mhjackson123
Advanced Member
I am thinking about setting up a second battery for my new FWC Hawk shell. It came with a single Exide FP-AGM24DP (BTW, I see there is also a FP-AGP24DPC but can't find out what the difference is!) and I want to see if the following idea makes sense:
Use a deep cycle trolling motor battery in a battery box (I ideally want my second battery to be an option for some trips, but if the battery can do double duty as a trolling motor, that would be a big bonus). I was thinking of getting a second Exide AGM24DP (or DPC?) or a Canadian Tire AGM Nautilus deep cycle) as the trolling motor battery box battery. I would then use a marine two-battery switch in the battery compartment to allow me to run battery 1, battery 2 or both by running cables to the battery switch from the trolling motor battery.
Does this idea make sense?
The battery compartment of the Hawk is small and I guess I could install a second identical battery in the same box. If I did this should they just be wired in parallel with no switch?
Use a deep cycle trolling motor battery in a battery box (I ideally want my second battery to be an option for some trips, but if the battery can do double duty as a trolling motor, that would be a big bonus). I was thinking of getting a second Exide AGM24DP (or DPC?) or a Canadian Tire AGM Nautilus deep cycle) as the trolling motor battery box battery. I would then use a marine two-battery switch in the battery compartment to allow me to run battery 1, battery 2 or both by running cables to the battery switch from the trolling motor battery.
Does this idea make sense?
The battery compartment of the Hawk is small and I guess I could install a second identical battery in the same box. If I did this should they just be wired in parallel with no switch?