Running without a Battery Switch

[macojoe]

On the old V I had before I got cash i ran a single shut off just to shut power off when not in use for reasons above
The new to me V is only going to have one battery for this year as they are $100+ and i am short this year

[Striper80]

I've been running for the past two seasons without a switch. My boat came with a single battery and switch but the PO made did a lot of questionable decisions when it came to wiring the boat. Over the past season and a half I cleaned up a lot of it and in the mean time I just left it without the switch and it has been fine, much to my surprise. I have a spare battery on board, not wired in, and a booster pack I carry. I do have a blue seas ACR that I plan on installing along with an on board charger, but time was tight this season and I'd rather be fishing than working on the boat.