First of all can I charge my trolling motor battery from the big motor? Secondly how can I do it? I don't want to leave it hooked up to the big motor all the time but was thinking about hooking up some alligator clips to one end and connecting the other end to the motor battery. I suppose jumper cables would be the same thing. Is this possible and how would I go about doing it. How long would it take to fully charge the battery back up? Anything that I should be putting in line such as a fuse, etc? I will be running a 12 volt trolling motor. Thinking the minnkota power drive V2 55#. Thanks for the help.
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Dang, new content and now answers.
First, congrats on the new boat!
My recommendation is to get the most thrust you can in 24V, assuming a boat that size isn’t running 36V. 80 might be tops? I’m partial to MinnKota.
How do you plan to use the trolling motor is an important question too.
All weather or just nice weather?
Casting a lot or bait dragging?
Bobber or panfish fishing?
Spot lock? Networked with depth finders? What brand of depth finders?
We have bought a new boat, which we will be picking up this spring. It is an Alumacraft Competitor 165 sport with a 90 horse Yamaha
motor. I will be buying and installing a trolling motor, wondering if I can get some recommendations on what pound thrust I will
want for this boat? Also, I will be selling my old boat, is there a good way to determine the value on an older boat ( mid-80's with a 75 horse 2-stroke
Mariner motor) I will appreciate any help with these questions.
I went ahead and watched some of the MLF coverage. Wheeler didn’t make the cut but the bigger story was the Poche/Avera fallout.
Kinda funny listening to both sides of the story and putting together the scenario, reading between the lines.
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First of all can I charge my trolling motor battery from the big motor? Secondly how can I do it? I don't want to leave it hooked up to the big motor all the time but was thinking about hooking up some alligator clips to one end and connecting the other end to the motor battery. I suppose jumper cables would be the same thing. Is this possible and how would I go about doing it. How long would it take to fully charge the battery back up? Anything that I should be putting in line such as a fuse, etc? I will be running a 12 volt trolling motor. Thinking the minnkota power drive V2 55#. Thanks for the help.
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