What is the longest your battery has lasted?

[kana12]

i have two batteries and i when i get in the boat i always use both... is this ok or should i only be using one... i have three amps, tower speakers, cabin speakers, all kinds of electronic crap.. but i havent evere realy thought about it.. any one got some info on this one?

[dogbert]

If you can, get a charger for your batteries so when the boat's in storage, they keep your batteries topped off.

[chpthril]

I have a 1100 cca jump pack used on old tige but my 22ve is a nightmare to get to batteries. Have duel batteries so hopefully wont be a problems.

How long have people had their jump packs last. My old 550 cca one is 10 years old and still goo but had to get bigger one to start my diesel suv.

i have two batteries and i when i get in the boat i always use both... is this ok or should i only be using one... i have three amps, tower speakers, cabin speakers, all kinds of electronic crap.. but i havent evere realy thought about it.. any one got some info on this one?

Nothing wrong with this at all. Although my boat has an Isolator and a Perko switch, it operates much the same way. The alternator charges both batteries simultaneously and the engine runs off the Starter battery and all the accessories run off the Deep cycle battery. The only difference is that the Perko (when on 1 or 2) or the Iso will keep a battery failure or left on accessory from running down the other battery.

[nickleuci]

I got 7 years out of the battery on my sea doo, w/mercury v6.

Haven't had the Tige more than a yr yet, but the batter is at least a few yrs old and going strong.

Disconnect it in the winter and charge it every month or 2. Don't store it on a cold concrete floor. Keep it in your basement or someplace warm, extreme cold can kill a battery.

I'm no expert but this is what I've been told.....

[chpthril]

For most poeple, just keeping it charged (above 12v) will keep it from freezing. If your area will have sustained temps below freezing, I would recommend removing the battery(s) and storing them where they will not be out in those temps. About an hour charge once a month will do the trick.

*WARNING* DO NOT charge a battery indoors - garage, basement, etc or any place where there might be an ignition source. A batter will produce a flammable gas while charging.

[typerider]

my parents next door neighbor's cat likes to call our tige's interior home sometimes. so it climbs up under the cover and lays on the dash of all places. every so often when i'm over there i'll walk by and hear the radio, blower, bilge pump, or see the lights on. usually when i swing by i'm able to get to it in time. needless to say i've had it dead more than a few times when i wasn't living nearby.

[Juiceman831]

DAM THOSE CATS IVE GOT THREE ROAMERS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND I HATE THEM! anyways whats all this talk about tenders and this and that?. Im a complete dummy when it comes to buying stuff like that thats really is there a thread that show pics of those products for batteries and such?

[chpthril]

DAM THOSE CATS IVE GOT THREE ROAMERS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND I HATE THEM! anyways whats all this talk about tenders and this and that?. Im a complete dummy when it comes to buying stuff like that thats really is there a thread that show pics of those products for batteries and such?

It's a small charger that is mounted in the boat and wired to you battery(s) (some are capable of maintaining multiple batteries or banks) and is plugged up to A/C when the boat is not in use. The Tender will keep the battery (batteries or banks) topped off as needed.

I know a couple of guys on here are using the Xantrex 20+ TrueCharger. http://www.boatersworld.com/product/...ttery-chargers I'm sure you can find it cheaper, just did a quick google for a pic

[dogbert]

I know a couple of guys on here are using the Xantrex 20+ TrueCharger. http://www.boatersworld.com/product/...ttery-chargers

These work really well.

[Juiceman831]

so this little device gets installed ON your boat and plug away on your wall?

[chpthril]

so this little device gets installed ON your boat and plug away on your wall?

Just mount it where the plug is easy to reach, and plug it into an ext. cord.

[Juiceman831]

Any ideas on where? Does someone have pics of theirs installed and where?

[kko]

i just checked mine its an 03 and has the original batteries i am installing an on board daul charger this weekend along with my new amps. i load tested my batterys and they showed good but it does scare me they are that old.

[typerider]

so has anybody made or know of where to get a switch panel cover? that f'ing cat (pardon my french) previously mentioned just killed my 150 dollar exide orbital deep cycle!!!! here's my options... make/buy a switch cover, disconnect the battery after every outing and pray nobody forgets to retune the stereo settings which would inevitably ruin $1000 in stereo equipment, or find someone who can convince my dad that a boat cover is worth the money and to stop putting tarps that don't protect anything over the friggin' boat. so you see my dilemma? k i'm done ranting.

[whitlock87]

I just shut off the main. but i ran the Menory power wire directley to the bat.
My bat is going on 4 years.