I've got two very large (100lbs/ea.) batteries on my boat, and need to pull them before winter sets in (I'd rather not choose the option of leaving them on board). Does anyone out there have any sure-fire ideas as to how to get them off the boat (some kind of carrying apparatus that I can hook a halyard up to etc...). I'd like to do this without needing major surgery, or a trip to my chiropractor. Thanks in advance.
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people use banks of 6 volt Trojans!!! Much more bang for the buck amp/hr. wise AND they won't break your back when it's time to move them around. If yours are worth a damn, no reason not to leave 'em on board.
people use banks of 6 volt Trojans!!! Much more bang for the buck amp/hr. wise AND they won't break your back when it's time to move them around. If yours are worth a damn, no reason not to leave 'em on board.
tote that battery
Tim; I have two 8D's for a house bank in my boat. Fortunatly, I live in So. Cal. and don't have to winterize, but when I needed to get the old batts out and the new ones in, I used the boom as a crane. Take a spare halyard for use as a topping lift, attach a four-part tackle to the end of the boom and if you're lucky, you can lift them straight out of the boat and set them into a truck bed or car trunk. Of course, moving them around at home will require a really good friend.
Tim; I have two 8D's for a house bank in my boat. Fortunatly, I live in So. Cal. and don't have to winterize, but when I needed to get the old batts out and the new ones in, I used the boom as a crane. Take a spare halyard for use as a topping lift, attach a four-part tackle to the end of the boom and if you're lucky, you can lift them straight out of the boat and set them into a truck bed or car trunk. Of course, moving them around at home will require a really good friend.
No need to take them out !
As another post says, if they are good you can leave them in. Top them with distilled water if needed, charge them to full charge, check each cell with a tester. Each battery should read 12.65 Volts before storage. Disconnect them and forget about them until Spring. Then, reconnect and give them a light charge. Everything should be OK. In my area, temperatures can dip to -30. I have done that for years and generally get about 5 years of usage. Good luck
As another post says, if they are good you can leave them in. Top them with distilled water if needed, charge them to full charge, check each cell with a tester. Each battery should read 12.65 Volts before storage. Disconnect them and forget about them until Spring. Then, reconnect and give them a light charge. Everything should be OK. In my area, temperatures can dip to -30. I have done that for years and generally get about 5 years of usage. Good luck
I also have 8d's ...
and I'm thinking of doing the same thing as you Larry, so I guess I am on the right track. Brian...thanks for the offer, but I probably won't be removing the batts for another week or two. At this point, I'm just trying to figure a way to get those 8D's off the boat...maybe I'll see you down there on Sat.?
and I'm thinking of doing the same thing as you Larry, so I guess I am on the right track. Brian...thanks for the offer, but I probably won't be removing the batts for another week or two. At this point, I'm just trying to figure a way to get those 8D's off the boat...maybe I'll see you down there on Sat.?
I leave them in too
I only have one 4d, and it does not get as cold here as where you are, however, even before when I had two 27's, I still left them in over the winter and they lasted 6 years, just made sure they were fully charged, sometimes inclusive of the 4th stage (equilization). Most battery literature I have read says that a fully charged battery will not freeze. One thing I do now though during the winter is to disconnect/disable any directly connected devices (e.g. Pathmaker battery combiner), turn-on the shore-power main circuit-breaker and the battery charger switch, and hang the shore power cable over the stern, under the cover and hanging on the prop. This way, when I head down to the boat to 'check on her' monthly, I just plug the shore power cable in and the battery charger starts its charging cycle, while I look the boat over, chat, go shopping in the area, etc. Hope this helps...
I only have one 4d, and it does not get as cold here as where you are, however, even before when I had two 27's, I still left them in over the winter and they lasted 6 years, just made sure they were fully charged, sometimes inclusive of the 4th stage (equilization). Most battery literature I have read says that a fully charged battery will not freeze. One thing I do now though during the winter is to disconnect/disable any directly connected devices (e.g. Pathmaker battery combiner), turn-on the shore-power main circuit-breaker and the battery charger switch, and hang the shore power cable over the stern, under the cover and hanging on the prop. This way, when I head down to the boat to 'check on her' monthly, I just plug the shore power cable in and the battery charger starts its charging cycle, while I look the boat over, chat, go shopping in the area, etc. Hope this helps...
Here is how I get my Batteries off the boat
I pull my batteries out after my boat is laid up on the hard for the winter. I have two Golf cart Batteries that are about 70 Lb each sitting deep down in my starboard laserette. I attach a standard lifting strap over the terminals. (These ususlly come with new batteries, but you can probably get them at any auto store). Connect the lifting strap to the one end of my 1:4 purchase vang. I clip the other end of the vang to the aft end of my boom. Haul away on the vang to pull the battery out of the lazerette, swing the boom out over the side and lower the battery to the ground. Reverse in the spring. Very little effort. I think that this is how they get heavy freight out of big ship holds, block and tackle and crane booms. wfe 1985 Hunter 31 Caprice
I pull my batteries out after my boat is laid up on the hard for the winter. I have two Golf cart Batteries that are about 70 Lb each sitting deep down in my starboard laserette. I attach a standard lifting strap over the terminals. (These ususlly come with new batteries, but you can probably get them at any auto store). Connect the lifting strap to the one end of my 1:4 purchase vang. I clip the other end of the vang to the aft end of my boom. Haul away on the vang to pull the battery out of the lazerette, swing the boom out over the side and lower the battery to the ground. Reverse in the spring. Very little effort. I think that this is how they get heavy freight out of big ship holds, block and tackle and crane booms. wfe 1985 Hunter 31 Caprice
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