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Peregrino
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Initially Posted - 11/14/2001 :  13:47:49  Show Profile
For those of you that have an electric start motor: Where do you store your battery? I have tandem batteries to run the boat's other electrical, so no room for it in the battery locker in the cabin.

Also, what kind of connection/plug do you use to co
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c25sailor
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Response Posted - 11/14/2001 :  14:27:19  Show Profile
I think 2 batteries are plenty, thus the existing starboard settee locker is sufficient. My wires and cables (I have a remote throttle, too) are led through a hole just below the rub rail at the stern. The starter cable runs from there to the rope locker
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guy martin
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Response Posted - 11/14/2001 :  18:23:05  Show Profile
My wires run from a port under the rail to the battery
i cut a hole in the shelf at the stern, aft of the starbord bunk
i run stright to the battery as my merc 9.8 has a genarator to mantain my battery charge it dose take a bit of juice to start the mot
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Leon Sisson
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Response Posted - 11/14/2001 :  19:21:36  Show Profile  Visit Leon Sisson's Homepage
Steve,

I have an electric start Yamaha outboard on my 1979 C-25. My house bank under the stbd. settee is two flooded cell deep cycle group 27s, and my cranking battery is a flooded dual purpose group 24. To install the cranking battery, I cut out the
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Gary B.
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Response Posted - 11/15/2001 :  11:01:28  Show Profile
I have a '78 boat. Use two deep cycles in starboard locker. My wires to the engine run through the vent near the transom, port side, along with the fuel lines. My 2 tanks live in the port locker, too. The two deep cycles work just fine. The alternato
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JG.Belanger
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Response Posted - 12/18/2001 :  07:31:59  Show Profile
I intend buying a yamaha 9.9 with electric start.... or maybe a honda.. not decided yet.... could you give suggestions on how to beef-up the motor mount...
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