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I have 2 batteries and a combiner as seen.http://www.electrical-res.com/EX/10-16- ... .sized.jpg
When I'm sailing I put in on battery no1 on day 1 and then battery no.2 on day 2. When I'm motoring I put it on both. This works well as I have had the experience of discharging 1 battery when after a day of sailing I tried to start the battery for half an hour with the kill switch tidily put away below decks, switched to battery 2 and off we went.
Q1

After adding a resistor to the smartcraft cable my data is now coming up on the monitor. It has 32 hrs not 1.2 on it.
These are the things I have done so far.
Masthead antenna, Softtopper bimini, replaced charging receptacle with shore power and 30amp breaker panel to GFCI and marine charger, replaced all connectors with crimped terminals w/heat shrink and no-ox, GPSMAP 531s w/sounder on transom, connected GPS to autopilot, VHF/DSC radio connected to GPS, tankedge system monitoring ballast, fresh water and holding tank, replaced all fresh water hoses(sitting 6years and were moldy), led lights on trailer. Now I just want to sail for the rest of the season...