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• Do folks remove electronics during winter storage?
  • I used to take my electronics off, but...
    • Me too. On the off season, my boat is a sailing storage unit.
  • I do...
  • I was always told yes
  • I do this..
  • What winter storage?
  • Only what's not built-in
  • No, batteries kept aboard too but trickle charged
    • I leave my batteries on board too...
      • In the end, they'll lose less than 10-20% charge if left alone, disconnected from any wiring. .
        • Solar panels maintained the charge just fine...
      • Todd, curiosity about how many watts panels you rely upon for this.
        • Sailboat with 500 amp-hours of battery capacity..
          • Thanks.
          • I have been tracking self discharge...
            • Exactly, the decreased rate of self-discharge with decreased temp...
              • Just be sure to...
                • There simply isn't enough output from my small panels...
                  • Todd are you saying...
                    • That's interesting, I didn't know that. Thanks.
                    • Yes I have a controller...
                      • Yes.....
                        • A 20 watt panel MIGHT put out 15 amp hours on a bright sunny winter day...
                          • Todd...
                            • I still don't get your watts comparison
                              • Not my numbers......
                                • The west marine advisor is hardly an authority
                                  • LOL
                                  • The question...
                                    • An install with controller on my old F25, 22W panel PNW. 105ah AGM batt.
                                    • What bothers me is when someone tries to do something that they don't understand...
                                      • Simple.....
  • When it gets cold arn't you suppose
    • Steve, we must have had the same auto pilot.
    • Wife's car does that at Michael's Dairy - fine ice cream!