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General Battery Type Question
talbro	#1  Posted on 04/19/09 - 8:03 PM
Member Posts: 10 Comments: 0 Joined: 05/14/08	I recently bought a 23' Outrage that came with two batteries on board; one cranking battery and one trolling battery. It appears that the way my boat is wired the bilge pump only runs off of one of the batteries (when the battery selector switch is in the off position). It looks as though the previous owner had the cranking battery running the bilge pump. Shouldn't I be using the trolling battery instead? Edited by Mike on 04/19/09 - 8:25 PM
Joe Kriz	#2  Posted on 04/19/09 - 8:10 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11434 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	I think you are correct. I would use the second deep cycle battery for all house items including the bilge. The bilge pump usually goes directly to any battery with an inline fuse. This way when you turn the battery switch OFF (if a person has one) the bilge will still work.
talbro	#3  Posted on 04/22/09 - 10:51 AM
Member Posts: 10 Comments: 0 Joined: 05/14/08	Thanks!!