How to Properly Test / Maintain Your Boats Marine Batteries. Maintenance You Should Be Doing.

[@ronaldrowland7525]

very useful, looked at 3 video and you are the only one that showed the fill line, thanks

[@1Cast1Fish]

Glad it was helpful! Thank You

[@chucknononsense146]

Excellent Video. Informative, professional, succinct and dang straight useful! Thanks again!

[@1Cast1Fish]

Thank you :)

[@fabfishing7422]

Great video buddy and so glad you mentioned safety precautions! I have a scar that I'll have the rest of my life from getting shocked and burned by accidentally hitting the post of two batteries with my ratchet. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@1Cast1Fish]

Always a good reminder to be safe

[@charlieboutin3341]

Great information..Really appreciate it! 👍 Have a great weekend 🎣

[@1Cast1Fish]

Same to you

[@JohnAmes]

Some great information my friend

[@1Cast1Fish]

Thanks for watching

[@octaviofuentes7781]

Thanks for sharing my man

[@1Cast1Fish]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed

[@YourNextCast]

Awesome video as always man. Super informative. If you have more of these battery tips I would love to hear them. Thank you. 37th LIKE!!

[@1Cast1Fish]

Glad you enjoyed, thank you

[@BravoBassin]

don't have a boat yet hopefully next year but great info my friend!

[@1Cast1Fish]

I hope you do

[@theduck9939]

Hey Paul great stuff buddy. Yeah preventative

[@1Cast1Fish]

Little bit of work now saves a lot of work and money later

[@lmieneroutdoors]

What amp charger do you recommend charging these with? 1.5 for example, 10, etc. Thanks!

[@1Cast1Fish]

Depends, most mounted chargers are 5-10 amp per bank (per battery) The removable clamp on types are 1-10 amp normally For most fishing batteries I would go at least 5, and would go to 10 if you have larger batteries such as Group 31 as they will charge faster.

[@matthewharr6372]

I bought a used battery for very cheap with a trolling motor. Could I top off my levels, charge it, then check my specific gravity? I haven't done any maintenance on this battery yet.

[@1Cast1Fish]

Worth a try, but I would charge it up and take it down to the auto parts store and get it load tested to check it's condition as well.

[@matthewharr6372]

@@1Cast1Fish I feel dumb for not thinking of that. Good idea.

[@1Cast1Fish]

Don’t…that’s why it’s always good ask questions

[@Lanescruggs3]

How often do you fully charge your batteries between trips out to the lake?

[@1Cast1Fish]

I have a 4 bank on board charger, so I just plug them in when I get home and the charger takes care of the rest

[@marilyngatson2289]

Do you need to disconnect the battery if you are filling them up?

[@1Cast1Fish]

I do not disconnect them, however you want to ensure that the charger is not on, and has been off for a few hours. This ensures you see a more accurate water level as charging can have small effects on level.

[@jelly_fishing]

Nice video!!!

[@1Cast1Fish]

Thanks!

[@byronakhavi953]

I purchased the Snap ON EECS550A battery and electrical system tester. Can this tool be used to avoid testing with a hydrometer? It notes state of charge and health. My batteries are showing 87%. Just wanted to know when the batteries should be replaced. below 60% for example?? Thanks.

[@1Cast1Fish]

Pretty high tech tester you got, I would say that it should do a good job of telling you your battery health. The big thing I use the hydrometer for is testing the "Charge" of each cell and this will show a bad cell. The tester you have can tell you if a cell is bad as well....so you are good to go. Not sure on replacement % though that would be up to you and how much degradation you are comfortable with and performance.

[@byronakhavi953]

@@1Cast1Fish Thanks for the reply. I think 87% is good for now. They are 3 years old now and the warranty is done. The tester is overkill. I just have a little addiction to Snap On. Hate the cost but they have never failed me.

[@1Cast1Fish]

@@byronakhavi953 they make good tools for sure.

[@PAPATexas]

Good info

[@1Cast1Fish]

Glad it was helpful!

[@1888CHAD8881]

My 1995 jon boat out there looking at me like.... "dude, its been over 20 years, bout time to check me".

[@1Cast1Fish]

Was it wrong you made me laugh...funny how some things just keep on going. Honestly though, they don't make things like they used to

[@1888CHAD8881]

@@1Cast1Fish I did flush and fill the batterys. Tore off the 2 old fish finders, pressure washed it. Got it parked right up front until i put a casting deck and the 2 new fish finders/ all new wires and lights. This thing has 3 batterys, a trolling motor and a 25hp mercury on the back. I gotta keep it in decent shape until my son gets old enough to enjoy fishing.

[@1Cast1Fish]

That’s a awesome hand me down gift. Hope all goes smooth with the upgrades.

[@theduck9939]

I don't know what happened there but preventative battery maintenance is so important. Don't want to have to try to fix it if your battery goes down while you're on the water. One of the common mistakes for new boaters for sure. You can't just get off and walk. Fix bilge pump and some other issues today on our money pit.!!!

[@1Cast1Fish]

I have found that a little bit of maintenance can go a long way. These batteries lasted 7 years...so not to bad IMO. BOAT...Break Out Another Thousand :)

[@theduck9939]

The other acronym for boat that I heard was buy other anglers troubles.

[@1Cast1Fish]

TRUTH

[@joshuasmith2689]

Lead acid batteries have such different rules from the other types, almost opposite in some ways.

[@1Cast1Fish]

Battery Tech has came a long way and offers some interesting options now for boaters. I actually just replaced all my batteries, hence this video...they lasted 7 years, so not bad IMO. I thought about going lithium, but it was 3,200 for them...I got these same batteries again at 600....lithium would have saved me about 60-80 lbs ...just not worth it IMO

[@ronthegunman5724]

Go to Litium, and no problems 😉

[@1Cast1Fish]

These lasted 7 years and 600 to replace all them....lithium was 3200 :O

[@Nazman06]

He never tested the battery