Forums59
Topics1,039,221
Posts13,961,156
Members144,196
|
Most Online39,925 Dec 30th, 2023
|
|
Boat battery portable jumpers...
#13491074
03/27/20 10:58 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 12,449
JIM SR.
OP
TFF Guru
|
OP
TFF Guru
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 12,449 |
Are these safe for boats cranking batteries,...anyone carry one,...what is a good one. I read NOCO is best.
|
|
Re: Boat battery portable jumpers...
[Re: JIM SR.]
#13491959
03/28/20 05:45 PM
|
Joined: Mar 2017
Posts: 17
Vicjay
Green Horn
|
Green Horn
Joined: Mar 2017
Posts: 17 |
I have used one a couple times on my tritoon. Worked great. Schumaker brand from walmart. Sitting around anchored in a cove and swimming with the radio on all day is not good. Saved my butt a couple times. Since the last use i installed a second battery (deep cycle) with a switch so when hanging out i switch over to it. They also work great for a backup source to charge phones, tablets. etc...
|
|
Re: Boat battery portable jumpers...
[Re: JIM SR.]
#13492009
03/28/20 06:25 PM
|
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 40
Ruquick
Outdoorsman
|
Outdoorsman
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 40 |
I have a NOCO Boost XL GB50 that I keep in the boat when fishing. Works great!
|
|
Re: Boat battery portable jumpers...
[Re: JIM SR.]
#13493563
03/30/20 01:41 AM
|
Joined: Dec 2019
Posts: 28
Cheryl B
Outdoorsman
|
Outdoorsman
Joined: Dec 2019
Posts: 28 |
I also have a NOCO GB50 and will not go on the water without it.
|
|
Re: Boat battery portable jumpers...
[Re: Cheryl B]
#13493662
03/30/20 03:06 AM
|
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 4,724
Flippin-Out
TFF Team Angler
|
TFF Team Angler
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 4,724 |
I also have a NOCO GB50 and will not go on the water without it. Ditto on the GB50. I have also cranked V8 trucks several times successfully. As to ability, the trucks would only click the solenoid - not even turn the engine over at all - but the GB50 did. They are safe for outboards, just don't leave it connected after you get it started.
|
|
Re: Boat battery portable jumpers...
[Re: JIM SR.]
#13493668
03/30/20 03:10 AM
|
Joined: Mar 2014
Posts: 3,909
Topwater2
TFF Team Angler
|
TFF Team Angler
Joined: Mar 2014
Posts: 3,909 |
I have three GooLoo's I got off Amazon. One in the boat, car, and truck.
FishKen
|
|
Re: Boat battery portable jumpers...
[Re: JIM SR.]
#13493907
03/30/20 12:46 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2017
Posts: 5,405
pop r
TFF Celebrity
|
TFF Celebrity
Joined: Sep 2017
Posts: 5,405 |
I also have a NOCO Boost XL GB50. I suggest if you have a inboard battery charger going to your battery, disconnect those wires before using the boost. I didn't and it cost me a new on board charger. Just my
|
|
Re: Boat battery portable jumpers...
[Re: JIM SR.]
#13495300
03/31/20 05:51 AM
|
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 4,724
Flippin-Out
TFF Team Angler
|
TFF Team Angler
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 4,724 |
Which on-board charger did you have that went sizzle? I'm not impressed that one did and want to avoid it. As an electrical engineer, I'd say it's design had a flaw.
|
|
Re: Boat battery portable jumpers...
[Re: JIM SR.]
#13495944
03/31/20 04:39 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2017
Posts: 5,405
pop r
TFF Celebrity
|
TFF Celebrity
Joined: Sep 2017
Posts: 5,405 |
Flippin-out The charger was a bass pro brand that I had installed in the late 90's that worked great for many years till I put the GB50 on my start battery. When I got home I plugged in the charger and found the one bank was dead.
|
|
Re: Boat battery portable jumpers...
[Re: JIM SR.]
#13496080
03/31/20 06:08 PM
|
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 4,724
Flippin-Out
TFF Team Angler
|
TFF Team Angler
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 4,724 |
Technically, a jump-starter shouldn't be an issue for a dormant charger - just like having an outboard's alternator delivering charge current to the battery shouldn't be an issue. It sounds like the output isolation for one bank of the charger failed. The design includes one of several mechanisms to prevent the charger from draining the battery by current flowing in the reverse direction of when the charger is operating, and that probably broke down. Engineers joke that a component "stops working when you let the smoke out".
|
|
Re: Boat battery portable jumpers...
[Re: JIM SR.]
#13496214
03/31/20 07:21 PM
|
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 3,773
bronco71
TFF Team Angler
|
TFF Team Angler
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 3,773 |
I have been researching some and the Noco GB50 seems to have good reviews. I thought about getting the larger GB150 to also use on farm machinery and vehicles but reviews on it are not so great
1987 Nitro MX185/Mercury Black Max 150 1999 Triton TX21/225 Mercury Optimax
|
|
Re: Boat battery portable jumpers...
[Re: JIM SR.]
#13497590
04/01/20 07:01 PM
|
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 16,339
forkduc
TFF Guru
|
TFF Guru
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 16,339 |
I have a Weego and it has saved a number of anglers!
|
|
Moderated by banker-always fishing, chickenman, Derek 🐝, Duck_Hunter, Fish Killer, J-2, Jacob, Jons3825, JustWingem, Nocona Brian, Toon-Troller, Uncle Zeek, Weekender1
|