siwash Posted April 17 Author Report Share Posted April 17 The last few replies make me feel better! Thanks guys... The compression tester was a Cdn Tire purchase. I'll my mechanic to check it. I recently found this guy so hard to say how honest and reliable but he seems good.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siwash Posted April 17 Author Report Share Posted April 17 3 hours ago, slwndwn said: Having to get towed is always a risk. Thats just boating with older equipment. New equipment breaks too. All one can do is be prepared as anyone on the water should be at all times. Treat it right and I think you'll be fine. I've been on the water my whole life with some questionable equipment including ill running motors. Never been towed, but always ready for it. Just dont go out for midnight cruise's with the wife and kids on board. lol Well, one way to avoid getting stuck on the water is to buy a kicker. I was going to do that either way as I do like to troll and I was thinking about adding auxiliary power 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKRISONER Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 1 hour ago, siwash said: Well, one way to avoid getting stuck on the water is to buy a kicker. I was going to do that either way as I do like to troll and I was thinking about adding auxiliary power A trolling motor is enough to get you to safety. ive been stranded multiple times, most recently on Georgian bay…in the fall, during a wind storm. made it home but it took a while 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrowMan Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 1 hour ago, siwash said: Well, one way to avoid getting stuck on the water is to buy a kicker. I was going to do that either way as I do like to troll and I was thinking about adding auxiliary power I agree with Akrisoner, an 80lb electric TM with a couple of lithiums might be a better investment than hanging a gas kicker on that boat. A lot more versatile...you can still troll with it, and if you wire it up so the big motor charges it when running, should always have enough juice to get you back. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siwash Posted April 17 Author Report Share Posted April 17 1 hour ago, CrowMan said: I agree with Akrisoner, an 80lb electric TM with a couple of lithiums might be a better investment than hanging a gas kicker on that boat. A lot more versatile...you can still troll with it, and if you wire it up so the big motor charges it when running, should always have enough juice to get you back. I didn't think about using the big motor to charge the batteries.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishing Rod Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 35 minutes ago, siwash said: I didn't think about using the big motor to charge the batteries.. You can't. Alternator is to keep your starter motor maintained. I managed to squeeze 2 deep cycle batteries and a built in charger in the bow compartment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BITEME Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 1 minute ago, Fishing Rod said: You can't. Alternator is to keep your starter motor maintained. I managed to squeeze 2 deep cycle batteries and a built in charger in the bow compartment. you can if you put in a switch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishing Rod Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 2 minutes ago, BITEME said: you can if you put in a switch Okay. Then you shouldn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BITEME Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 2 minutes ago, Fishing Rod said: You can't. Alternator is to keep your starter motor maintained. I managed to squeeze 2 deep cycle batteries and a built in charger in the bow compartment. And just from personal experience the batteries in the bow take a serious beating even really secured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKRISONER Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 as mentioned by bite me...batteries take a friggin beating in boats. just ask me about how I literally flipped an entire battery tray and unbolted three others in one single trip across the sound in parry sound lol. I just installed an Automatic Charge Relay in my boat. I call it the poor man's powerpole charge. Actually very very happy with it. Im pretty harsh on my electronics battery (10 hour days livescoping with 3 10 inch screens) and last year on some 12+ hour pre-fish days I actually ended up hitting the low voltage alarm which then sketched me the heck out because I needed to navigate back home in a new area of georgian bay with the possibility of not having charts. The ACR is most certainly the answer to the problem. Boat turns over, a couple minutes of the main motor running tops my starting battery back up, and the switch engages and my units that were just reading 10.9 volts are now reading 12.3 as they are being fed by the boats alternator. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrowMan Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 1 hour ago, Fishing Rod said: Okay. Then you shouldn't. This is what I use. There are also non OEM ones like Blue Sea at a lower price point. https://minnkota.johnsonoutdoors.com/us/shop/battery-chargers/on-board-alternator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishing Rod Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 39 minutes ago, CrowMan said: This is what I use. There are also non OEM ones like Blue Sea at a lower price point. https://minnkota.johnsonoutdoors.com/us/shop/battery-chargers/on-board-alternator Very interesting. Expensive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrowMan Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 5 minutes ago, Fishing Rod said: Very interesting. Expensive? The off brand ones are less expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siwash Posted April 17 Author Report Share Posted April 17 4 hours ago, Fishing Rod said: You can't. Alternator is to keep your starter motor maintained. I managed to squeeze 2 deep cycle batteries and a built in charger in the bow compartment. Can you explain the built in charger please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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