LaSola5312
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Will be buying a 2020 Lund SSV 14 with a Mercury 20hp electric start. I know very little about electronics, wiring, batteries, chargers, switchers, etc. I need the simplest plan there is (or 2 or 3 options) for the following. Mercury 20hp electric start, one cranking battery, one 30 or 40 lb trolling motor (too big?), one deep cycle for the trolling motor, a Garmin Striker Plus 5CV, a battery for the Garmin? an onboard charger or just have one at home?
Do I keep each of the 3 batteries separate or link them? Am I adding too much weight to the rear of the boat? I think the outboard charges the cranking battery but what about the deep cycle? How do I get AC power on a little boat or should I just carry the deep cycle home and charge it on my kitchen table. Where would you put everything on the boat? Under port side driver seat, gas or cranking or deep cycle? Under the starboard back seat, gas or cranking or deep cycle? Do I bolt the Garmin into the seat and remove it when I go? Do I take the Garmin battery with me? How do I organize all of these wires and the gas hose and run the wire over the transom from the Transducer?
Do I keep each of the 3 batteries separate or link them? Am I adding too much weight to the rear of the boat? I think the outboard charges the cranking battery but what about the deep cycle? How do I get AC power on a little boat or should I just carry the deep cycle home and charge it on my kitchen table. Where would you put everything on the boat? Under port side driver seat, gas or cranking or deep cycle? Under the starboard back seat, gas or cranking or deep cycle? Do I bolt the Garmin into the seat and remove it when I go? Do I take the Garmin battery with me? How do I organize all of these wires and the gas hose and run the wire over the transom from the Transducer?