Folsom Lake

[rostap]

Any Tigeowners out at Folsom Lake today? Saw a few Tige's out there. Unfortunately mine was one that only made it out to the launch ramp and not the water. Is getting your boat back with a drained battery part of a normal pre-season tune up....it is where i took my boat! Sucks.

[da.bell]

We do boat there a lot. Normally up the south fork. A low battery is not normal to get it back after dewinterization

[Joeprunc]

We were out there last weekend (with the 25 mph winds) on a Hobie Cat. Usually we put our Tige in the Delta though. As far as battery, it happened to me twice last year...I now disconnect the battery after I pull the boat out of the water (and carry a spare in the truck).

[evil0ne]

No luck jumping it and continuing your day?

[talltigeguy]

Any Tigeowners out at Folsom Lake today? Saw a few Tige's out there. Unfortunately mine was one that only made it out to the launch ramp and not the water. Is getting your boat back with a drained battery part of a normal pre-season tune up....it is where i took my boat! Sucks.

Assuming you winterized it in October or so...you could leave most any battery laying around for 9 months and would expect it to be dead.

Always charge the battery or turn the engine over briefly for the first trip of the year after a long layoff.

Sorry to hear about your bad luck.. it happens to lots of people. I keep a set of jumper cables in the boat and seem to use them pretty regularly.

[rostap]

I had been putting it on a Westmarine charger about every 3 weeks or so throughout the offseason. I had been disconnecting all the cables during chargin as well, fortunately i took it back to westmarine and they tested it, said it was bad and gave me a new one even without the receipt! How often do you guys put yours on a charger on/off season?

Tall..do you jump with another boat in the water? I thought about also buying a portable jumper to keep in the truck for times like this too.

Bell...I have been seeing a ton of Tige's around town..has there ever been a norcal reunion?

[Dave S]

rostap, Do you have a Perko Battery Switch? That may help if you do not have one.

[Joeprunc]

One time I had a dead battery and tried jumping it...usually when deepcycles are drained, they are very hard to bring back to life, especially with just a jump. I was unsuccessful trying to jump mine. Other people put the boat in the water tie it up to the dock, they yank their truck battery and use it in the boat for the day.

[murphini]

I keep a portable jump battery on my boat--helped other boaters jump theirs more than mine. $50ish. (Note to self...better check if it needs to be re-charged after spending winter in boat...)

[da.bell]

I had been putting it on a Westmarine charger about every 3 weeks or so throughout the offseason. I had been disconnecting all the cables during chargin as well, fortunately i took it back to westmarine and they tested it, said it was bad and gave me a new one even without the receipt! How often do you guys put yours on a charger on/off season?

Tall..do you jump with another boat in the water? I thought about also buying a portable jumper to keep in the truck for times like this too.

Bell...I have been seeing a ton of Tige's around town..has there ever been a norcal reunion?

Yes and no. Yes, when there was a dealer here, we had a reunion. No, because it wasn't every stated as being a reunion but more of a customer appreciation reunion.

[lohe]

I keep a portable jump battery on my boat--helped other boaters jump theirs more than mine. $50ish. (Note to self...better check if it needs to be re-charged after spending winter in boat...)

One thing with those jump boxes just like batteries over time they get week/old and wont jump start things anymore. ( our shop one 2-3 years old now doesn't work very good any more).