battery wont hold charge

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firetone20

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For some reason something is draining my battery. Had the battery tested all is good so we thought maybe the alternator but that's good. But I have to charge it Aleast 2 hours just to get juice to start. I do have a fish finder but haven't used it and it's off. Any suggestions
 
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Starcraft5834

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Re: battery wont hold charge

do you have any other sources drawing on that battery? radio? aux lights? assuming your alternator is working properly, pushing 13-15 volts,,, your battery should stay strong... how old is your battery, sometimes, they just go bad
 
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T_Herrod

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Re: battery wont hold charge

How do the connections look? Remove and clean all battery and starter connections. They may look good but are causing a problem.
 
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firetone20

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Re: battery wont hold charge

I have no aux as far as radios and such just fish finder but will check connections. Battery is a year old. Once I get moving the alt will charge and the gauge reads 13-14 volts thanks for your input
 
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