When is it being hard to start? At cold startup or after use? What is your voltage reading on the battery with the boat off?
you should see 12.8 or so volts with the motor off for a good fully charged battery and it should read close to 14 with the motor on assuming your alternator is working properly,
If you are seeing less than 12 volts your battery is either bad or you have an electrical drain somewhere. If you dont have a perko, a stereo headunit is a likely culprit. And I dont knwo what kind of bettery or setup you have, but in my experience a trickle charger will not properly charge a deep cycle.
Edit: jsut saw where you have a Blue Top. I would get a deep cycle charger instead of that trickle charger.
Last edited by chris4x4gill2; 06-28-2010 at 6:59 AM.
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