On Mon, 26 Dec 2016 14:17:12 -0800 (PST), True North wrote:

Poco Loco
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"Good. If you store it in the driveway during the season, it would be good to put a trickle charger
on it. These are some great little chargers, and they'll keep even the big batteries charged:

https://smile.amazon.com/Battery-Ten...battery+tender

The ring harness can be attached to the battery and left there for very easy connect and disconnect."


Had something similar to those set ups with the Princecraft Yukon 15 that I bought from Captain Tom way back in 2007.

Must have worked. I don't recall any comments about dead batteries back then!

True North wrote:
Keyser Soze
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"Don: do you have a battery on/off switch on that new boat? If the
battery is charged up before you put it away by the engine's alternator,
it should remain charged for weeks. My Parker boat outboards did...I
just remembered to shut all electrical power off via the battery
switches. I'd also drag the boats home from the marina yard every few
weeks for maintenance and if I remembered, I'd toss the batteries on the
charger."


No battery switch. Just the normal ignition switch operated by a key and three or four toggle switches to operate bilge pump, navigation lights, and another for accessories like the depth sounder and the 12 volt port for my GPS or VHF radio.
The stereo has it's own on off switch. The manager of the dealer's maintenance dept said to expect the battery to partially drain over a two week period. My battery charger has either a 2 or 4 A charge selection for 12 volt and I believe 6 A for 6 volt batteries. Might be wise to buy a small .75 trickle charger. Brother I. Law says when the Volks Wagon vehicles arrive by ship at our Autoport, they have small solar chargers to keep the battery charged up. Says most people don't want them so the dealer removes them. May have to see if I can get one under the table.

That was full of "typos". If you need a solar charger, start a Go Fund
Me page.

True North wrote:
Poco Loco
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"Good. If you store it in the driveway during the season, it would be good to put a trickle charger
on it. These are some great little chargers, and they'll keep even the big batteries charged:

https://smile.amazon.com/Battery-Ten...battery+tender

The ring harness can be attached to the battery and left there for very easy connect and disconnect."


Had something similar to those set ups with the Princecraft Yukon 15 that I bought from Captain Tom way back in 2007.

Did you send a Christmas card to the Legend salesman this year?