A battery monitor is like a gas gauge, showing you how much electrical power is left (known as state of charge) as well as other vital signs. Today adding a monitor to a boat battery is easier than ...

In today’s boats, electric power rivals the importance of engine horsepower. Even the electronic control unit on today’s marine engines—that brain that makes outboards and inboards do what we want ...

Choosing the best marine battery for your boat used to require relatively few brain cells or discretion, as there were few choices. That led many anglers and boaters to take a defeatist attitude — ...

Want to start your boat but don’t know how to choose the battery type? As there are many types of batteries in the market, lithium, lead acid, deep cycle and starting. In this article, we’ll break ...

Marine batteries are the unsung hero of the boating world. Just as boaters will go out of their way to find ethanol-free fuel and additives to keep their outboard running at peak performance, anglers ...

EAST GREENWICH, R.I. ― It’s a chilly late March day at the marina in East Greenwich, with most of the big boats still wrapped in their white winter plastic. But Ben Sorkin is striding toward a slip to ...