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stdevos

Posted 11/10/2018 8:00 AM (#923134 - in reply to #923116)
Subject: Re: Batteries & winter

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Location: Madtown, WI

gregk9 - 11/9/2018 5:58 PM

stdevos - 11/9/2018 3:28 PM

I left mine in the boat one winter and occasionally plugged in onboard charger. In the spring found batteries dead and onboard charger swollen and cracked. Probably just a crappy charger (bargain cave variety), but now I pull everything out. Onboard charger goes in the basement and 3 batteries get rotated on battery tender in the garage.

Man, that's a lot of unnecessary work. Just get a quality onboard charger and be done with it. Make sure the batteries are topped off with water before you put the boat to bed for the winter.

Not really, all batteries and charger are very accessible and use wing nuts to attach onboard charger. I take EVERYTHING out of my boat in the winter then never have to worry about anything (mice, moisture, rust, theft, whatev). I live in town with my boat parked in driveway, so I don't keep much in there anyway to avoid theft. A little work gives me lots of peace of mind.