Just trolling for a Stan (The Man) nibble. :-)

Fredo wrote:
Just trolling for a Stan (The Man) nibble. :-)

Appears I smacked you a tad too hard. Sorry. Didn't mean to draw tears.
Now, put on your big girl panties and get over it.

Now, to once again keep things on-topic, does anyone know if any
permanent damage will be done to my batteries if they're simply left
connected in the boat for the winter?

--
Stan

Harry Krause wrote:
On 12/29/2006 10:21 AM, Stan (the Man) wrote:

Fredo wrote:
Just trolling for a Stan (The Man) nibble. :-)

Appears I smacked you a tad too hard. Sorry. Didn't mean to draw
tears. Now, put on your big girl panties and get over it.

Now, to once again keep things on-topic, does anyone know if any
permanent damage will be done to my batteries if they're simply left
connected in the boat for the winter?




I know. But I won't tell you unless you put your panties back on your head.

Ok, but just this once. Now, spill.

--
Stan

"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 10:21:08 -0500, Stan (the Man) penned the
following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

Now, to once again keep things on-topic, does anyone know if any
permanent damage will be done to my batteries if they're simply left
connected in the boat for the winter?

Nah, but you do need to keep them charged so that they don't freeze or
weaken....


The only problem I ever had was with my Scout when it was in rack storage in
Florida.
Some rodent, squirrel or something found his way into one of the battery
compartments and chewed the insulation off of the positive lead running from
the battery. As luck would have it, the bare cable shorted to the negative
battery post. The current overheated the cables and caused a small fire
when some of the remaining insulation got too hot. Fortunately, this
happened during working hours at the storage facility and someone noticed
the smoke.

But ... you should be fine as long as you keep the batteries charged as
Gene suggested.

Eisboch

Harry Krause wrote:

Now, to once again keep things on-topic, does anyone know if any
permanent damage will be done to my batteries if they're simply left
connected in the boat for the winter?



I know. But I won't tell you unless you put your panties back on your
head.

Ok, but just this once. Now, spill.



You can leave them in the boat, but you should check their charge every
couple of weeks and keep them charged up. I would disconnect them, just
because I've always done that. In fact, I have the batteries from my
Parker in my basement right now, cleaned up, charged up, and sitting on
a shelf.

My problem is the boat is already shrink-wrapped and the batteries are
inaccessible. I wanted to take them out first, but the marina is a bit
more efficient than I figured. If they remain connected and I'm unable
to check and refresh their charge, will I be unable to charge them come
spring?

--
Stan

Stan (the Man) wrote:


Harry Krause wrote:

Now, to once again keep things on-topic, does anyone know if any
permanent damage will be done to my batteries if they're simply
left connected in the boat for the winter?



I know. But I won't tell you unless you put your panties back on
your head.

Ok, but just this once. Now, spill.



You can leave them in the boat, but you should check their charge
every couple of weeks and keep them charged up. I would disconnect
them, just because I've always done that. In fact, I have the
batteries from my Parker in my basement right now, cleaned up, charged
up, and sitting on a shelf.

My problem is the boat is already shrink-wrapped and the batteries are
inaccessible. I wanted to take them out first, but the marina is a bit
more efficient than I figured. If they remain connected and I'm unable
to check and refresh their charge, will I be unable to charge them come
spring?

Anytime batteries totally discharge, they do lose some of their ability
to hold future charges. Depending upon the age, and if the battery has
lost it's chareg in the past, will determine if the battery will be
functional in the springtime. I always pull the battery prior putting
the boat away, and have Firestone, run a battery test in the springtime
before reinstalling the battery. Since marine batteries take more abuse
then auto batteries, I normally replace them every 3 yrs.