Battery

MotorHead · 04-29-2021, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave R

The goal I had in mind was to test your boat's charging system, not the battery. Charge the battery fully and then bring it to a store that sells batteries, they will load test it for you and determine if it is good or not. Once you have a known good battery in your boat, try my test after a day of boating and see if the battery is fully charged. If it is great, if not, you should address it to avoid being stranded on the lake someday...

SAB1 · 04-30-2021, 05:00 AM

I’ve had good luck with NAPA batteries. In offseason I charge them two or three times. I do not haul them into the house for the winter.

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04-30-2021, 05:00 AM	#2
SAB1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Tuftonboro Posts: 1,230 Thanks: 190 Thanked 320 Times in 235 Posts	I’ve had good luck with NAPA batteries. In offseason I charge them two or three times. I do not haul them into the house for the winter.