Thanks for all the ideas. Plan to scrap / donate battery.
Interestingly enough, you all with certified planes see this
differently than I. This is an automotive battery and dirt cheap to
replace. I wouldn't have thought to pull brake rotors and to grease
the wheel bearings - good lead. My parent basement is walk out and a
living level - dry as my family room (though I sure didn't say that).
Still think I'll pull engine and crate. If nothing else, this will
make plane small enough with wings and cowling/engine mount pulled that
I might be able to split a hanger with someone. No WAY I'm paying $275
to keep her in a hanger on her own without flying for 3 yrs.

So far:
1) pull avionics & store dry
2) scrap battery
3) pull & coat rotors, pack & wrap brgs
4) still thinking about where to store

Jeff

Vaughn Simon wrote:
"Denny" wrote in message
ps.com...
Leave it in your hangar... Pull the battery and put it in the parents
basement on a 'true' trickle charger - 12.8 volts trickle

Consider selling the battery for whatever you can get or giving it to a
good friend. I doubt that the battery you would have left after three years
will be worth the price of the trickle charger and three years of juice to power
it.

, check the
RV web stores for the real deal - taint cheap...

True enough. If anyone is interested, these people make my favorite float
charger: http://batterytender.com/default.php?cPath=11_2

I have been using their products for years with 100% success.

Vaughn