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Oar Locks... ha yeah I didn't think of that. I guess I'll have to just get a mounting kit for my rod-holders. That's not a big deal although it could be a pain cause the boat has a rail all around it, so there's no even surface to mount them to. As far as charging off my car, I can take the battery out of the boat and bring it to my car no problem. Is there a procedure for charging off the car, or can I just do it using my Minn Kota battery charger, plugged into the car outlet with an AC adapater? While the car is running of course... Thanks for your quick responses

Hello boardgoers. I've already found some great info on this forum so thanks for that. I do have some questions though... I recently bought a little 12-ft aluminum boat, which came with a Minn Kota trolling motor and a Marine Battery. I wanted to take this thing up to Union Valley Reservior, for a two-day camping trip. I'm trying to figure out my options for powering this motor on the second day. From most of what I've read, these things will kill my battery within one day of fishing... so the question is, then what? I am going to buy the Minn Kota 12-amp charger from Wal-Mart but how could I recharge my battery while up in the mountains camping? Using a car outlet adapter maybe? Would it be better to just buy another battery and charge it at home to use for the second day? Oh and I had another question too... so this little boat has built into the sides, holes to put rod-holders into, but the holes are too small for the "Fish-On" rod holders they gave me with the boat. Is there like an adapter I can buy or something? Thanks in advance