Originally posted by Vintage Eliminator 21
When I take the boat out of the water, I disconect the battery-posative terminal until I go back to the lake with it. Could that have affected anything? Would it be better to disconect the negative?
If you're going to disconnect anything it should be the ground because it won't arc when you hook it back up. Depending upon your setup, fuel vapors in an engine compartment with a good arc and it's going to be a bad situation.
If nothing else, why not fork out the $20 or so bucks and pick up a simple perko switch and a length of battery cable. Quick and easy. It's what I run on both my boats with no worries. Just disconnect the negative from the battery and run the switch in between.