Post season: Time to check your batteries
Now is a perfect time to take a look at your vessels battery system as the boating season slows. The first thing to do is to ensure that your battery voltages are sitting where they should be.
Typically a fully charged battery will be showing around 13v on a multi-meter or battery gauge. To test them yourself, turn off your battery charger, wait for around 15 minutes and then read the voltage at each individual battery (you may need to disconnect them from the bank of batteries they’re in, grab a spanner) make a note of the voltage readings from each battery, leave them disconnected for 24hrs and then read the voltages again. If there is a loss in voltage of more than 10% they probably need to be changed.
Warm winters
Whether you choose to lift your boat to a hard standing or leave it in the water over winter, warm and dry is always the best policy.
Engine bay heaters are a great solution, they can be connected to your 240v power to keep the temperature above freezing during the cold winter months.
We recommend greenhouse bar heaters, they create enough warmth around the engine without getting too hot and have a low power consumption
In addition you can add a thermostatic plug to set them to come on once the temperature drops to a selectable level.
We also suggest using a de-humidifier in the cabin area to stop moisture getting into your soft furnishings
If you’re looking for help buying any of the above products or installing dedicated sockets into your engine bay area….gives us a call!!