[Rhodes22-list] Battery

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Dear all
My Rhodes is about 2 years old now and with all the Puget Sound  clouds the solar chargers haven't been much use recently. They are near dead though last winter they kept a charge without problem. I'm assuming the charge is poor because my outboard engine lift barely raises the motor, so much so that I haven't dropped it all the way for fear it won't lift back up out of the water. Could someone tell me if the Rhodes has regular car batteries in it or are they marine batteries? I'm afraid I don't know the difference. Can I recharge them or do I need new? 
Thanks for your help. 

John Waldhausen
Bainbridge island