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When I picked up my Edgewater 185, it had two batteries set up on a switch in the storage area on the starboard side of the boat.
When I was having an electrical problem this summer, we found that the switch was failing, so as a quick fix we pulled out the switch and removed one of the batteries. I went all season with zero problems, and now I'm debating whether to wire the second battery back in or just stick with a single.
The only real draw on the battery when the engine is not running might be:
Bilge pump, but that rarely ever kicks in since the boat is an outboard with a self-bailing cockpit.
Live well, which I have not used yet but probably will when we start doing some fishing this summer.
Fishfinder/GPS, stereo, and VHF.
My thought was to keep a jumper pack in my tool kit in case I somehow run it down enough to need a jump.
Sounds like a good plan? Or should I re-install the second battery?
When I was having an electrical problem this summer, we found that the switch was failing, so as a quick fix we pulled out the switch and removed one of the batteries. I went all season with zero problems, and now I'm debating whether to wire the second battery back in or just stick with a single.
The only real draw on the battery when the engine is not running might be:
Bilge pump, but that rarely ever kicks in since the boat is an outboard with a self-bailing cockpit.
Live well, which I have not used yet but probably will when we start doing some fishing this summer.
Fishfinder/GPS, stereo, and VHF.
My thought was to keep a jumper pack in my tool kit in case I somehow run it down enough to need a jump.
Sounds like a good plan? Or should I re-install the second battery?