Need advice on main and trowling batteries
My main battery is a Everstart 845 crank 29. It is 4 years old and it is showing signs of getting old. My trolling battery is a Interstate 27 getting close to 6 years old.
1. Should I get another Everstart for main?
2. Thinking about going for two trolling batteries since I am going to do more long-linning this year. One battery this year was just enough for my long-linning but it was near the end of charge. Should I go for two?
3. If I go two for long-linning what battery chargers do you recommend and do I have to charge those two separately? I currently have an old Century battery charger that works ok but was designed for car battery applications. What Deep cycle chargers do you recommend?
4. I guess 3 to 4 years on a main battery is ok.
5. My Interstate almost lasted 6 years.
Thanks all for your help.
Need advice on main and trowling batteries
I bought an Optima Bluetop for my cranking battery and to run all of my electronics bilge pump and what not. I have a 24 V trolling motor and I use two group 29 interstate deep cycle batteries. I did have a problem with them but interstate replaced them at no charge with them being a-year-old and so far they have been good.
As far as battery chargers if you were going to charge two at one time you could get an two bank onboard battery charger and not mount in the boat if you're trolling motor is only a 12 volt. I have a Minnkota two bank on board battery charger for my trolling motor batteries and it one bank on board battery charger for my cranking battery because they are in separate locations. The onboard battery charger will charge it up fully and then go into a hibernation mode and recharge only when the battery drops to a certain level of voltage.