eavega
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- Apr 29, 2008
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Hey folks
I've had some battles with my HOA this year regarding the storage of my boat in the back yard, and for the time being am keeping my boat in the garage. When I kept it outside, I would remove the battery after every outing and store said battery in the garage. I would then put the battery on a tender to make sure it was fully charged before every trip. Now that the boat is in the garage, I was wondering if I could just leave the battery fully connected in the boat and just put the float charger on it there (without disconnecting the outboard electricals from the battery). My concern is harming some electrical component on the motor (1976 70 HP Johnson) such as the rectifier. I suspect not, as the float charger is not working at an aperage higher than what the motor would normally see, but I just wanted to be sure before I am surprised with a non-working tach or charging system.
Along the same lines, is there any danger in putting the higher amperage automatic charger (10A fast-charge or 2A slow charge) on the battery while it is still connected to the outboard? Same concern, particularly with the 10A setting, since I believe that is higher amperage than the outboards charging system.
Thanks in advance for information.
Rgds
I've had some battles with my HOA this year regarding the storage of my boat in the back yard, and for the time being am keeping my boat in the garage. When I kept it outside, I would remove the battery after every outing and store said battery in the garage. I would then put the battery on a tender to make sure it was fully charged before every trip. Now that the boat is in the garage, I was wondering if I could just leave the battery fully connected in the boat and just put the float charger on it there (without disconnecting the outboard electricals from the battery). My concern is harming some electrical component on the motor (1976 70 HP Johnson) such as the rectifier. I suspect not, as the float charger is not working at an aperage higher than what the motor would normally see, but I just wanted to be sure before I am surprised with a non-working tach or charging system.
Along the same lines, is there any danger in putting the higher amperage automatic charger (10A fast-charge or 2A slow charge) on the battery while it is still connected to the outboard? Same concern, particularly with the 10A setting, since I believe that is higher amperage than the outboards charging system.
Thanks in advance for information.
Rgds