Well, it's winter in Kentucky and I brougt my H-26 home last weekend to the driveway. All you 26 owners know what a pain it is to get to the battery. Can I leave it hooked up to a solar charger on the boat? Or should I bring it into my basement. I can also hook a charger up in the boat as well. I bought an electric start mercury last summer so I must have battery power. The solar charger I bought seems to keep the charge up on my Sam's deep cycle battery ok
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Well, it's winter in Kentucky and I brougt my H-26 home last weekend to the driveway. All you 26 owners know what a pain it is to get to the battery. Can I leave it hooked up to a solar charger on the boat? Or should I bring it into my basement. I can also hook a charger up in the boat as well. I bought an electric start mercury last summer so I must have battery power. The solar charger I bought seems to keep the charge up on my Sam's deep cycle battery ok
Hook up a 2 amp 120V charger to the boat
and keep it plugged in. Besides a couple of sailboats we have a 21' walkaround power boat which is kept on a lift. As it does not get much use we were having problems keeping the batteries (2) charged. A trip to Walmart produced a small 2 amp Black and Decker 2 stage battery charger. I was not sure it would have the "umph" to maintain the 2 batteries but after installing it we have had no further problems. Solar power could be unreliable in those gray days of winter and it would be considerably more expensive than a trickle charger.
and keep it plugged in. Besides a couple of sailboats we have a 21' walkaround power boat which is kept on a lift. As it does not get much use we were having problems keeping the batteries (2) charged. A trip to Walmart produced a small 2 amp Black and Decker 2 stage battery charger. I was not sure it would have the "umph" to maintain the 2 batteries but after installing it we have had no further problems. Solar power could be unreliable in those gray days of winter and it would be considerably more expensive than a trickle charger.
Hook up a 2 amp 120V charger to the boat
and keep it plugged in. Besides a couple of sailboats we have a 21' walkaround power boat which is kept on a lift. As it does not get much use we were having problems keeping the batteries (2) charged. A trip to Walmart produced a small 2 amp Black and Decker 2 stage battery charger. I was not sure it would have the "umph" to maintain the 2 batteries but after installing it we have had no further problems. Solar power could be unreliable in those gray days of winter and it would be considerably more expensive than a trickle charger.
and keep it plugged in. Besides a couple of sailboats we have a 21' walkaround power boat which is kept on a lift. As it does not get much use we were having problems keeping the batteries (2) charged. A trip to Walmart produced a small 2 amp Black and Decker 2 stage battery charger. I was not sure it would have the "umph" to maintain the 2 batteries but after installing it we have had no further problems. Solar power could be unreliable in those gray days of winter and it would be considerably more expensive than a trickle charger.
My 2 cents
I wouldn’t put my boat batteries on a 2 amp charger for the Winter. Do yourself a favor and buy a TrueCharge 20, mount it in the boat and add a shore power inlet while your at it. The TrueCharge has a “Float Stage” that will prevent your batteries from over-charging (yes even from a 2 amp charger).
I wouldn’t put my boat batteries on a 2 amp charger for the Winter. Do yourself a favor and buy a TrueCharge 20, mount it in the boat and add a shore power inlet while your at it. The TrueCharge has a “Float Stage” that will prevent your batteries from over-charging (yes even from a 2 amp charger).
My 2 cents
I wouldn’t put my boat batteries on a 2 amp charger for the Winter. Do yourself a favor and buy a TrueCharge 20, mount it in the boat and add a shore power inlet while your at it. The TrueCharge has a “Float Stage” that will prevent your batteries from over-charging (yes even from a 2 amp charger).
I wouldn’t put my boat batteries on a 2 amp charger for the Winter. Do yourself a favor and buy a TrueCharge 20, mount it in the boat and add a shore power inlet while your at it. The TrueCharge has a “Float Stage” that will prevent your batteries from over-charging (yes even from a 2 amp charger).
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