Deciding On The Correct Boat Battery For Your Craft - An Important Benefit To Water Safety
After having lived around boats for a major part of my adult life I'm often surprised how many people end up putting a five year old car battery in the rear of the dinghy, hoping it can start their outboard when they require it.
The use of faulty boat battery types in open water boats is very common, and I speculate how many times it will get individuals into danger.
The discharge capabilities of a car battery are vastly different from that of the marine battery, that are designed to be able to lose, in some instances up to 50% of the charge without the chance of suffering permanent damage. This is not the situation for the standard automobile battery which is intended to be trickle charged by an alternator, and the loss of greater than 5% of its charge will result in permanent damage. Not a good type of battery to get you out of trouble on the open sea or on a significant expanse of open water.
I have produced a new site dedicated to the humble Boat Battery in the hope that visitors will look at the information provided and go out and get hold of the correct battery for their vessels. Using the acceptable equipment is fundamental to maritime safety and should not be ignored.
So many people are much too complacent about what look to be small issues, until they discover themselves in a desperate position which necessitates them calling for external assistance. The worst case situation is they don't even get to call for that. So check out the site, see if you find the information useful and get the acceptable boat batteries for your craft.