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Thanks a lot Skipper! I already checked out that setup that you sent me. I found that also on Contiunuous Wave.. an interesting article. I changed mine so that the wiring from the kicker is routed through the common terminal on the switch.. that way everything can be shut off at the end of the day! I don't run the engines at the same time and checked with some mechanics and they said that this setup should be fine. Cheers, Tony I appreciate your feedback.

If any of you dual battery pros out there can check out my schematic and tell me if it looks good, I would be VERY appreciative. My email is [email protected] I was wondering if I should have the charging wire from the kicker go directly to the common terminal on the switch. That way I could shut it all down at the end of the day, but would I have problems with the charging circuits when running either engine?? I wish I understood this better. Thanks The schematic at the bottom of the page is for separating dual engine charging circuits.. apparently.. but it can't be shut down at the end of the day.

Thanks Mike. I hadn't thought about the battery booster.. that would be good thing to have in the boat as a backup. I'd love to be able to run everything off the one battery. Simplicity... Should the electricity from the kicker be enough to run the riggers, gps/fishinder, and VHF? It is a 6amp - 76 Watt alternator. Tony

Thanks W.W.IV. for the idea. I would consider doing that if I had my truck nearby, however, we do a 1hr run by boat out to where the cabin is.. and my truck stays in town... too far away Does anyone know if the alternator output on a mid 90's 8 h.p. Honda 4 stroke, plus the charging of about 1/2-3/4 of an hour running with the main engine would be enough to keep a decent charge on a deep cell battery for 5 days of fishing? Really my problem is that I use my kicker for trolling, and my downriggers A LOT!!! I don't want to eat up my starting battery.. I had problems last year. Thanks, TOny

Thanks for the reply Jimski2. My problem is that when I am trolling all day with the kicker, and the downriggers and the other limited electronics running, the pigtails from the kicker on the main battery don't seem to be enough to keep it charged up. My short run in and out to the fishing grounds also doesn't give me much charging time from the main battery.

Situation: I have an older 90 hp Yamaha, and a Honda 4 stroke 8 hp with pigtails. I run two Scotty electric downriggers, an Icom VHF, and a Lowrance fish finder/gps. I do a fishing trip to a remote area where the fishing is great and we are constantly using the riggers. The cabin that we rent in does not have power for recharging batteries. We will be out for a 5 days of fishing this summer, without access to shore power, and I don’t want dead batteries… like last summer Can someone tell me the best dual battery system / setup for keeping them charged up? I currently have everything running of my ONE starting battery. I want to add a deep cycle gel battery. I have a short run 10-15 minutes to the fishing grounds. The other thing is that I troll with the kicker, to save fuel, and I think that it puts out about 6-8amps in the pigtails. With that running into the deep cell, would it be enough to keep it charged up when using the riggers, fish finder, and VHF? Any help would be appreciated. Tony