freetime58 wrote:
Yes you can, is it advisable, No!
If you choose to do it anyway, when they are all connected in parallel make sure you charge properly by putting the + lead on the + terminal of the first battery and the - charge lead on the - terminal of the last battery. That way they wall all get charged equally.
No, the middle battery will get less of a charge in a bank of three like that. However, the idea is to get all three charged up fully first, then bank them for the Float, when the Float voltage will be sufficient to keep them all fully charged. "Floats all boats" thing.