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| I am considering getting a boat slip on a local lake for the summer. Problem is, they do not have electric to plug the boat in after use.
Any of you guys have boat slips and what do you do to get a full charge?
I could get one of those AC/DC chargers or whatever it's called that charges your trolling motor batteries when you're running around.
But my main concern would be the starting battery needing to be plugged in. With all the electronics running and not doing much running around the lake for it to get charged by the alternator, it's the starting battery I worry about more than the trolling motor batteries.
Thoughts? Ideas?
Thanks - Midge |
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| Solar charger? |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | Pain in the @ss...but how much work would it be to simply take the batteries out, charge them at home, then bring back when you're going fishing?
*also helps with boat theft protection? |
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| Slamr,too much of a pain. Not an option. Better off keeping the boat in the garage and trailering than paying through the nose to have a slip! |
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| Been there done that,,friend had a boat slip with no power on tonka. if you take them home every time Hope you have the modern sealed type batterys or your going to end up with acid holes in pants,shorts,whatever no matter how careful you are carrying them.
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Location: Eastern Ontario | You can get a charger that puts charge into your trolling batteries when your starting battery is full . My 115 Suzuki and 20 hp Suzuki kicker are on the same starting battery and if in the unlikely event it was dead I could use the recoil starter on the kicker and run it till i had enough charge to start the main.
At this point i don't have a DC charger to the trolling motor batteries because the slip I'm getting for the season has power but it is something I'm considering
Edited by horsehunter 5/9/2017 6:29 PM
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| I have a solar charger on my boat lift-for the lift. It does a great job of keeping the lift in power, regardless how much I use it. |
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| How much does a little solar panel cost? My concern is being on a public dock that someone may screw with it.
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| How much does a little solar panel cost? My concern is being on a public dock that someone may screw with it.
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Location: On the X that marks the mucky spot | Northern tool has a bunch of different options. |
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Location: Des Moines IA | A friend of mine took a gas power generator with him. He would charge the battery before and after each trip. |
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| Just a word of advise on the solar charger. Friend of mine has one for the battery on his very large pontoon lift. He was frustrated when he first installed it. The battery was dead every time he came up to his cottage. He double checked the directions and he had hooked every thing up correctly, according to the directions. Fortunately his brother in law, who has the cottage next door, came over and checked it out. He is an engineer and after a couple minutes he laughed and said that while it was hooked up correctly according to the directions, the directions were incorrect and it was actually draining the battery. They changed a couple things and it has worked great ever since. |
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