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charging the boat battery(s) while driving to the launch
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<blockquote data-quote="KMixson" data-source="post: 364074" data-attributes="member: 432"><p>Not a boat, but where I work we have a 550 gallon fuel cart that has two 15 gpm pumps powered by a 12 volt battery. We pull it behind a tug/tractor. It has an onboard battery and charger but the battery can not hold up long enough to empty the cart. I have run a heavy 2-gauge cable like you would find on a set of jumper cables to the rear of the tug and a heavy cable from the battery on the cart to the tongue of the cart. Then I have a connector to plug them together with the connector on the tug mounted firmly to the tug so if they inadvertently drive off without disconnecting the cable it will disconnect without any damage. When we pull the cart now the alternator keeps both the tug and the cart batteries charged enough to empty the cart without having to come back to recharge the battery in the cart. We have been running it this way for about 5 years now. Works like a dream.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KMixson, post: 364074, member: 432"] Not a boat, but where I work we have a 550 gallon fuel cart that has two 15 gpm pumps powered by a 12 volt battery. We pull it behind a tug/tractor. It has an onboard battery and charger but the battery can not hold up long enough to empty the cart. I have run a heavy 2-gauge cable like you would find on a set of jumper cables to the rear of the tug and a heavy cable from the battery on the cart to the tongue of the cart. Then I have a connector to plug them together with the connector on the tug mounted firmly to the tug so if they inadvertently drive off without disconnecting the cable it will disconnect without any damage. When we pull the cart now the alternator keeps both the tug and the cart batteries charged enough to empty the cart without having to come back to recharge the battery in the cart. We have been running it this way for about 5 years now. Works like a dream. [/QUOTE]
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