another old battery question

Steve--- You pretty much summed up my fishing habits and how my boat is
rigged was also on the money.. I am not able to install an additional
battery because I just don't have the room. Although I believe that an
additional battery is the way to go... I think a three bank charger is the
best way for me to go.I don't like my 5 amp [2 bank] charger much anyway
..It's to slow.
Thanks for the suggestions
Ken


"Ken Blevins" wrote in message
...
Three times in two years my cranking battery has failed me.I fully charge
it
,have it checked at a "battery terminal" and three outings later the
thing
will barely turn it over , much less start it.I know the thing to do is to
charge it every time I charge my trolling batteries , but I always figured
that was what the alternator was for.Do you all charge your cranking
battery every time you hook up to charge your trolling batteries.?
Would
you guess a bad battery or faulty alternator?? Or just someone lazy on the
maintaince end???
Thanks
Ken

"Ken Blevins" wrote in message
...
Steve--- You pretty much summed up my fishing habits and how my boat is
rigged was also on the money.. I am not able to install an additional
battery because I just don't have the room. Although I believe that an
additional battery is the way to go... I think a three bank charger is the
best way for me to go.I don't like my 5 amp [2 bank] charger much anyway
.It's to slow.
Thanks for the suggestions
Ken

Ken,

A three bank charger is a good idea, but if you're going to leave everything
hooked to the starting battery, it would be another good idea to keep a set
of jumper cables in the boat with you.

In the fall, I guide a lot for muskies and we drag suckers while casting
lures for muskies. At anywhere between $2.50 -$5.00 each, I hate to see any
of them die in the livewell, so I leave the aeration pump on the timer.
There's been times that I had to use the jumper cables because the starting
battery was pulled down enough from just the aerator pump that it wouldn't
start the outboard. If I remember correctly, Warren had this happen during
a tournament and missed weigh-in because of a drained starting battery.
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com