Boats For Sale:
5.5 year old battery |
Post Reply 
|
| Author | ||
rebel skier 
Gold Member 
Joined: October-17-2014 Location: Middle Tenn Status: Offline Points: 777 |
 Post Options
 Thanks(0)
 Quote Reply
 Topic: 5.5 year old batteryPosted: March-13-2019 at 7:02pm |
|
|
I pulled my 85 SN2001 home to get her ready for the River Ruckus.
My Kirkland Costo battery has a born on date of 8/13. Walmart showed that they have the EverStart Maxx 65 in stock, so I headed that way. Carried my Costco battery all the way in and they had none in stock. Now they show none anywhere in the Nashville area. Wanting to fire up the boat, I put my 5.5 year old costco battery in and the boat roared to life. Would you all just keep rolling with the old battery? I know it has to die sometime, but it shows full charge on my VOM, and fired up a winterized boat. |
||
|
Hotty Toddy lets go skiing!
|
||
 |
||
|
8122pbrainard
Grand Poobah 
Joined: September-14-2006 Location: Three Lakes Wi. Status: Offline Points: 41045 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: March-13-2019 at 7:05pm |
|
That's not a good indicator of condition. Run a load test on the battery. FYI, I have the original 9 year old battery in the lezmobile and it's been going through a pretty cold winter (plenty of -20's) without a problem. EDIT: What voltage did you read and are you sure it just wasn't a surface charge? . |
||
|
||
|
Hollywood
Moderator Group
Joined: February-04-2004 Location: Twin Lakes, WI Status: Offline Points: 13522 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: March-13-2019 at 7:18pm |
|
|
*lesbomobile
|
||
|
||
|
Orlando76
Grand Poobah
Joined: May-21-2013 Location: Mount Dora, FL Status: Offline Points: 3108 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: March-13-2019 at 7:21pm |
|
|
Meh keep running it. They usually give you warning.
|
||
|
Please support The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
1976 Ski Nautique 351 Escort 1993 Ski Nautique purple and black 351 HO PCM |
||
|
||
|
rebel skier
Gold Member
Joined: October-17-2014 Location: Middle Tenn Status: Offline Points: 777 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: March-13-2019 at 7:23pm |
|
|
14.2 (analogue, not digital) resting -- no draw.
To load test, so I just measure at the terminals while firing up the boat, or take it to Napa and let them load test it. |
||
|
Hotty Toddy lets go skiing!
|
||
|
||
|
8122pbrainard
Grand Poobah
Joined: September-14-2006 Location: Three Lakes Wi. Status: Offline Points: 41045 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: March-13-2019 at 7:30pm |
|
|
Surface charge is removed by letting the battery sit for 6 to 12 hours.
Have the load test done with a load tester that can apply the specific (1/2 CCA) amps on the battery. Cranking the engine in the boat doesn't do it. |
||
|
||
|
8122pbrainard
Grand Poobah
Joined: September-14-2006 Location: Three Lakes Wi. Status: Offline Points: 41045 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: March-13-2019 at 7:37pm |
|
Kevin, Make up your mind on the spelling!
|
||
|
||
|
Hollywood
Moderator Group
Joined: February-04-2004 Location: Twin Lakes, WI Status: Offline Points: 13522 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: March-13-2019 at 7:40pm |
|
|
It goes both ways?
Be honest, did you edit me? |
||
|
||
|
rebel skier
Gold Member
Joined: October-17-2014 Location: Middle Tenn Status: Offline Points: 777 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: March-13-2019 at 7:56pm |
|
|
I hit the battery with my VOM over the winter, off charge, probably 10-15 times. I feel like the batter was between 13 and 14 (analogue) every time.
