Strychn9ne
Seaman Apprentice
- Joined
- Aug 27, 2016
- Messages
- 34
Hey everyone! Just got a new to me 1965 Starcraft Siren recently. This is my first true boat, all I've owned until now are aluminum row boats, so I'm not familiar with many of the systems used on vessels such as cruisers and bass boats.
So I've been going through this boat's simple electrical system and have a few questions. I want to run most everything on it's own battery and try to keep the starting battery for just the engine. I have a nice little crawl space under the bow that would be perfect for installing the extra batteries, while keeping the main one at the rear. My idea is to run the fish finder on it's own battery, the lighting and accessories (Small air horn, 12v outlets, maybe a small stereo, etc.) on their own battery. Has anyone tried this set up before?
I have just the stalk light and red/green for now, but would like to install 2 or 3 small deck lights as well. Now I know the fish finder can run fine on a small 12v 7ah battery for days without a re charge, but what about all the other things? Would I need a full sized battery for that, or could I get away with a smaller, cheaper one such as an AGM cycle sized battery? Also, would I have to ground the second accessory battery, or could I just leave it connected only to the accessories in it's own little world like the fish finder battery?
So I've been going through this boat's simple electrical system and have a few questions. I want to run most everything on it's own battery and try to keep the starting battery for just the engine. I have a nice little crawl space under the bow that would be perfect for installing the extra batteries, while keeping the main one at the rear. My idea is to run the fish finder on it's own battery, the lighting and accessories (Small air horn, 12v outlets, maybe a small stereo, etc.) on their own battery. Has anyone tried this set up before?
I have just the stalk light and red/green for now, but would like to install 2 or 3 small deck lights as well. Now I know the fish finder can run fine on a small 12v 7ah battery for days without a re charge, but what about all the other things? Would I need a full sized battery for that, or could I get away with a smaller, cheaper one such as an AGM cycle sized battery? Also, would I have to ground the second accessory battery, or could I just leave it connected only to the accessories in it's own little world like the fish finder battery?