cold boat storage?

[Hester]

Just wondering how many of you guys remove the batteries from you boat before putting it away for the winter?

[TruthWalleyes]

I keep them in the boat, but charge them once every month or two.

[reinhard1]

i remove my batteries and put them in the garage and charge them once in awhile. haven't had a problem. good luck.

[Hester]

I guess I should of stated that I will not have access to my boat so its ether charge them and leave them in boat/storage or charge them and bring them in the house.

[Nick Kuhn]

Keep them in as moderate of a climate as you can. If they lose charge and we have an extended cold period you may find yourself buying new batteries this spring. I keep mine in the garage and charge them monthly.

[BassKnuckles]

That's great to hear. Since I keep my boat in the garage I'm just going to charge mine up twice a month and leave them in the boat.

[mwal]

If I am not mistaken batteries are stored in a chilled warehouse fully charged. I was told by my Interstate guy to trickle charge and keep them cold. Heat is the enemy with batteries unless the charge runs down then electrolyte can freeze and leak. I followed his advise and get 4 or 5 years on my trolling batteries.

Mwal

[Larson15]

If you not going to have access to the boat I would definitely pull the batteries and give them a charge 2-3 times over the winter.

If you decide that you are going to leave them in the boat I would atleast disconnect everything from the batteries.

[LEECH21]

Years past I left them all winter in the boat out in the cold. I would disconnect everything however. This year they are in my basement storeroom in the house.

[Juan Grande]

I keep mine in the basement, especialy now that I dropped $150 on my Optima starter battery.

[EBass]

I charge mine up them bring them inside and charge them a couple of times over the winter. Going on year 5 or 6 with the Optima's.

[bemidjibasser]

inside and charge for me...