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[QUOTE]Trophyseeker50 - 11/12/2013  5:52 PM

Regardless of the amount of batteries you really should get a on board charger. Maintaining our batteries is key to life and longevity. I have an alumacraft 175 tourney pro. I run an optima group 31 blue top dual purpose battery for starting and electronics ect. The dual purpose "dc31m" is a cranking deep cell. I believe this is a good idea because if you have a few electronics and lights and decide to use the radio you don't have to worry about your boat starting.  I have two group 27 blue tops for the trolling motor as my motorguide is 24 volts. All are hooked to a dual pro professional series 3 bank charger.   
   I would run two  batteries for your 12v  tm if you have room.  This gives you longer life  for long weekends or fighting wind or current. You will run them parallel giving you twice the capacity at 12v.  Regardless of what you choose get your inboard with a bank for each battery you have. Otherwise if you have to use a switch to change the battery you are charging you  will  be kicking your self.  For the small price difference make it fool proof. Especially if you share the boat with others. My friend is in this situation and almost every time he goes to use his boat the battery's are dead. If you spend alittle more on good components and consistently use your inboard charger your batteries will last many years.[/QUOTE]

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Posted 11/12/2013 5:52 PM (#673093 - in reply to #673082)
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Regardless of the amount of batteries you really should get a on board charger. Maintaining our batteries is key to life and longevity. I have an alumacraft 175 tourney pro. I run an optima group 31 blue top dual purpose battery for starting and electronics ect. The dual purpose "dc31m" is a cranking deep cell. I believe this is a good idea because if you have a few electronics and lights and decide to use the radio you don't have to worry about your boat starting. I have two group 27 blue tops for the trolling motor as my motorguide is 24 volts. All are hooked to a dual pro professional series 3 bank charger.
I would run two batteries for your 12v tm if you have room. This gives you longer life for long weekends or fighting wind or current. You will run them parallel giving you twice the capacity at 12v. Regardless of what you choose get your inboard with a bank for each battery you have. Otherwise if you have to use a switch to change the battery you are charging you will be kicking your self. For the small price difference make it fool proof. Especially if you share the boat with others. My friend is in this situation and almost every time he goes to use his boat the battery's are dead. If you spend alittle more on good components and consistently use your inboard charger your batteries will last many years.

Edited by Trophyseeker50 11/12/2013 6:15 PM