SantaCruzin
Member
- May 4, 2020
- 47
- Boat Info
- 1989 180 Bow Rider
- Engines
- 4.3 Mercruiser
I'm a worry-wort...at least as it pertains to boating. I don't know what it is...with most things in life: work, play, cars, motorcycles, and family life I am pretty even-keeled, but when it comes to boating I am often a bit anxious. ESPECIALLY now that I have two small kids aboard our new-to-me '89 180 Bow Rider.
With that as background, I am a bit nervous about posting up in a cove with the family for an hour with the radio on and then going to head back to the marina with a dead battery. Our radio consists of 4 small speakers and a head unit so I recognize that I might be overthinking this, but I would appreciate any thoughts on if it makes sense to set up a second battery. I had a dual battery setup on my Pro-Line walkaround but I was out at sea and fishing for hours on end.
If I should consider it, would a simple 1/2/1+2/off switch do the trick or would you recommend one of the systems which can automatically manage boat batteries? I'm not eager to throw money at the boat for non-necessities but I'd rather be safe than sorry.
With that as background, I am a bit nervous about posting up in a cove with the family for an hour with the radio on and then going to head back to the marina with a dead battery. Our radio consists of 4 small speakers and a head unit so I recognize that I might be overthinking this, but I would appreciate any thoughts on if it makes sense to set up a second battery. I had a dual battery setup on my Pro-Line walkaround but I was out at sea and fishing for hours on end.
If I should consider it, would a simple 1/2/1+2/off switch do the trick or would you recommend one of the systems which can automatically manage boat batteries? I'm not eager to throw money at the boat for non-necessities but I'd rather be safe than sorry.