Hello,
I hope I'm not being repetitive with this question, if I am please feel free to ignore.
I'm thinking about buying a small trolling motor (55lb thrust) for docking, putting up the sails, and non-wind situations for my 15' Challenger. One of the questions I had was: although I would be in freshwater 99% of the time, I was hoping to maybe take the boat to the beach on vacation and try sailing on the sound. Would this be grossly detrimental to the health of my freshwater trolling motor even with a rinse after use?
Secondly, I was trying to figuring out some wiring schemes and know that I will have to run wire from the motor to the battery as I will be placing the battery near the "cabin" at the bow. I heard of a low cost solution to expensive wiring would be to modify an extension cord. Additionally, I heard a self-resetting circuit would be wise to incorporate. Finally, I was also wondering if using a motorcycle battery tender would be sufficient for cycling the batter when not in use.
Any thoughts, comments, suggestions, advise, or berating would be appreciated as I am very green and new to sailing.
Chad
I hope I'm not being repetitive with this question, if I am please feel free to ignore.
I'm thinking about buying a small trolling motor (55lb thrust) for docking, putting up the sails, and non-wind situations for my 15' Challenger. One of the questions I had was: although I would be in freshwater 99% of the time, I was hoping to maybe take the boat to the beach on vacation and try sailing on the sound. Would this be grossly detrimental to the health of my freshwater trolling motor even with a rinse after use?
Secondly, I was trying to figuring out some wiring schemes and know that I will have to run wire from the motor to the battery as I will be placing the battery near the "cabin" at the bow. I heard of a low cost solution to expensive wiring would be to modify an extension cord. Additionally, I heard a self-resetting circuit would be wise to incorporate. Finally, I was also wondering if using a motorcycle battery tender would be sufficient for cycling the batter when not in use.
Any thoughts, comments, suggestions, advise, or berating would be appreciated as I am very green and new to sailing.
Chad