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    Im thinking lightning run in on my onboard charger and cooked my 3 batteries.

    After 2 days of charging on another charger, each deep cycle is only giving me 11.3 on a multi_meter. Im hoping the fuses protected my outboard and trolling motors. Any ideas about these issues? Thanks.

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    I doubt lightning got the batteries. The are pretty robust and would have likely showed physical signs of damage.
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    I had a lightning strike ruin a couple batteries. Looked like a ripe melon dropped from 10 feet. My charger switches were all welded in place. I think you would see something. Borrow a meter to make sure yours is still working correctly. If the charger is working your batteries are likely bad no matter the reason. Bob
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    Sounds more like your charger fried your batteries. Did you check the water level?