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Originally Posted by randlemanboater

Sorry for asking that question about Cuddys Slowduk...I didn't mean to confuse the subject.

Thanks for the replies about my question guys...figured there was something there.

Back to your question Slowduk, I would think the batteries would be happier with option 1...seems like they would take a pounding way up front.

Good looking crew you got goin there BTW.

I completely agree. Option one is the preferred area.

Since you have a different deck layout than most of us (dual consoles, no step down) I'll fight my way out thru the snow to my boat tomorrow and measure back from the bow to where my deck hatch is. I'm fairly certain that even though the decks may be different, the underside where the bulkheads and stringers are is pretty much the same on all of the V's. That measurement should tell you where to make your cut for the battery placement.

Even though you could figure out exactly what gauge wire to to run from the engine to the batteries, don't over-think it. Most car battery applications use 4 gauge wire for their leads, and truthfully you could probably use that with zero problems. But just to be safe, use 1/0 AWG copper wire and you'll be fine. It's rated for 300 amps at up to 19 feet, which is roughly twice the distance than you'll be going. For your primary wires they will do the job nicely, and then, for your secondary wire feed to your panel for your electronics I'd use 4 gauge, and from there I'd use whatever came with the equipment. Yes, you can safely use a smaller gauge primary wire, but since the larger the wire the less the resistance, using 1/0 is probably overkill but you won't get into trouble using it. Oh, and if you can find it, use marine rated tinned pure copper wire. More overkill, but well worth the few extra bucks years from now.