Quote Originally Posted by deltarat View Post
I had booster cables and tried to boost from the trolling batteries but it wasn't enough. The trolling motor was working but it wouldn't start. It was a small gauge set from Harbor Freight but they were heavier than the cables to the motor.
Big difference when you have that direct connection over jumper cables. One of the secrets to jumping is once connection is made wait 3-5 minutes and let battery you are jumping from put a surface charge on cranking battery.