Post by: C-Money on April 06, 2015, 06:58:11 AM
Post by: Skillet on April 06, 2015, 07:15:14 AM
FWIW, my limited experience with Battery Systems deep cycles has been positive. I had two set up in parallel as the house bank on a cabin crusier, and they never dissappointed. I only ran the boat for a year though, so not a lot of real-world experience to go off of.
Post by: C-Money on April 06, 2015, 09:51:39 AM
Post by: Seahawk12 on April 06, 2015, 09:58:57 AM
MinnKota 12V 52 lb Thrust current draw test (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S96DULhu-s#)
So @ 180AHs your set-up would be able to run his test at the maximum setting for 6 hours or there abouts.
Using personal anecdotal evidence I can tell you that I have a minn kota 40 and a single deka dp24 with 65ahs that I use to push a small 9' fiberglass boat with around 400#s of fishermen and gear around small lakes. We will troll, then stop and drop anchor to fish good looking spots etc. We do this from sun up to sun down and I've never run the battery dead. It's worth keeping in mind that I don't set the boat at the maximum setting very often because that would greatly exceed the optimum trolling speed.
Hope that helps a little. Good luck with your new set-up. It sounds like a good one to me.
Post by: C-Money on April 06, 2015, 10:07:45 AM
Post by: Seahawk12 on April 06, 2015, 10:11:16 AM
Post by: Woodchuck on April 06, 2015, 10:45:34 AM
Post by: Seahawk12 on April 06, 2015, 11:02:58 AM
If you have the space, run 2 6v golf cart batteries in series. Thank me later. :tup:You've perked my interest. What's the advantage to this?
Post by: CP on April 06, 2015, 11:07:20 AM
If you have the space, run 2 6v golf cart batteries in series. Thank me later. :tup:
+1 on that -
Check the specs and compare to a "marine" deep cycle -
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CDMQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.exide.com%2FMedia%2Ffiles%2FDownloads%2FTransAmer%2FTransportation%2520Americas%2520Brochures%2520for%2520Download%2FExide%2520Golf%2520Cart%2520Trade%2520Sheet.pdf&ei=7coiVY-QNIPwoASW-IH4Ag&usg=AFQjCNGfQoIQhJ8M2eEMiMKMF4ecALggcA&bvm=bv.89947451,d.cGU (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CDMQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.exide.com%2FMedia%2Ffiles%2FDownloads%2FTransAmer%2FTransportation%2520Americas%2520Brochures%2520for%2520Download%2FExide%2520Golf%2520Cart%2520Trade%2520Sheet.pdf&ei=7coiVY-QNIPwoASW-IH4Ag&usg=AFQjCNGfQoIQhJ8M2eEMiMKMF4ecALggcA&bvm=bv.89947451,d.cGU)
Post by: Woodchuck on April 06, 2015, 11:13:21 AM
:yeah: When in series all single battery specs are doubled. :tup:If you have the space, run 2 6v golf cart batteries in series. Thank me later. :tup:
+1 on that -
Check the specs and compare to a "marine" deep cycle -
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CDMQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.exide.com%2FMedia%2Ffiles%2FDownloads%2FTransAmer%2FTransportation%2520Americas%2520Brochures%2520for%2520Download%2FExide%2520Golf%2520Cart%2520Trade%2520Sheet.pdf&ei=7coiVY-QNIPwoASW-IH4Ag&usg=AFQjCNGfQoIQhJ8M2eEMiMKMF4ecALggcA&bvm=bv.89947451,d.cGU (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CDMQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.exide.com%2FMedia%2Ffiles%2FDownloads%2FTransAmer%2FTransportation%2520Americas%2520Brochures%2520for%2520Download%2FExide%2520Golf%2520Cart%2520Trade%2520Sheet.pdf&ei=7coiVY-QNIPwoASW-IH4Ag&usg=AFQjCNGfQoIQhJ8M2eEMiMKMF4ecALggcA&bvm=bv.89947451,d.cGU)
Post by: Skillet on April 06, 2015, 11:28:21 AM
6V cart batt's are often too tall to fit in the desigated battery compartments of the smaller walleye boats. Check your fit first! Also, I think that for the most part it takes about a season of somebody running a 12V trolling motor to want to upgrade to a 24V motor. With a good pair of 12V batteries wired in parallel, all you do is just switch the wires around to wiring it in series and you're running 24V. With the golf cart batt's, you'd have to add two more to get 24V. Sure, you'd probably be able to fish all of July on a single charge, but you might not be able to get up on plane :chuckle:
When I was running trolling motor batt's for my 70# 24V MinnKota, I swore by the Everstart Maxx Group 31 batts. Got them at Wally World. I want to say they each had 205 amp hours, so I could get 205 amps at 24V - or if you needed 12V, you're looking at 410ah. They lasted about three years for the pair, but were cheap at $85 or so each. Compared to what I spent on tackle and fuel every year, that was a no brainer as far as I was concerned.