2nd battery questions

[carey965]

ok so i have been doing alot of looking around and my head is killing me

now i know i have a starting battery that is good but the reserve is crap so i want a deep cycle for my 2nd one the only issue is that all the 200ish reserve hour ones are 1.5 times the size of my starting one and as you can see the best place for me to put my snd one is right beside my 1st one for ease of install and what not





if i get one of these bigger batteries will there be any noticeable listing to the driver side? as you can see i can spread out the weight and put it on the other side but the cabling alone will make it cost quite a bit extra

i also have a new switch it is made by guest and the only issue i see with hooking it up is that it has a alternator field interupt switch



is this something i have to hook up it says it is "supposed to prevent electrical surges in the armature circuit which might burn out the alternator diodes or ancillary equipment" i just have no idea what that means and what i should do about it

and 1 last thing can i use an automotive grade 0/2awg cables to hook this all up or do i need a special marine type cable

 

[carey965]

Re: 2nd battery questions

nvm about the field interupt part i can use it without hooking it up and it is for switching to off while the engine is running

sorry my bad

 

[UncleWillie]

Re: 2nd battery questions

The Battery Reserve Rating is proportional to the Amount of Lead in the Battery.
A 200 minute rating is never going to be light.

Is it going to list noticeably?

If it is 14 foot boat it might!
If it is a 28 Foot Boat it might not!
Does it list now with a 100lb kid sitting on the starboard side?

What Boat?

 

[carey965]

Re: 2nd battery questions

It's a 19 ft Tahoe q5 bow rider I don't really notice my 40lbs kid moving around but that is all I have to work with

I just wanted a 2nd opinion