Im looking to add a 3rd trolling motor battery to my boat. I have a TR21 and right now I have my oil res and cranking on one side and my 2 trolls on the other. If I add a 3rd trolling battery to the side with the other 2 trollling batteries will the boat become unbalenced?
2001 Triton TR21 w/ 2008 Mercury 250 Pro XS
2 batteries on the far port side, and 2 batteries on the far starboard side. The aluminum sheet metal covering all the pumps, in the middle, is not intended to support a heavy marine battery.
Mine has a 1/4" thick aluminum plate in the middle. It has been supporting a battery and charger for about 12 years.
Somebody added that plate in there then, because from the Factory the sheet metal is definitely NOT 1/4" thick......Originally Posted by marshall256
This looks good!
Yep, mine too. I'm only the second owner of this one and personally knew the original owner and on my other Triton I was the original owner and both were 1/4" thick.
I wish mine was that thick. Maybe 1/8. Not worried about the oil tank, but I think a battery would be a bit much.
1998 Tr-21, 2001 Yamaha 225 OX66
Nope, I'm original owner...always been there. Got a nut welded to one side for spare prop storage to.
Yep 1/8" is the thickness.
It may be slightly unbalanced. I don't think youd notice it tho. Its the same as driving the boat by yourself, you sitting in the boat makes it unbalance, most of us weigh more than 2 or 3 batteries
Yep, exactly what mine has.
I have a 20x and the two port side batteries are sideways and the third is length wise.I am 250 lbs and when driving alone I still add water to the prot livewell for balance.
+1 Clean install !
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