05-19-2016, 05:22 PM
[quote OldTroller]Yes you do. The boat will be good for years and years. Now the motor will last you for about 300 days on the water. The battery for about 3 years weather you go on the water or not (they will decay just sitting on the shelf). The registration is the only thing you'll have to buy every year.
Oh and BTW you forgot to list the cost of a battery charger. Check this one out...
[url "http://www.cabelas.com/product/schumacher-ship-n-shore-speed-charger/2201876.uts?Ntk=AllProducts&searchPath=%2Fcatalog%2Fsearch.cmd%3Fform_state%3DsearchForm%26N%3D0%26fsch%3Dtrue%26Ntk%3DAllProducts%26Ntt%3Dbattery%252Bchargers%26x%3D10%26y%3D6%26WTz_l%3DHeader%253BSearch-All%252BProducts&Ntt=battery+chargers#BVQAWidgetID[/quote]"]http://www.cabelas.com/...VQAWidgetID[/quote][/url]
OldTroller, curious what goes bad on your motors at 300 days? Some of mine gone somewhat longer than that, but they don't have electronic speed controls...
Each of the lead battery types requires a different charging protocol, so that should be a good charger, OT.
I've been lucky to have some AGM batteries last up to 7 years, by following some simple protocols. I never drive AGM or any batteries to zero, and try to keep within the 80% recommended maximum discharge. Also I charge up completely ASAP after use, even if only drained very slightly- as recommended in the electric vehicle forums.
Hope this helps.
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Oh and BTW you forgot to list the cost of a battery charger. Check this one out...
[url "http://www.cabelas.com/product/schumacher-ship-n-shore-speed-charger/2201876.uts?Ntk=AllProducts&searchPath=%2Fcatalog%2Fsearch.cmd%3Fform_state%3DsearchForm%26N%3D0%26fsch%3Dtrue%26Ntk%3DAllProducts%26Ntt%3Dbattery%252Bchargers%26x%3D10%26y%3D6%26WTz_l%3DHeader%253BSearch-All%252BProducts&Ntt=battery+chargers#BVQAWidgetID[/quote]"]http://www.cabelas.com/...VQAWidgetID[/quote][/url]
OldTroller, curious what goes bad on your motors at 300 days? Some of mine gone somewhat longer than that, but they don't have electronic speed controls...
Each of the lead battery types requires a different charging protocol, so that should be a good charger, OT.
I've been lucky to have some AGM batteries last up to 7 years, by following some simple protocols. I never drive AGM or any batteries to zero, and try to keep within the 80% recommended maximum discharge. Also I charge up completely ASAP after use, even if only drained very slightly- as recommended in the electric vehicle forums.
Hope this helps.
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