Remote Battery Posts?
 

My 271 Fastech has two batteries located in engine compartment with switch under back seat. All my other boats had batteries under back seat.

With the Fastech, if batteries should die for any reason I won't be able to open the hatch to get to them. I'm thinking I'd like to run remote battery posts to under the back seat so I can hook up a jump box if needed and get the hatch open. Has anyone done this?

I got thinking about this because I'm getting to winterize and was wondering about what to do with the batteries. Leave them in boat with battery tenders on them? Pull batteries out and store inside warm shop? I talked to previous owner and he pulled the batteries. He unhooked pin for hatch actuator and left a block under hatch to make it easy to manually lift open. He lived in Michigan where it gets much colder for longer than where I am (northern NV). My boat will also be stored inside although not heated.

Something like these:

Something like that would be exactly what you need. Every boat I’ve owned with a electrically operated hatch, with the batteries under the hatch, have had remote posts for jump starting.

x 2. In my case, most have’m, but not all. Battery switch also.

These are cool. From Eddie Marine and surely other places.

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your engine lift actuator should have a stainless sleeve on the top with a pin through it. in the event you cannot use the actuator, you manually lift the hatch 6" or so, and pull the pin. you can then lift the hatch. My 292 came from Formula with this.

I leave my batteries on this: (1 each) for the winter:


Love the NOCO stuff.

or you can mount one in the boat:


I didn't because in my years of boating, I've never had an issue where I needed a 120v charger. so I just have chargers for over the winter.

However if your boating habits (shorter trips, more 12v loads) require a 120v charger, I'd suggest mounting one in the boat and enjoy knowing you always have charged up batteries.

if you're a real data nerd (like I am) I put one of these on each battery too:

My boat only has 1 voltage gauges for 2 engines/batteries. (why formula?!) so this gives me voltage, time, stats, etc. all sorts of cool info.

But at the end of the day either the batteries (I assume you have 2?) start the engine. or they do not. I'm not sure these would give me enough warning to replace a battery before I knew it was going anyway (slow/no crank).

Exactly what I'm looking for! Thanks.

Great information! Thanks.

Yes, two batteries.

Found this for 1/2 the $$$.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/284074485171


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All my boats (two of them Bajas) have had remote terminals, and it's frankly something that no boat should be without.

Some hatches, even with 6” slip collar, are so damn heavy good luck lifting with one person. So, i agree, boats with batteries in engine compartment should have remote lugs.

On fountains they have a plug that is similar to what is on a fork lift.

I have a set off cables that plug into it.

If i can remember I’ll snap a picture tomorrow when I am in the boat, they are nice you just plug it in.

So...How are they best wired? Direct to a battery? To the battery switch?

Thanks,

Padraig

I do battery switch (out terminal ie the one that goes to starter) so you can select with selector switch which battery you want to charge.

Negative remote post has to go to an engine ground connection of course.

Thanks. Sounds like a spring project.

Padraig

I think you're wasting money and time. I've had many a boat and never had two batteries go dead on me at the same time. Of course I'm maintenance freak.
Buying a ProMariner ProSport HD 20 Gen4 20 Amp Battery Charger or similar. Plug it in. And Fuhgeddaboudit

Anything can happen. I try to be prepared and will get my boat set up as such.

I once went to Catalina Island for a few days. Got a mooring ball and just got the boat secured when the water taxi came along. I was rushed and forgot to switch off the batteries and left the blower on. A couple days later I took the water taxi back to the boat and batteries were dead. Fortunately, batteries were under back seat on that boat. If I had done it to this boat it would have been a bit more hassle.

This is the end that I have a big heavy long set of jumper cables connected to.

the other end is right under the rear seat just plug it in. Never have had to use for my boat but I have jumped started someone else.

what is nice about it when you plug it in it locks in place.



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If anything ca go wrong...It will

Padraig

The cool thing about the Anderson connectors is they make panel mounts for them as well to clean up the look :D
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