After having been around boats for a big part of my adult years I am constantly shocked how lots of people end up sticking a five year old vehicle battery in the rear of the yacht, hoping it can start their outboard as soon as they need it.

The use of improper boat battery varieties in ocean going boats is exceptionally common, and I question how many times it will get people into danger.

The discharge capabilities of a car battery are massively different from that of the marine battery, which are made to be able to lose, in many instances up to 50% of the charge without the risk of suffering permanent damage. This is not the case for the standard car battery which is designed to be trickle charged through an alternator, and the loss of more than 5% of its charge can possibly result in permanent damage. Not a great type of battery to get you out of trouble on the open ocean or on a great area of open water.

I have created a new website dedicated to the humble Boat Battery in the hope that site visitors will glance at the information provided and go out and buy the correct battery for their boats. Utilising the proper equipment is critical to maritime safety and must not be disregarded.

So many people are much too complacent on what look to be unimportant issues, until they find themselves in a grave situation which necessitates them calling for external assistance. The worst case situation is they do not even get to call for that. So check out the website, consider if you find the info valuable and get the correct boat batteries for your vessel.