OK I looked at my options in a lot more detail last night & have maybe 3 real options.

Options that I'm dismissing - under the seats (live well & fuel tank to navigate around) & under the console (just not wanting to cut & splice add'l wire and then feed it to the back area).

Viable options:

Underneath the lid - will work and I can use locking nuts & bolts. The location on the lid where I would install it there's nothing under it (when closed) but batt cables so if for some reason it came loose and fell it wouldn't hurt anything. Virtually the only upside to this is I can use locking nuts and bolts which I would like to use.

Next to my batts - I have room to mount it on the same 1/4" aluminum "surface" as my batts; one 1 side is the fuel tank, 1 batt on another side and the remaining sides are 1/4" aluminum "walls". I believe Minn Kota wants 6" clearance all the way around & I don't have that but it's not touching anything; I'd say 2 maybe 3" all the way around. Upsides are: easier install, cables can be neatly arranged and for the most part it's out of the way. Downside: I'd have to use lag bolts or alike (will consider any suggestion you guys have concerning type of bolt here).

Option 3 is ????? for now. After I install my Talons (within the next month) I believe I can make or have made a bracket that can be bolted on to the 4 bolts that come thru the transom for 1 of the Talons (I may have to get longer bolts). On that bracket I can mount the charger. I actually like this option best bc it places the charger away from everything but will be a PITA to do.

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Posted by Tigerhead

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Posted on 5/12/17 at 6:10 pm to Wtodd

I have two Minn Kota onboard chargers. One is under my console next to my trolling motor batteries and the other is mounted on the bottom side of a hatch lid that provides access under my deck, away from my starting batteries. I prefer that mounting location. When I was running lead acid batteries for my trolling motor, the vapors produced by the batteries when charging were corrosive and ate the finish off of my charger. I did switch to AGM batteries and that solved that problem, but it was an expensive solution. I am still using LA batteries for starting batteries, but because they are away from the charger, I don't get any corrosion. When I start charging, I just throw the hatch lid back and that charger gets plenty of ventilation.

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