Hey guys I've got a 13ft fiberglass boat with a 25hp Johnson and a trolling motor that uses a separate battery from the Johnson
The batteries I got with the boat last year are pretty old and have died on me out on the water even after charging - I believe the Johnson is hooked to a starting/cranking battery that also runs the fish finder, while the trolling motor is hooked to an old Basement Watchdog deep cycle by itself...
I've had times when the Johnson crapped out and I had to troll back to dock 2+ nautical miles so the trolling motor and battery combo are crucial for me...
I'd like to get reliability and longer charge life out of the new batteries... any advice greatly appreciated as I'm too new to this to know what's good and what isn't
The batteries I got with the boat last year are pretty old and have died on me out on the water even after charging - I believe the Johnson is hooked to a starting/cranking battery that also runs the fish finder, while the trolling motor is hooked to an old Basement Watchdog deep cycle by itself...
I've had times when the Johnson crapped out and I had to troll back to dock 2+ nautical miles so the trolling motor and battery combo are crucial for me...
I'd like to get reliability and longer charge life out of the new batteries... any advice greatly appreciated as I'm too new to this to know what's good and what isn't
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