. But how, she had been plugged in all week, or so I though. I first checked the shore power connection and yep, wasnt hooked in correctly. So the previous night, we drained the batteries.

Now I feel dumb, but the owners told me they always leave the battery selector on both. I know this is a no-no but for the first week I stuck to it till I could take a closer look at teverything. Now I regret it.

Well, I plug it in and we go for a walk and come back a couple hours later and they were not charged, I knew they wouldnt be but I had to try. I checked the water in the batteries and I'll be darned if they were dry. I know this is bad but does it ruin a battery?
I quickly filled them and prayed.

Well, I let the batteries charge overnight and still in the morning they were not back to life.

Went to Walmart and purchased a new "Everlast" or "Duralast" battery. The oversized one that is yellow. (sorry I cant recall) Brought ti back to the boat and hooked it up and still it wouldnt crank. Then an old geezer (my slip neighbor) told me that they done come charged all the way. So I left them there to charge all week hoping that they will be better this weekend.

So, one question:

If a battery runs dry (Im not sure how long it was dry, but they cranked her up last weekend) can I kiss them goodbye?