On board charger help

[m_fitzko1]

Well I bought the tracker pro 165 Im going to put an inboard charger on it I thought I need a two bank but they told me the motor has a stator on it for the cranking battery so should I just put a 1 bank charger on it? Thanks for the help

[jimp]

while the stator will charge the cranking batt while its running, you gotta get the motor going before it will charge. I would go with the 2 bank to avoid those "aw poo" moments early in the morning.

[Barnacle Bill]

Most fishermen never run their big motor long enough to keep the starting battery fully charged. Thats why its a good idea to have an on-board charger big enough to include it. Better safe than have that "aw poo" moment.

["G"]

Most fishermen never run their big motor long enough to keep the starting battery fully charged. Thats why its a good idea to have an on-board charger big enough to include it. Better safe than have that "aw poo" moment.

Yep.....and keep them plugged up and you never have to worry about them going down and freezing in the winter either. I keep mine plugged in 24/7 when I am not fishing.

[crappiewisdom]

yep...get a charger that will charge your starting battery in addition to your troller battery,

[m_fitzko1]

Thanx guys this forum has helped me more than anyone I know locally

[50 horse]

i wired both batterys together and put a shut off switch between the trolling battery an the main starter battery so i can turn it off with out killing the big motor battery work real good.

[ricky]

Another thing, these new electronics will pull on a battery more than they used to. I have a '96 model and my manual says to charge your battery every other time but that doesn't work out very good these days.