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    Pros and cons dual batteries

    Ordered boat for one starting battery but it came in wired for dual battery. It has the p/s pump (pro verado) and couple grafs but wanting any good or bad info on this type set up from the guys that have. Thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by Prcntryboy View Post
    Ordered boat for one starting battery but it came in wired for dual battery. It has the p/s pump (pro verado) and couple grafs but wanting any good or bad info on this type set up from the guys that have. Thanks
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    Im interested in responses also. My new Polar Kraft came with a 4 battery system, with 2 of them for cranking outboard (Suzuki 140 four stroke) Also has other electronics hooked to one of the cranking batteries. Other 2 batteries are solely for TM.

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    I'm going to guess that your dealers did you guys right because the norm seems to be to install a single Group 24 or 27 lead acid battery that will crank your motor at the start of the day but might not at the end of the day because you ran graphs and livewells all day. Solutions are to replace the Group 24/27 with a Group 27/31 AGM, add another battery to run just the electronics or add another battery to hook up parallel with the cranking battery.
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    Only con I can see would be the extra weight...if you consider that a con?? Otherwise...more power to ya!!

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    i think that verodos with power steering get a dedicated power steering battery
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    Lund with pro verado. I think that's what dealer said fishysam