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Misty Blue · 03-22-2010, 05:25 PM

What I about charging jet ski batteries is that you have to be Hudini (sp?) to get at the posts!

Also just sitting on the mooring they seem to go south unless the machine is used regularly. Just when you want to go after a couple of weeks and the engine is being slow to start it runs out of getgo.

Last year I bought a trickle charger from West. It is an automatic, won't overcharge and I think that it goes over 2 amps when needed but will not boost.

The cool part is that it is hard mounted in the boat. It was made to. Now if I'm planning to run the thing I just put it on the dock or beach and run an extention cord to it's nice little 110 volt plug.

Works great!

And yes it is a good new battery.

Now, ROBMAC: I have heard from boyhood and have witnessed that leaving a battery on a concrete floor will kill the thing. This does happen. WHY?

What is in a concrete floor that causes this to happen?

By the way, I winterize my batteries on a wooden rack with a monthly trickle charge.

Misty Blue.

03-22-2010, 05:25 PM	#7
Misty Blue Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 658 Thanks: 121 Thanked 283 Times in 98 Posts	Jet ski batteries are a pain. What I about charging jet ski batteries is that you have to be Hudini (sp?) to get at the posts! Also just sitting on the mooring they seem to go south unless the machine is used regularly. Just when you want to go after a couple of weeks and the engine is being slow to start it runs out of getgo. Last year I bought a trickle charger from West. It is an automatic, won't overcharge and I think that it goes over 2 amps when needed but will not boost. The cool part is that it is hard mounted in the boat. It was made to. Now if I'm planning to run the thing I just put it on the dock or beach and run an extention cord to it's nice little 110 volt plug. Works great! And yes it is a good new battery. Now, ROBMAC: I have heard from boyhood and have witnessed that leaving a battery on a concrete floor will kill the thing. This does happen. WHY? What is in a concrete floor that causes this to happen? By the way, I winterize my batteries on a wooden rack with a monthly trickle charge. Misty Blue.