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Hey y'all,
I'm just putting together a trolling motor battery bank for the new (to me) boat. The plan is to have 2 batteries in parallel for the trolling motor (a 12 volt - 50 lb thrust Minn Kota) and a separate starting battery.
I bought a good onboard charger (ProMar 13 amp 5/5/3) for dry...
Hey Everyone.
So I posted not long ago about buying my first boat. Some discussion was had and I passed on the one in question.
Then I saw an ad for a 1987 17 ish foot Invader. It had a Mercruiser Engine and an Alpha One O/D. I had researched enough to realize that was a solid setup. So...
So, while I've spent time around plenty of boats I really know very little about them. I've been doing my research and now at the buying (breaking) point. Maybe.
If I go with a I/O I want a 4.3 so I'm told, the 3.0 isn't really that jumpy apparently with the added weight of the drive. As...