I will find a place to load test it. |
||
|
Hotty Toddy lets go skiing!
|
||
|
||
|
8122pbrainard
Grand Poobah
Joined: September-14-2006 Location: Three Lakes Wi. Status: Offline Points: 41045 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: March-13-2019 at 9:04pm |
|
I did not. I had a feeling you had spelled it differently so I did a search. |
||
|
||
|
Hollywood
Moderator Group
Joined: February-04-2004 Location: Twin Lakes, WI Status: Offline Points: 13522 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: March-13-2019 at 9:19pm |
|
|
So which do you prefer?
*btw the battery sounds like it's functioning perfectly fine |
||
|
||
|
KENO
Grand Poobah
Joined: June-06-2004 Location: United States Status: Online Points: 11195 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: March-13-2019 at 9:37pm |
|
Look at this from an old thread,(not another Mustang restoration thread page 48) you guys both agreed on the name and it was neither of the ones you're talking about. This must be the more proper full name in the quote 
|
||
|
||
|
Duane in Indy
Platinum Member
Joined: October-26-2015 Location: Indiana Status: Offline Points: 1578 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: March-13-2019 at 9:42pm |
|
General consensus seems to be AUTOZONE for tech stuff. |
||
|
Keep it as original as YOU want it
1978 Mustang (modified) |
||
|
||
|
Hollywood
Moderator Group
Joined: February-04-2004 Location: Twin Lakes, WI Status: Offline Points: 13522 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: March-13-2019 at 9:49pm |
|
|
Pete must have lashed out at some [potential] customers at the HD today. He's being overly tolerant on here today.
|
||
|
||
|
Orlando76
Grand Poobah
Joined: May-21-2013 Location: Mount Dora, FL Status: Offline Points: 3108 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: March-13-2019 at 11:15pm |
|
Ha, kind reminds me of: “Ouiser, you sound almost chipper. What happened today - you run over a small child or somethin'?” |
||
|
Please support The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
1976 Ski Nautique 351 Escort 1993 Ski Nautique purple and black 351 HO PCM |
||
|
||
|
rosconole
Gold Member
Joined: May-10-2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 760 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: March-14-2019 at 1:07am |
|
|
60+ months , depends on what the battery costco battery was it can't be far from you needing a paddle. Sure you can get a few starts out of it then you put a James Brown tape on the radio for too long and have have a few cold snacks next think you know click click click.
|
||
|
1989 ski nautique ,1991 barefoot nautique, 1993 Mustang Cobra 1998 5.0 Magazine shootout invitee
|
||
|
||
|
Morfoot
Grand Poobah
Joined: February-06-2004 Location: South Lanier Status: Offline Points: 5331 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: March-14-2019 at 8:10am |
|
|
Last time I checked you couldn't push start a boat.
The journey to the Dora show is a 25 mile trip and you're in the middle of nowhere for most of it so I don't think I'd risk it. If ya don't then at least make sure you've got a set of jumper cables on board. Plenty of walmarts along the way to pick up a new one if ya go that route.
|
||
|
"Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman"
|
||
|
||
|
rebel skier
Gold Member
Joined: October-17-2014 Location: Middle Tenn Status: Offline Points: 777 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: March-14-2019 at 6:48pm |
|
|
The autozone load testing was mixed. They hooked it up, said it was fully changed, but failed the load test. The did it a second time and said it was good. They one more time and they said I need to buy a new battery.
I said thanks and left. I am stalking Walmarts for one in stock. |
||
|
Hotty Toddy lets go skiing!
|
||
|
||
|
rosconole
Gold Member
Joined: May-10-2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 760 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: March-14-2019 at 7:21pm |
|
|
If you have sam's club , I have heard good things about the Duracell Marine one they stock I have been tempted to try one.
|
||
|
1989 ski nautique ,1991 barefoot nautique, 1993 Mustang Cobra 1998 5.0 Magazine shootout invitee
|
||
|
||
|
Post Reply
|
|
Tweet
|
| Forum Jump | Forum Permissions You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot create polls in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum |
Topic Options
rebel skier wrote: