A few questions: Trolling Motor, paint, stereo, and more...

[E_S_A_D]

So folks, after an 8 year boating hiatus, my family bought another boat. Granted, it's used, but new to us. Anyways a few questions:

1. It's got a 50 HP Johnson outboard engine. If I just use my trolling motor for short durations, can I use the same battery a the engine is plugged into? I'd hate to take up space with a secondary marine battery for something I use so infrequently.

2. If I install a marine radio, do the connections just hook to the same batter as the engine? I'd hate to get out there and have a dead battery.

3. What's a good type of paint for painting a floor of a boat? What's a good color? Boat color is red with white hull, fiberglass floor.

 

[tlzimmerman]

Re: A few questions: Trolling Motor, paint, stereo, and more...

1. IMO No...trolling motor needs its own battery. Trying to start a boat motor on 1/2 a charge is not fun.

2. Marine radio usually can run off of same battery as engine...the draw for the radio is normally low enough it can run 8 hours or so and not effect battery performance. However, if you are using a system with an amp and some wattage....same principle applies, you never want to draw down your starting battery.

3. Lots of opinions and on this....from my research and limited knowledge I would go with easypoxy and a texture additive.

 

[E_S_A_D]

Re: A few questions: Trolling Motor, paint, stereo, and more...

1. IMO No...trolling motor needs its own battery. Trying to start a boat motor on 1/2 a charge is not fun.

2. Marine radio usually can run off of same battery as engine...the draw for the radio is normally low enough it can run 8 hours or so and not effect battery performance. However, if you are using a system with an amp and some wattage....same principle applies, you never want to draw down your starting battery.

3. Lots of opinions and on this....from my research and limited knowledge I would go with easypoxy and a texture additive.

Very helpful, thank you!

 

[26aftcab454]

Re: A few questions: Trolling Motor, paint, stereo, and more...

Same as above^^^^- pait the floor a light color/no slip.

hold yor hand on the hood of a dark car for a few seconds on a hot/sunny day.Then a light colored one.