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Message: <blockquote data-quote="airshot" data-source="post: 511054" data-attributes="member: 1183">Shouldn't be a problem, I always add a lock washer and use mechanical leverage when tightning the wing nuts, coast gard aporoved my connections on a number of ocassions.  The problem arrises when only fingers are used to tighten wing nuts ..Currently mine are not covered as they are the posts that are used for connections, including the cables for starting the main outboard motor.  All my batteries are under hatches in enclosed compartments ( vented yes).  When I had other boats where the battery posts were exposed I had them covered with caps of some kind so no shorts could occur.</blockquote>