Can I connect new motor directly to a battery charger that charges my boat batteries?

[WaterWalket]

looking for info on attaching my new motor to battery charger? Or directly to batteries?
My old motor was connected to battery charger, charger connected to boat batteries!
Can I do the same with the new motor?
Thanks

 

[kloudie1]

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[Don S/V ILLusion]

Is this a perception issue?

Batteries provide power to, among other things, the starter motor. The charger obviously charges the batteries rather than charges the starter motor.

The common point is that they are interconnected properly by switches and fuses. It sounds like you are confusing the way in which they connect. It might help visualize the sequence by reviewing some simple boat wiring block diagrams which are ubiquitous on the internet.

 

[Benny17441]

Are you asking about an electric motor or a gasoline engine?

 

[justsomeguy]

looking for info on attaching my new motor to battery charger? Or directly to batteries?
My old motor was connected to battery charger, charger connected to boat batteries!
Can I do the same with the new motor?
Thanks

Does your new motor have an alternator set up to charge a battery, or does it have an electric starter motor that needs power?

 

[SG]

The general rule, which I wouldn't start violating: CONNECT THE MOTOR (whether the boat's propulsion "engine" or some miscellaneous "motor" TO THE BATTERIES.

The questions above from others beg some clarification.

If you have a "battery charger", let it CHARGE the batteries and not function as a DC converter.