OK all you boat owners, here goes nothing. While this was the best year of fising on Cass Lake my brand new baby did not fair so well. My new Lund has a few war wounds on her compliments of a huge storm that came up and a tiny slip that I had to try to squeeze into. Needless to say...the dock won! My boat lost. I have several fairly deep scratches that are above the water line and do not go all the way thru but are pretty nasty looking. I am looking for advice from some other aluminum boat owners. Should I wet sand and touch up the boat and then buff it out. Should I take it in and have it done professionally ( how much will that cost? ) Or should I just leave them on there to give her "character". It is not a new boat anymore, it is now "my boat". HELLLLLP!!!
I just figured that it is easy enough to just get a 3 bank so when the boat is not in use I can keep all 3 batteries charged. I have not bough a charger yet, maybe I will give it some more thought.
Edit: After thinking this over, with the size, weight, and heat output of the charger (as well as the cost) I think it makes sense to just
buy a 2 bank charger, I have a smaller charger i can use on the starting battery when the boat is sitting at home. Forgive me, for i am a retired engineer and I have to obsess over everything...
Congrats on the motor! I think you’ll like it.
I can’t say much on the charger location but I’ve seen them under the lid in back compartments and under center rod lockers. 160 degrees is more than I expected to hear.
Curious why you’re opting for a 3 bank charger with a 24V trolling motor. Unless you don’t feel you be running you big motor enough to keep that battery up as well?
I did buy an Minnkota Ulterra, thanks for the recommendations. I had a bunch of Cabela"s bucks saved up, which helped. Now i need to
get an onboard battery charger. Where do you guys mount these things in your boat? The manufacturer I am looking at {Noco genius)
says tht their 3-bank charger will run at 160 degrees, seems like a lot of heat in an enclosed compartment? Thanks for any input on this.
Wasn't terrible at a state park beach. Antelope island maybe. I wouldn't recommend it as a beach destination tho. Figured I was there, I'm getting in it.
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OK all you boat owners, here goes nothing.
While this was the best year of fising on Cass Lake my brand new baby did not fair so well. My new Lund has a few war wounds on her compliments of a huge storm that came up and a tiny slip that I had to try to squeeze into. Needless to say...the dock won! My boat lost. I have several fairly deep scratches that are above the water line and do not go all the way thru but are pretty nasty looking. I am looking for advice from some other aluminum boat owners. Should I wet sand and touch up the boat and then buff it out. Should I take it in and have it done professionally ( how much will that cost? ) Or should I just leave them on there to give her "character". It is not a new boat anymore, it is now "my boat". HELLLLLP!!!
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