Having been around water craft for a great part of my adult life I am constantly shocked how numerous people end up sticking a 5 year old auto battery in the back of the dinghy, with the hope that it can start their outboard when they call for it.

The use of improper boat battery varieties in open water vessels is exceptionally frequent, and I wonder how many times it will get individuals into trouble.

The discharge capabilities of a auto battery are massively different from that of the marine battery, that are designed to be able to lose, in many instances up to 50% of the charge without the chance of suffering permanent damage. This is not the situation for the normal automobile battery which is intended to be trickle charged by the use of an alternator, and the loss of more than 5% of its charge could result in permanent damage. Not a fine type of battery to get you out of problems on the open sea or on a considerable area of open water.

I have created a new internet site devoted to the humble Boat Battery in the hope that visitors will look at the information provided and go out and purchase the correct battery for their water craft. Utilising the right equipment is critical to maritime safety and should not be disregarded.

So many people are much too complacent regarding what seem to be insignificant issues, until they find themselves in a serious position which requires them calling for external help. The worst case situation is they don't even get to call for that. So check out the website, see if you find the info useful and get the acceptable boat batteries for your craft.