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Sephmu 
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 Topic: Battery for GT-40Posted: September-30-2010 at 7:07pm |
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I unhook my battery when I know I wont be in the boat for a bit...whether right or wrong, it has always worked for me.
Funny related note, Just had a couple come look at a volvo I have for sale ( its a 95 with 200k miles for cripes sake! ) Their first question: them: "when was the last time you replaced the battery" me: "the last time it stopped working" them: "will it start" me" "lets find out" the car was $1500 (still runs like a sewing machine), they also thought the condesation from the a/c under the car was an oil leak...needless to say they didn't buy. sorry for the rant but it made me chuckle |
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gcarbone
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Posted: September-30-2010 at 6:12pm |
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I assumed he meant to never unhook the battery at all over the winter...basically not touching it. That must work for him so I wanted to learn about it. If it works, I would love to eliminate unecessary steps from the lay up process. I pull mine out of the boat and leave it in the garage.
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east tx skier
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Posted: September-30-2010 at 5:59pm |
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One thing I know is that I'm far from any kind of battery expert. So I would defer to his knowledge on the subject. What I can say is that I had no ill effects for the several years I did this. At the time, I had a MasterCraft and was following the winterization instructions in my manual, which said, "Remove negative battery cable from battery. Charge battery to full charge or remove completely."
So is he advocating charging the battery in place with the terminals connected? Thanks for the compliments on the boat. We love it and will own it for many years to come. |
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gcarbone
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Posted: September-29-2010 at 1:18am |
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Hey Doug, earlier Behindpropeller had a post that said to never unook the battery and I was curious about that.
Beautiful boat man, I love the late 90's line. |
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east tx skier
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Posted: September-28-2010 at 7:04pm |
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Greg, if that was in response to my post, I didn't have a maintainer at the time (back when I had my first Delco). The manual for my old boat said to unhook the negative terminal during layup. Just the way I did it back then. Nowadays, I remove it and put it on the maintainer during layup. This was my process with the Optima as well as my current Delco.
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gcarbone
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Posted: September-23-2010 at 6:19pm |
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Seems like everyone has their own ways of successfully storing their battery and yours must work for you but I am curious to hear why you say to never unhook it?
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behindpropeller
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Posted: September-23-2010 at 6:07pm |
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east tx skier
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Posted: September-23-2010 at 6:00pm |
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After a premature blue top optima failure, I went back to an ACDelco starting battery that had more than 750 cca. My last one was still going strong after 4.5 seasons when I sold my old boat, and that's with my only unhooking the negative terminal during the winter. They are a little more expensive than the WalMart batteries, but not by much. This one is going into its second season and gets put on a maintainer during layup.
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Dreaming
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Posted: September-22-2010 at 10:15pm |
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Most brand name batts as Pete stated are going to be just fine, infact, most of them are made by the parent company Johnson Controls. Not stated in this thread, but again worth the effort, don't get a deep cycle batt, as they are not meant for high current loads, but rather long steady draw.
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Posted: September-13-2010 at 10:44pm |
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Heath,
I walked into walmart and bought one of theirs that had the specs I wanted and haven't had any problems and didnt break the bank...had a 3 year warranty also. Greg |
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hspore
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Posted: September-12-2010 at 3:17pm |
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That's what I was thinking....I'm partial to the Optima as the one I had in my 80' lasted forever, but don't want to break the bank. Thanks for the input.
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Posted: September-12-2010 at 1:55pm |
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Heath,
Any name brand automotive starting with a rating of about 750CCA |
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Posted: September-12-2010 at 1:36pm |
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Anyone have a recommendation for a good quality battery for a 95'Nautique Super Sport with the GT-40??
Thanks for any input! Heath |
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