Can I run 2 12v MK Trolling Motors off 2 parallel 12v batteries

charly1954

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This summer I bought a new MK 40thrust and with the help of some members on another post I got my used bow mount MK running. If I had gotten the Bow mount running this summer I would not have bought the transom one. So now I have 2 and I'm wondering if I can run both(at same time or separately) off 2 12v parallel. I posted a photo below of what I thought about doing.
I would have 2 wire quick disconnects on both sides of the 2 batteries, one running to the bow mount and other to the transom mount. Does anyone see any problem?

Tried to post a photo of the rigging but got an error message when trying to add attachment. So dnlded it to photo host site for URL.
 

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Silvertip

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Sure you can. It will deplete the batteries twice as fast as running just one..
 
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