How long can you go without starting your boat?

ftorrisi
ftorrisi Member Posts: 7 ✭✭
edited June 2015 in Q&A
We bought our boat to our dock from the marina on May 18, 2015 - and it's now June 21....and weather has been awful so haven't had a chance to start it.  How long can I let this go without starting the engine.  I don't want to have a dead battery.  I'm thinking of starting it tomorrow and letting it run 15 minutes....will that hurt the battery?
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  • Boomer
    Boomer Member Posts: 307 ✭✭✭
    That would be fine batteries hold their charge for long periods of time

  • CRF
    CRF Member Posts: 191 ✭✭✭
    edited June 2015
    you should be OK. I bought a battery tender trickle charger and extra pigtails. Have a pigtail on both boat batteries and an old car. I can slow charge without much hassle now.

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