I leave my boat in the garage over the winter in Iowa should I take my batteries out or leave them hooked up to my charger?
Hmmmm, tough question. I would move to South Carolina. Not an issue here. Tight lines friend!
Garry
Loc: Wellborn, Florida
YankeeBastid wrote:
Hmmmm, tough question. I would move to South Carolina. Not an issue here. Tight lines friend!
Heck, skip that and come on down to Fl and fish year around.
Elmwood21 wrote:
I leave my boat in the garage over the winter in Iowa should I take my batteries out or leave them hooked up to my charger?
Heated garage?
Put them on a shelf with battery tender.
If there is a problem it won't be in the boat.
Or as others have said winterize it by heading south.
EasternOZ wrote:
Heated garage?
Put them on a shelf with battery tender.
If there is a problem it won't be in the boat.
Or as others have said winterize it by heading south.
Excellent advice. The key word is "tender" not "charger." A battery tender will automatically maintain the battery at full charge whereas a battery charger will overcharge the battery if left hooked up. The best method is a trickle discharge followed by an equalizing charge once a month. But a battery tender is almost as good. Just check the electrolyte levels monthly while on the tender and your battery should be fine.
Thanks may take them out and just put slow charge once a month my batteries are sealed
I do go to orange beach in Feb. And try my luck shore fishing without much luck may ask for advise when I get there
Elmwood21 wrote:
I leave my boat in the garage over the winter in Iowa should I take my batteries out or leave them hooked up to my charger?
I have a sealed Marine battery for my trolling motor and a sealed small battery for my fish finder. I take my troll motor battery out in our winters and check it every two weeks. I leave the fish finder battery in the kayak and check it too.
I would take them out and remember to check them often Elmwood. πΊπΈπ¨π±
JimRed
Loc: Coastal New Jersey, Belmar area
If you have a basement or utility room with space, bring it in. If the trickle charger fails and it freezes up it may be ruined.
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I live in Cheyenne, Y. I had 3 batteries in my Tracker. Left them in the boat all year long and never had a problem. In the spring I would put a trickle charger on each until fully charged.
Hi, I read all your posts and I see that I should disconnect my 2 fully charged batteries from my boat for the Winter. Thanks...
If I store the boat in an unheated garage, is it necessary to take the batteries out and store it in a warmer climate like my basement, or can I just leave it in my boat?
Thanks
Garry
Loc: Wellborn, Florida
I may have mussed it but did anyone mention to not ever sit your battery on the ground or pavement, I have taken it for granted that everyone knows this until I saw someone who shall stay unnamed pull the battery out of his car and set it on the driveway. There is nothing that will zap a battery any quicker. Put it on a block of wood or a rubber pad.
Garry wrote:
I may have mussed it but did anyone mention to not ever sit your battery on the ground or pavement, I have taken it for granted that everyone knows this until I saw someone who shall stay unnamed pull the battery out of his car and set it on the driveway. There is nothing that will zap a battery any quicker. Put it on a block of wood or a rubber pad.
That was somewhat true many years ago before battery cases were made of plastic or hard rubber but is no longer true today.
https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/general-science-you-asked/concrete-truth-about-batteries-stored-concrete
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