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I dropped off my boat at the marina this weekend. I have shore power available. Question....I want to hook up to shore power to help keep my batteries charged...am I suppose to switch the battery 1-2-Both switch to "both" for a trickle charge? or does the "off" position still lets the batteries...
Before I bombard everyone with my battery question or questions, I promise that I have scoured the forums for an answer to my scenario and have not found one. If it?s out there please feel free to share the link. So here?s another battery question. Sorry so lengthy, wanted you to understand what...
Thanks to all who have responded to my previous questions. Here's another one:
Can anyone tell me if a boat has to be running or do the batteries have to be charged in order for the bilge pumps to work? There is water in one of my bilges and the water is not emptying when I manually pull up on...
I admit it guys, I am not handy at all when it comes to mechanics - automotive or marine. I decided to read the manual that came with my portable battery charger that I bought for my boat. It stated that you should not connect both the positive and negative clamps to the battery posts. This is...
Here's another newby question:
I am finally taking my boat out and need to recharge the dual batteries. My boat has two interstate 24M RD cranking batteries and is also equipped with a dual battery switch. My two questions are:
1. When recharging do I need to set the battery switch to any...
I am new to boating and have my boat on my tandem trailer in my driveway. I have a couple of questions regarding the trailer.
I was told that I need to place the boat trailer jack on cinderblocks because the trailer is not designed to stay long periods of time on the jack/wheel. Maybe its my...
