Pontoon Boat?

[8gv]

Pretty much what Top-Water said (he's faster than me).

Some boats have a bit of parasitic battery drain when not in use.

A battery switch can be installed to isolate the batteries while the boat is not in use.

A waterproof solar charger panel can help to keep up with the parasitic drain.

If you get a solar charger be sure to wire in a fuse as they often do not come with one.

The unit I use here came from WalMart. The package made no clain of it being waterpoof but it still works after three seasons of sitting on my swim platform.

The West Marine model I use in FL works well but the corner gromets corroded and left a stain on my swim platform. I repurposed some plastic buttons, that previously held bungee straps to my canvas, to keep the gromets from touching the platform.

I do not know if your toon has a bilge pump. If it does then you will need to keep it powered by the battery side of the switch so it gets power all the time.

[Top-Water]

Originally Posted by 8gv

Some boats have a bit of parasitic battery drain when not in use.

A very very good description of the problem.


Something like this (link below) usually solves the problem. This one shown below allows for two batteries and in my opinion is the ultimate solution because it has that second battery feature. But there are a ton of other options that are similar to this manufacturer.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Perko-Med...SABEgIH3fD_BwE