[Putershark]

Welcome Aboard!
On your first question this thread should help http://www.triumphowners.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1157 and I have 4 of them and love them

On the bilge pump question, I installed a 3 way switch (up for constant on, center off, down is auto) and a red LED light so I could tell when it was running or just checking. This why I can leave the battery on and kill the pump so it would not kill my batteries.

On any second battery system I would have a 4 way switch. This way you can isolate one from another. I just run on a different battery each trip to help keep them charged up.

Now my buddy Osprey Vic has a real fancy charging system, but here again he travels way offshore and needs the extra insurance for all that gear (radar, sonar) he is running (the guy could run Naval Flight OPS off all those toys) So I would touch base with him (or he will chime in) on how his system is designed


Here again the constant with Vic and myself is the AGM batteries for those wet cell units just cannot take the pounding a boat dishes out...