02-10-2017, 04:03 PM
[#0000FF]As I previously stated, I started out with the small wheel chair batteries...and they worked for the minimal applications I had for them at the time. But as I expanded my fishing tactics and techniques to take advantage of having a motor (and battery) I moved up through a couple of larger sizes.
I now use a series 27 AGM battery. I rarely stay on the water more than 5 or 6 hours and I only use the motor for long moves and/or for coming back to the vehicle after a day of fishing. I have been glad to have that sustained motor power a few times...after a long tiring day or when beating my way back against a breeze. And I have never run the battery below about 70 percent on the meter upon returning.
But...as they say about raincoats..."better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it."
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I now use a series 27 AGM battery. I rarely stay on the water more than 5 or 6 hours and I only use the motor for long moves and/or for coming back to the vehicle after a day of fishing. I have been glad to have that sustained motor power a few times...after a long tiring day or when beating my way back against a breeze. And I have never run the battery below about 70 percent on the meter upon returning.
But...as they say about raincoats..."better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it."
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