"rich" wrote in message
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By next Summer, my boat will be housed at a marina that does not have any
electricity access at all. Has anyone had any success charging with solar
panels ( for a reasonable cost)? Obviously, I'd like to not have to haul
the battery(s) home to put on a regular charger.

The boat will be exposed to sunlight 7 days a week. I intend to fish out
of her two or three days each week, for periods of only 2 to 3 hours each.
I use the trolling motor sparingly. I cannot run the "big" ( 40 hp )
motor at high speed at all, as the lake is no-wake from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00
a.m. which are the hours that I normally fish. I won't be on the lake
when one could run at high speed. Any and all ideas appreciated.

Thanks RichG TX/IL

If the "big" motor is reasonably new, I don't think you have to run at high
speed to re-charge. I could be wrong, but don't most modern motors use
alternators and not generators?