SeaDoo Switch Noco Battery Charger/Tender 

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They could easily be put inside the engine compartment. But they are stainless automotive terminals and a car's engine compartment does get wet in the rain. The pontoon flush is also with fresh water and very infrequent. I haven't had any issues or evidence of corrosion.

It indeed just the charging time. The times depend upon the level of charge the battery has to start with as well as the amp-hour of the battery. The high capacity battery will take longer than the low capacity battery. A 5 amp would probably be sufficient to keep it topped off. I can say the 10-amp definitely does. Likely you'll have it charging overnight so either way it should be fine.

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It has not been an issue. I also use a paint on waterproof insulation on the bus bars.

I am not currently considering adding a float switch. It does appear to be an easy task, but I have so far found no need. Most of the boat is self bailing. Only the engine compartment. I don't leave my boat in the water but rather on a floating dock. I typically don't find water in the engine compartment to be a problem for me. I have no problems manually turning on the bilge pump when I go out, just to make sure. But adding a float switch seems like another point of failure where the float switch could get stuck open and drain the battery. If you decide to add one, it might be easier to place it in the rear engine compartment. Also, when you wire it, you might want to wire the float and manual switch in parallel so that both could operate independently.

@@letsrolldiyauto1532 thanks for the reply. Good point on the opportunity for the switch to fail and drain the battery. I was also concerned there might be a lot of switch bounce at higher speeds. I was definitely thinking it should be in parallel with the manual switch. My boat is stored out of the water, so I may be just paranoid. Just haven't had a boat that didn't have an auto bilge pump. Keep up the great videos. They are very helpful and inspiring.

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5 would be fine. The 10 will give you quicker charging.

Good question. The radio will run with the engine off and the key in place and ignition on (red button pressed). It will stay on until the battery voltage drops. So if the solar was connected to the battery to charge, it should work as long as the solar charger is sufficient to keep up with the audio drain.

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Thank You so much Frank! @@letsrolldiyauto1532

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I have each battery isolated and controlled by a switch. I keep both batteries OFF when I charge so that each battery is connected to its separate charging port on the Noco and is not connected to the boat. The voltage is controlled and regulated by the Noco. It charges until full charge and then automatically changes to a maintenance mode. Since each battery is completely separate and not in parallel, a separate ACR is not needed. All that is controlled by the Noco unit.