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New Guy new boat question
- Dwinn11
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New Guy new boat question
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Re: New Guy new boat question
On another note, why are you taking the batteries home? That's old school now and isn't really necessary if you put them to bed properly before the winter. If you do that and they're good batteries/in good condition, they will be fine come Spring launch. In fact experience has shown that taking them home usually causes more harm than good. People tend to put them on charge and forget about them which often results in ruined batteries. Check their fluids, ensure they are fully charged, disconnect the negative cables, clean the terminals and the top of the casings, and leave them in the boat. Batteries have a natural discharge rate but this slows way down in the cold. Come Spring time, test their condition, and if they didn't make it through the winter they were probably on their last legs anyway. I haven't taken batteries out for the winter in decades. Marinas used to do that ages ago but not anymore. Some boat owners still do and if that works for them and makes them feel more comfortable then so be it, but don't put them on charge and just walk away for the whole winter.
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Re: New Guy new boat question
Yours is similar to a lot of cottage runabout owners; no chargers, no power at the dock, etc. A lot of guys use small portable solar powered maintainers to keep their batteries topped up, they simply plug them into their cigarette lighter. Might be worth considering.
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