nerys
Seaman Apprentice
- Joined
- Jul 23, 2009
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- 41
Re: Dual Batteries good idea or overkill?
Just got my first boat. Traded a 75 300D for a 74 larson 186 with 140 erude and trailer. I Love it. looks like its going to be some work (ripped out the putty wrotten wood floor already but I can still run it by tossing a sheet of ply in there)
I am short on cash so for now I carry a 1gal fuel can with mix in it and a "jump" box with me. so I have back up electricity and backup fuel (just in case the fuel gauge is fickle and I have no idea how much gas this thing is going to eat though it has at least a 20 gallon tank (just put 15 gallons into it
I plan to go dual batt and STILL take the jump box with me (run a laptop chartplotter so its hungry)
I also have a 2hp little outboard I am working on getting running. got it years ago brand new never ran. Trying to make it run would be a nice "backup"
I also found out I can pull start this motor. when I removed the cover I found a pouch with a pull cord in it!
Paddling would really suck so I am preparing to avoid having to but I keep 3 paddles on the boat as well just in case (3 cause I know someone will drop one eventually
Just did the math on a 4.5 day 9 amp draw. Your battery bank has over 1000 amp HOURS of capacity? holly crap man thats a massive battery bank!
I also have 2 solar panels on the back of the boat to keep the batteries tickled when out of the water. just little 5 watt units.
Just got my first boat. Traded a 75 300D for a 74 larson 186 with 140 erude and trailer. I Love it. looks like its going to be some work (ripped out the putty wrotten wood floor already but I can still run it by tossing a sheet of ply in there)
I am short on cash so for now I carry a 1gal fuel can with mix in it and a "jump" box with me. so I have back up electricity and backup fuel (just in case the fuel gauge is fickle and I have no idea how much gas this thing is going to eat though it has at least a 20 gallon tank (just put 15 gallons into it
I plan to go dual batt and STILL take the jump box with me (run a laptop chartplotter so its hungry)
I also have a 2hp little outboard I am working on getting running. got it years ago brand new never ran. Trying to make it run would be a nice "backup"
I also found out I can pull start this motor. when I removed the cover I found a pouch with a pull cord in it!
Paddling would really suck so I am preparing to avoid having to but I keep 3 paddles on the boat as well just in case (3 cause I know someone will drop one eventually
Just did the math on a 4.5 day 9 amp draw. Your battery bank has over 1000 amp HOURS of capacity? holly crap man thats a massive battery bank!
I also have 2 solar panels on the back of the boat to keep the batteries tickled when out of the water. just little 5 watt units.