Boat size (safety related) question

[waterdog101]

keep the life vest on the kids, and be safe. I fish from a 16ft boat. they are safe, easy to tow, cheaper to operate. and the fish don't care what kind or size of boat you have. enjoy the water.

[SLP]

Just remember that it's best to slow charge batteries rather than to fast charge them. Heat is the enemy of batteries.

You may need to have 8 gauge wires for the trolling motor and remember if all your batteries are in the rear of the boat you may have close to 16 ft of wiring to run the wires up to the front of the boat. Alternatively you could have a transom mounted trolling motor vs a bow mounted trolling motor. I'm not very familar with the front of the Lund boats. I've only seen one Lund boat down here where I fish a lot and it belongs to our local Game Warden.

The way I ended up ordering the boat was with a battery up front dedicated to the trolling motor and then a separate 1000 amp cranking battery in the back which charges off the motor. Then I added a two bank charging system which should charge both batteries when plugged in.

I don't know if it will give me an option of how slow I can charge it or not, but I appreciate the tip. If I have the choice I will go with the slower option.

[SLP]

keep the life vest on the kids, and be safe. I fish from a 16ft boat. they are safe, easy to tow, cheaper to operate. and the fish don't care what kind or size of boat you have. enjoy the water.

Thanks for the reassurance. I appreciate it.

Now I am just anxious for it to be made and shipped to the dealer. It is going to be hard waiting for it.