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snyderaaron
10-16-2016, 06:42 PM
If I have the Perko switch do I need to disconnect my batteries at the end of the season?
MLA
10-16-2016, 09:14 PM
If a dual battery switch, regardless of brand, is wired correctly, there is no need to disconnect the batteries. OFF disconnects all loads from the batteries, except the auto bilge.
MJHSupra
10-17-2016, 11:17 AM
If possible, take them out and recharge over the winter for longer life.
Unless you have an onboard charger.
Birdman
10-17-2016, 09:06 PM
i always take my batteries out in the winter but i live in northern saskatchewan and my boat is not in heated storage.
Crane man
10-17-2016, 11:19 PM
If you do take the batteries out of the boat, do not-DO NOT, store them on concrete floors or directly on the ground. Concrete and ground contact will suck all life out of a battery in weeks.
Poison
10-18-2016, 09:15 AM
If you do take the batteries out of the boat, do not-DO NOT, store them on concrete floors or directly on the ground. Concrete and ground contact will suck all life out of a battery in weeks.

LOL what? http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/battery.asp
kaneboats
10-18-2016, 09:22 AM
Ha ha. There was some truth to that but not for about a hundred years now.