Thanks for the tips. My last trip out I had charged the batteries and unplugged the charger the night before. I get to the ramp at mid-day and the cranking battery is only at about 9-10 volts!! I make it through the trip with the motor starting each time. When i got home I started looking around to see if there was a short someplace in one of the wires. When i realized how many wires there were between the bilge pump, airrator, two depth finders, all the gauges on the dash, etc. I decided to have the battery checked one more time. I took it to Auto Zone and they said it was a bad battery. I haven't had a chance to get it out on the water yet, but it is holding it's charge which is a good sign. I must say i'm not to happy with interstate batteries. I bought a new boat about a 1 1/2 years ago and it came fully rigged with two new interstate batteries, a cranking and deep cycle. I fish an a lot and use the trolling motor all the time. I usually only get 2 maybe three years out of them because of the use. Well, I've already replaced the interstate deep cycle about two months ago, and now the interstate cranking battery. my last boat i got 6 years out of my cranking battery before i had to replace it. thanks again for the tips.
