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Well it never crossed mine either but after reading the install instructions that Minn Kota provided they recommend mounting the charger to something other than aluminum... problem is there is no room to do that. The dealer was just going to install the charger straight to aluminum as well. I thought about it a little more today and I think we're OK. As long as the charger is not mounted to hull structure we have time to observe any corrosion that might possibly form on the fuel cell divider. Worst case scenario if you see corrosion starting to form around the base of the charger just pull it out and grind corrosion down and install a smaller Noco Genius style charger that you can easily mount to vinyl or wood.

Hey Jibber, something I just noticed in this pic. I have my Minn Kota charger mounted in the same spot you have your charger. Both of us have our chargers mounted directly to the aluminum. Are you worried at all about electrolysis? I'm thinking about returning the Minn Kota and going with the smaller Noco Genius mini that will give me enough space to mount it to wood or plastic do no corrosion forms. What are your thoughts?

Yeah took her out today with the family and barely anything came out. I'm pretty sure it was rain water that was trapped from a few rain storms while my boat was at the dealer. Boat ramp is steeper the the driveway so I didn't get it all out until my first trip after the dealer. No biggie.

OK just got back from taking her out for her second hour of break in. Outboard is butter smooth thankfully no issues. How much water if at all are you renegade owners draining out of hull when you pull her out of the water? Gotta a couple pints over a 5 hour trip. Not to concerned but may fill hull with water to see where some water maybe be getting in.

Yep Jibber's got it! We need to buy the M-Y Wedge universal model. Bought mine at Cabelas in store. https://www.cabelas.com/product/M-YWEDGE-MOTOR-SUPPORT/2030926.uts?slotId=0

Good news. It was a false alarm. I had some air in my fuel line and it took a fresh tank of gas and several minutes to clear out but all is well with my motor now! WOOHOO! Hey Jibber, I use a my wedge on my Renegade as well. So much nicer and faster than my old transom saver I use to use on my last boat. As for the cover, A-Jay is spot on. There are buttons on the underside of the cover that the posts snap into. I have one standing up dead center on the casting deck and the other on the back casting deck.

Well they were at 12.1V when I got home. I don't know... she ran almost 2.5 hours of 8-10 speed. I may have had another hour at best just based off Ultrex amp draw and amp hour on the batteries.

Awesome news.... not really. I took my new Renegade out yesterday for the first time to start an hour long break in session. She ran perfectly smooth the entire hour then all of the sudden the 90hp Merc started acting like my old 2 stroke. Running rough and sputtering RPM. I made it a whole 1 hour with the mercury before I had to shut her down and trolled on the Ultrex 2 hours to the boat ramp. Thank God I had the 36V cause I wouldn't have made it otherwise. The batteries were about 30% when I finally got home. As for what she gave me when she was running smooth. 4 blade spitfire was only getting 40mph max at 5100-5200RPM. Could only trim up a little before she would start porpoising on the water. Common complaint I've heard from a bunch of other Renegade owners. Probably a couple weeks atleast till I get the boat back and start worrying about tweaking anything. If it wasn't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all.

I think it's the same size as the 1875 and same size as the 2017 models. I noticed the difference with the layout is that my dealer slid the cranking battery all the way to the sidewall where your charger is located. That left room to put 2 batteries lengthwise and the last one fit laterally and also left enough room on the fuel tank wall for me to mount my 3 bank minn kota charger which is 12" long and 4" tall. I had to remove two batteries to mount my charger and it was hell getting them back in with the charger mounted but it did fit.. barely lol.

Thanks Renegade, Yep mine are 27s also so everything worked out perfect and there's room for my 3 bank charger. Here she is after I drove her home today.

Here's the pic they sent me. Looks like they all fit well. Picking her up tomorrow morning. Will be installing my charger myself but should fit fine.

I'll post a pic when I get one from dealer. My guess is they rotated the batteries 90 to fit Renegade, what are the specs on your trolling motor batteries (amphours etc) just curious cause Im wondering if the dealer used smaller less capable batteries in order to make things fit in my boat.

But if you're happy with the 24V maybe you're on to something with your Humminbird setup, a fourth dedicated electronics battery might be a good idea.

Thanks for the response! I've been asking around on other forums and everyone is saying definitely take the upgrade, including another Renegade owner. Consensus seems to be the 24V owners would love the extra battery life and power. Saying I won't regret it and jamming 4 batts in the compartment is not an issue since you typically don't use the compartment to store anything.

Looks like the dealer is offering the 36V 112lb Ultrex as a free upgrade since they don't have the 80lb Ultrex in house... I'm worried about space in the back storage compartment and where 4 batteries and a charger will fit. Any thoughts? Too much?