Jean;
In quickly looking for the weight of a 8D battery I ran across this web
site.    www.vonwentzel.net
It is a personal web site for a sailing enthusiast. He has some fantastic
information on Marine Electrical Systems and the Care and Feeding of Lead
Acid Batteries. 
VERY interesting, take a look if you have not already ran across his site.

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