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Category: Marine Batteries

  • Maintenance and Storage Advice for LiFePO4 Systems

    Maintenance and Storage Advice for LiFePO4 Systems Boats like this Boston Whaler can be ordered with a generator to run appliances, but many boaters are opting for smoke-free battery systems to fill that role. Courtesy Boston Whaler Advancing battery technology brings conveniences such as air conditioning and gyrostabilization to ever-smaller boats—even those without generators. “Our…

  • The ODYSSEY Connect Battery Monitoring System Can Help You to Be a Marine Battery Know-It-All

    The ODYSSEY Connect Battery Monitoring System Can Help You to Be a Marine Battery Know-It-All Do you know the guy who knows everything? He can give you the weather forecast, the best directions to get where you’re going, the location of lost luggage and can even tell you how to prepare a red snapper.  It…

  • Solid-State Batteries for Boaters

    Solid-State Batteries for Boaters Solid-state batteries from Solid State Marine feature a thin, solid lithium electrolyte coating that saves weight and boosts capacity. Courtesy Solid State Marine As recently as this past winter, solid-state batteries were touted as future tech poised to move electric propulsion rapidly forward. Jumping ahead a year, Honda ­announced limited production…

  • Tips for Handling Batteries in Awkward Spaces

    Tips for Handling Batteries in Awkward Spaces Cover the terminals when moving batteries, especially if using a metal battery carrier. Electrical tape works, as do OEM terminal covers, if you can source them. Kellie Jaeger Removing and replacing batteries from boats is an age-old challenge. Batteries are heavy, and they are often housed in small spaces.…

  • AGM vs. Lithium Batteries

    AGM vs. Lithium Batteries AGM batteries hold a charge longer, can charge faster, and require less maintenance than traditional flooded-cell lead-acid batteries. Courtesy EnerSys BUY NOW Boat batteries are the heart of it all. Whether used to power accessories or simply to start an engine, not too much happens aboard most powerboats without a battery. In…