View Full Version : What to do with batteries for winter?
Dom08
11-28-2018, 02:19 AM
What do you guys do for your batteries for winter??
Make sure they are fully charged prior putting boat away, foremost. Plug up on-board shore charger if boat has one.
larry_arizona
11-28-2018, 10:03 AM
Plug in the battery charger on the boat.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
mcdye
11-28-2018, 10:42 AM
ditto, let the charger trickle the batteries all winter.
korey
11-28-2018, 01:40 PM
Since my boat is in cold storage with no power I pull them and leave them on the battery tender in my garage at home. Sucks I had to buy a charger when the boat has one built in that has never been plugged in!
The General
11-28-2018, 02:45 PM
X2 Its not an option here in Alberta to leave batteries outside without constant use.
Since my boat is in cold storage with no power I pull them and leave them on the battery tender in my garage at home. Sucks I had to buy a charger when the boat has one built in that has never been plugged in!
Sucks I had to buy a charger when the boat has one built in that has never been plugged in!
Take 10 minutes to remove it from the boat. Then mount to the bench or wall where the batteries will live for the off season and use it!
korey
11-28-2018, 03:30 PM
the boat is for sale in the spring. I'm not touching a screw that I don't have to!
mikenehrkorn
11-28-2018, 05:08 PM
Take 10 minutes to remove it from the boat. Then mount to the bench or wall where the batteries will live for the off season and use it!
+1....that's what I started doing last year and it worked very well. Charger still has never been installed in the boat :)
RC_Hinojosa
11-28-2018, 05:12 PM
the boat is for sale in the spring. I'm not touching a screw that I don't have to!
What's next after your Craz??
korey
11-28-2018, 05:24 PM
What's next after your Craz??
who knows. but i do know that everything is always for sale in my life!
RC_Hinojosa
11-29-2018, 09:36 AM
who knows. but i do know that everything is always for sale in my life!
Was there a particular reason or you just flip boats every season? Just curious, as I thought you had ordered that boat to your spec and saw it go down the assembly line...
I've put a decent chunk of $$ into stereo and other upgrades in mine so I think I'm good till the 2020's roll out.
Dom08
12-01-2018, 12:45 AM
Its fine to leave them off of a charger and give them a full charge in spring?
parrothd
12-01-2018, 01:56 AM
Its fine to leave them off of a charger and give them a full charge in spring?
Only If you want to buy new ones. They'll last longer and perform better if you keep them on trickle charger.
Its fine to leave them off of a charger and give them a full charge in spring?
If they are put away fully charged, which is not the level when you parked it last. They need to be charged before putting them away.
jcarter20
12-02-2018, 12:04 PM
If your boat doesn’t have an onboard charger, but a trickle charger and use that. I have certainly seen a difference over the years when using one. I put all of my batteries on a trickle charger during extended storage. IE. Lawn mower, 4 wheeler, generator, etc...
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I would caution against using a "trickle" charger for off season layup. The essence if a trickle charger is a low but continuous supply of current. This can eventually over charger the battery and boil off the water.
What I do suggest, is looking for a multi-stage smart charger thats intended to be left connected. It will cycle down to a float mode once the battery is charged. Will not cycle back on until there is enough parasitic drop to detect the battery is less then 100%. As long as they are no loads, this will be far and few between.
Dom08
12-02-2018, 01:31 PM
I just bought 2 of these for the batteries
https://www.amazon.ca/TeNizo-Automatic-Maintainer-Motorcycle-Automotive/dp/B07DHPQFPK/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1543771868&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=TeNizo+6V+12V+Automatic+Battery+Trickle+C harger%2C+1.5A+Smart+4-Stages+Fully+Charging+Maintainer+for+Car%2C &dpPl=1&dpID=51dgZeiZ6NL&ref=plSrch
FamilyMan
12-05-2018, 11:52 PM
What comes in the new Moombas? My Max has some box connected to the batteries sitting next to an amp just forward of the batteries. All I did was plug that in, didn't see any on button or anything. Didn't see anything in the manual so figured it was a dealer perk on the house, perhaps I should check out the box a little more closely to make sure it is actually on and doing something unless. Do all newish Moombas come with that?
MJHSupra
12-06-2018, 09:42 AM
I think the dual battery setup and charger was an option on the Max
MJHSupra
12-06-2018, 09:59 AM
And a single battery setup with charger option.
AtTheRiver
12-12-2018, 07:51 PM
For those of you without a smart charger, you can charge them full and then hook them up to a regular charger every 4-6 weeks to 'top them off'. I suppose it is debatable if that is a better method than a constant trickle charge but have done that for 20 years with zero issues.
MJHSupra
12-12-2018, 10:21 PM
For those of you without a smart charger, you can charge them full and then hook them up to a regular charger every 4-6 weeks to 'top them off'. I suppose it is debatable if that is a better method than a constant trickle charge but have done that for 20 years with zero issues.
That’s what I did 1x per month before I installed a smart charger. No issues.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Powered by vBulletin® Version 4.2.5 Copyright © 2025 vBulletin Solutions Inc. All rights reserved.