FSH 210 Sport
Jetboaters Fleet Admiral
- Messages
- 8,739
- Reaction score
- 10,809
- Points
- 582
- Location
- Tranquility Base
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2020
- Boat Model
- FSH Sport
- Boat Length
- 21
As long as you followed the instructions in the manual and the stick on placards about revving the engines half throttle several times over 15 seconds when you came off the water or hose to blow excess water out of the water locks the engines will be fine. The only other water related item that would need attention would be a fresh water shower that would require draining and getting as much water as you can out. Fogging the engines is a great move as well. The only other thing would have been to have put fuel stabilizer in the tank, filled the tank and run the boat around to get the treated fuel through the whole system, if you’re running non ethanol fuel this becomes less important.
There’s no such thing as “trickle chargers” anymore, trickle chargers provide a small constant charge regardless of battery charge level. Today there are smart battery tenders that have very limited charging power to maintain a battery by keeping up with natural discharge, but these battery tenders don’t supply a continuous charge, they will charge until parameters are met then stop charging, then monitor the battery voltage and turn on when the voltage drops to a set point.
The best way to store / maintain a flooded lead acid battery is to put it on a smart charger with a minimum amperage charge rate of 10-13% of the batteries Ah hour rating ( a 100 Ah battery needs a 10A charge rate minimum) and let it complete its charge cycle, check the specific gravity-note the levels for each cell, then perform a manual equalization charge ( most smart chargers have this function) and re check the specific gravity. Repeat this procedure until all cells are equal amongst each other and are between 1.265 & 1.285 specific gravity compensated for temperature. Specific gravity gravity is the only sure way to check the SOC / state of charge of a flooded lead acid battery.
Some folks put small stoppers in the pilot water outlets and other thru hulls to keep insects and their nest building activities out.
There’s no such thing as “trickle chargers” anymore, trickle chargers provide a small constant charge regardless of battery charge level. Today there are smart battery tenders that have very limited charging power to maintain a battery by keeping up with natural discharge, but these battery tenders don’t supply a continuous charge, they will charge until parameters are met then stop charging, then monitor the battery voltage and turn on when the voltage drops to a set point.
The best way to store / maintain a flooded lead acid battery is to put it on a smart charger with a minimum amperage charge rate of 10-13% of the batteries Ah hour rating ( a 100 Ah battery needs a 10A charge rate minimum) and let it complete its charge cycle, check the specific gravity-note the levels for each cell, then perform a manual equalization charge ( most smart chargers have this function) and re check the specific gravity. Repeat this procedure until all cells are equal amongst each other and are between 1.265 & 1.285 specific gravity compensated for temperature. Specific gravity gravity is the only sure way to check the SOC / state of charge of a flooded lead acid battery.
Some folks put small stoppers in the pilot water outlets and other thru hulls to keep insects and their nest building activities out.
