Fill and empty ballast engine started or not?

jasonyng · **Joined:** Sun Jul 08, 2012 10:05 pm **Posts:** 50

I have been filling and emptying my ballast with the motor idling. I feel this is putting unneeded hours on my boat but I was concerned about my batteries getting low. I do have a dual battery setup so maybe I am just to paranoid.

Was wondering what everyone else does?

Thanks,
Jason

Dave.Mishchenko · **Posted:** Sun Jul 28, 2013 1:27 pm

I've been filling / emptying with the engine off on a single battery and haven't had any issues.

Walter · **Posted:** Sun Jul 28, 2013 3:21 pm

I do it both ways, usually empty while under way

Ferral · **Posted:** Sun Jul 28, 2013 4:06 pm

I definitely think you are being paranoid, as long as your battery isn't shot,
It shouldn't be taking that much juice to fill with the engine off.

amsugg · **Posted:** Mon Jul 29, 2013 11:48 am

both ways, just depends on what im doing. in a cove motor off switching riders motor on

alexandera · **Posted:** Tue Jul 30, 2013 6:41 pm

Motor off... no probs....

admin · **Joined:** Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:00 am **Posts:** 1115

If you are running two batteries you should be fine. I have never had a boat battery run low because of pumps..

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