Mounting on board charger.

[kortis04]

Picked up a minn kota 210d on board charger.  Only problem is trying to find a spot to mount it.  Have a tracker pro 17.  Any suggestions or tips?  Can i mount it on the deck in the back of the boat?

[slabslayer]

I had one of those a while back. If it's the same model boat, I squeezed mine in the battery well compartment in the stern of my boat. If that doesn't work, I would think you could do a deck mount. Those units are waterproof, but I'd just feel safer finding a compartment to put it in, even if I had to fish some wires to it.  Especially if you're going to be storing the boat outside. 

[kortis04]

How far from the gas tank does it need to be.  I have 2 pretty hefty batteries and the tank back there already?  I thought about possibly mounting it on the underside of the the lid back there.

[slabslayer]

That's what  I did. But I made a bracket that attached to the edges of the lid so there wouldn't be any screws, bolts, or rivets in my compartment lid that were unsightly. The bracket was u shaped and I attached the charger with rivets to the bracket, then the bracket to the underside of the lid.

[kortis04]

Talked to minn kota today and they said to not mount it upside down because of the charger not getting enough circulation of air.  Thats honestly the only place i have to mount it though

[slabslayer]

I never had a problem with it, I just propped open the lid as far as it would go so the compartment was open wide as it could be. I didn't see the difference from that to it being buried in a battery well with little air flow.