98-02 air nautique where’s your 2nd battery at?
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Topic: 98-02 air nautique where’s your 2nd battery at?
Posted By: C_Heath
Subject: 98-02 air nautique where’s your 2nd battery at?
Date Posted: April-15-2020 at 11:22pm
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Before I bought my 00 Air, I looked at a 98 Air with 2 batteries. Mine only has one in the furthest fore compartment at the bow. One thing is for sure. Only one battery will fit in there. Where’s yours mounted? Thx ------------- 1979 Calipso Runabout (the boat that got it all started) 1988 Mastercraft ProStar 190 (sold) 2000 Pro Air Nautique/GT40 |
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Posted By: sport1999
Date Posted: April-16-2020 at 10:33am
| On my Sport, I relocated the battery to the port side behind the observers seat. Would be a great place for a second if needed, plus helps with weight offset of driver. |
Posted By: desertskier
Date Posted: April-16-2020 at 11:08am
| The '99 we just bought has one in the bow compartment and one in the compartment in front of the driver. Perko switch is mounted on the driver kick plate. |
Posted By: C_Heath
Date Posted: April-17-2020 at 12:42am
So the 2nd battery is still in the bow just in that compartment in front of the driver? ------------- 1979 Calipso Runabout (the boat that got it all started) 1988 Mastercraft ProStar 190 (sold) 2000 Pro Air Nautique/GT40 |
desertskier wrote:Posted By: desertskier
Date Posted: April-17-2020 at 12:15pm
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Correct. I can take some pics if you want. ------------- 92 SN - Owned since 93 99 Pro Air 89 SN - Went to live on a lake in Texas 75 Donzi 16 - Sold in 93 |
Posted By: Donald80SN
Date Posted: April-19-2020 at 12:54am
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In my 2002 I mounted a battery tray with all of the wiring ready to go behind the observer in the storage compartment. In the back of the compartment so I can still use the under the seat storage. I have had it three years now and still have not added the second battery. I installed a switch in the bow area in front of the driver to switch batteries if necessary, but have not implemented it. ------------- 1980 Ski Nautique SOLD Back to Cypress Gardens 2002 Sport Nautique, GT-40, FCT2, Cover Sports, Tower Bimini, Inc., Wet Sounds Audio System, Star Gazer Wake Edition S. 1968 Ski Nautique, Project. |
Posted By: C_Heath
Date Posted: April-19-2020 at 4:09am
Yes please. If you are like me and can’t figure out how to post a pic from a phone can text it or email it. Either one just let me know. Thanks. ------------- 1979 Calipso Runabout (the boat that got it all started) 1988 Mastercraft ProStar 190 (sold) 2000 Pro Air Nautique/GT40 |
Posted By: desertskier
Date Posted: April-19-2020 at 12:29pm
One battery is in the forward compartment. Is this the factory location? 2nd is in the compartment just in front of the helm. It looks like they just mounted a battery tray in the low spot towards the inside of the hull.  The perko switch is mounted towards the top of the drivers kick panel.  I haven't used this boat yet so I can't really comment if this is a good location or not. I doubt this compartment gets used as much as the other side for storage but like Don says you can offset some weight if you install it in front of the observer seat. Probably depends if you have stereo amps etc.. installed as well. This boat had 3 amps installed. One on the back of the kick panel and two on the floor between the 2nd battery and the kick panel. The stereo is a POS so I removed most of it for now. ------------- 92 SN - Owned since 93 99 Pro Air 89 SN - Went to live on a lake in Texas 75 Donzi 16 - Sold in 93 |
Posted By: C_Heath
Date Posted: April-19-2020 at 4:26pm
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That location in the very fore compartment is the factory mounting spot. You CANT get 2 batteries in there. I’ve tried. I’ll look at sending some wires over to the other compartment like yours. I would like to put 2 in the storage area behind the observers seat but it’s full of amplifiers and sub woofers. Lol thanks for the posting them up. ------------- 1979 Calipso Runabout (the boat that got it all started) 1988 Mastercraft ProStar 190 (sold) 2000 Pro Air Nautique/GT40 |
Posted By: C_Heath
Date Posted: April-19-2020 at 9:36pm
Yea I’m going to put my 2nd one under left side compartment to offset weight. It’s only 2 feet away from the cranking battery and only a small run of wire will be required. I may add the blue sea switch in that compartment as well. There should be plenty of room. I’ll mount it on a small piece of plywood for sturdiness. Thanks for posting your pics. ------------- 1979 Calipso Runabout (the boat that got it all started) 1988 Mastercraft ProStar 190 (sold) 2000 Pro Air Nautique/GT40 |