Avery Howell Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 So I just bought a new boat, and it has a deep cycle marine battery to start the motor, but I also purchased an XS Power battery to run the electric trolling motor I bought. I obviously wanna keep the XS battery charged so I can run the trolling motor so I want to wire the XS battery to the deep cycle so it will charge. My question is do I need 0 gauge to do that or will 4 work? and do I need a battery isolator? Thanks guys! 2012 Jeep Wrangler 3.6 W/ 6 Speed Build Log 2011 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor 6.2 Build Log YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smashedz28 Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Wire depends on how far apart the batteries will be. I'd just use 1/0 if it was my boat. I believe you want an isolator to keep your starting battery good to start the boat. I've used my trolling motor on mine till it was almost dead and never worried about not being able to start the boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Howell Posted July 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Alright thanks man! 2012 Jeep Wrangler 3.6 W/ 6 Speed Build Log 2011 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor 6.2 Build Log YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Howell Posted July 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 EDIT: Nevermind. 2012 Jeep Wrangler 3.6 W/ 6 Speed Build Log 2011 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor 6.2 Build Log YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smashedz28 Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Not sure. My boat has one from the factory. Never actually installed one. Sure someone will jump in here and help you more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Howell Posted July 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Not sure. My boat has one from the factory. Never actually installed one. Sure someone will jump in here and help you more I actually decided I'd just get a battery cutoff. Appreciate all the help! 2012 Jeep Wrangler 3.6 W/ 6 Speed Build Log 2011 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor 6.2 Build Log YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Howell Posted July 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Alright so I just realized that an alt on an outboard is internal. Puts out like 18 amps. That means all I could do stereo wise is a HU and some speakers no amps. Correct? 2012 Jeep Wrangler 3.6 W/ 6 Speed Build Log 2011 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor 6.2 Build Log YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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