I would just undo one battery lead and tape it up not to short and leave it in.
Charge it when you are ready to use.
Charge it when you are ready to use.
That should be the best way to go about charging it.Best to take the top off for winter maintainance because you have to change the oil and filter anyway? Before I took the top of to add battery maintainer pigtails to the battery I Just attached the maintainer alligator clips to the battery inside the hull and THEN plug it in. I always take the battery out on Skies and leave it on a maintainer in the Garage over the winter.
My guess, is.I am a bit confused about the cooling of the exhaust manifold with the lake water. If you have to be towed and clamp the water hose to prevent water from flooding the cylinder thru the exhaust valves without the engine running, wouldn't sending compressed air thru the system do the same thing with the residual water in the exhaust manifold?