Do you take the batteries out of your boat for the winter? I...

Do you take the batteries out of your boat for the winter? I have put my boat to sleep, but left the batteries in, and was going to go and charge them about once a month. Now I am not sure I shouldn't have just taken them out all together.

i always yank mine every fall and store them in the basement where i can easily charge them a few times during the winter

Hi.
It's a good idea to remove Batteries at the end of the Skiing/Fishing Season,as they always seem to be in the way when you want to do some maintenence,make sure you store them on a piece of Rubber Matting,etc & not directly on the ground or Cement Floor.
Also it's advisable to keep them charged,as how many times have we all heard,happened to us,of leaving Batteries & when they are needed are dead,the main thing we have found are clocks which are going all the time & will eventually flatten Batteries.
When I was in the Mining Industry all our Rescue Vehicles & an Ambulance were all connected to a unit to keep the Batteries charged,so they were always ready,also checked weekly.

Thanks. I didn't think of keeping it charged while not on the boat, which is why I left in on the boat.

Hi.
Again I should mention it's better to only trickle charge Batteries otherwise some of the Chargers available pump too much current & you are forever adding water.