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[QUOTE]raftman - 3/12/2009  7:51 PM

Bought a Crestliner fish hawk 1700 this spring and I'm trying to decide what I want to do about the batteries and chargers.  I've been searching some previous posts but I'll be the first to admit that I'm not well versed in the world of volts and amps so I apologzie if I begin to come across as an idiot.  Basically, I've got a 12v trolling motor so my plan at this point is to run 2 12v batteries in parallel so I can cast all day.  However, I'm not sure about what to get for a charger.  An on board sounds great, but do they work well w/ this set up?  Most info I have found makes it sound like you use a single charger w/ this set up and the highest charge rate I've seen w/ on boards was 15(which weren't cheap) and I'm concerned about charge time.  Would I be better off w/ something like a vector smart charger w/ 2/10/25 charge rates?  Or can I get an on board and charge both batteries at once.  Also I've got a charger w/ a 6 amp charge rate already that I was hoping to use w/ the starter battery.  Would this be okay?  Any input would be appreciated.  I'm picking up the boat first weekend of april and since they still have to install the gps/sonar they worked into the deal I figured I might as well have them do a little more once I figure this out.  Thanks.[/QUOTE]

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Posted 3/12/2009 7:51 PM (#365894)
Subject: New boat help

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Bought a Crestliner fish hawk 1700 this spring and I'm trying to decide what I want to do about the batteries and chargers. I've been searching some previous posts but I'll be the first to admit that I'm not well versed in the world of volts and amps so I apologzie if I begin to come across as an idiot. Basically, I've got a 12v trolling motor so my plan at this point is to run 2 12v batteries in parallel so I can cast all day. However, I'm not sure about what to get for a charger. An on board sounds great, but do they work well w/ this set up? Most info I have found makes it sound like you use a single charger w/ this set up and the highest charge rate I've seen w/ on boards was 15(which weren't cheap) and I'm concerned about charge time. Would I be better off w/ something like a vector smart charger w/ 2/10/25 charge rates? Or can I get an on board and charge both batteries at once. Also I've got a charger w/ a 6 amp charge rate already that I was hoping to use w/ the starter battery. Would this be okay? Any input would be appreciated. I'm picking up the boat first weekend of april and since they still have to install the gps/sonar they worked into the deal I figured I might as well have them do a little more once I figure this out. Thanks.