Trolling motor battery/wiring questions

[stmichael]

I was wondering what the disadvantages are for placing the trolling motor battery in the back of the boat, for a bow mount trolling motor. Will the power loss be significant, Drain the battery quicker? The reason for doing this is I would like to keep the front end as light as possible, but, I do not want to strain the trolling motor/battery any more than necessary either. As far as charging the battery, I cannot afford an on board charter yet, but, can I use the plug for the trolling motor to charge the battery? (purchase an additional plug, attach leads to charger, and plug in.)

[gunflint]

I do just the opposite. I store the battery in the bow for use on a transome mount. I do this to keep the weight down in the back. It works fine.

[stmichael]

Thanks Gunflint

[Pat K]

I used a plug hooked to battery charger to charge the trolling battery for 3 or 4 years, it worked fine.

Pat K

[TSCTSC]

I think that if you use large gauge wires, you should be fine. It is a bit of a pain to run the wires tho'. But if you do not have a bow - up problem, then there is no reason to keep your batteries up front.

[stmichael]

Thanks guys, I am going to run a couple sets of wires, keep the ones at the front,sd and, run a splice to the back. (just in case of the bow-up condition)