Battery

[mudgecko]

Hi all,
Somewhere down the track I would like to fit an electric to my boat. It seems choosing which one could be the easy part, but he battery is the most important. I am leaning towards the Minn Kota Rip Tide 55lb Bow Mount with he foot control. What battery should I be looking at apart from being deep cycle, to suit this motor best? Thank you for any help.

[Harry_In_Toowoomba]

You're looking at aound .75 of an amp per pound of thrust you're using with them, so i'd be looking at a 120 amp hr or a 130 amp hr battery. I run a couple of 120's on my 24 volt 70 lb on my 5 mtr rig and it'll do for a full day on the dams moving around steady or holding in the wind. BUT - If you're going to spend a bit of time working electric only dams, you might need 2 batteries on a long day. What area are you in?

Harry

[warrior]

i use trogan batteries and they are brilliant ,harry said you might need two and if you are heavy on the peddle yes the safety factor is great,i have a 24v 74lb thrust minn kota and it will last two days of good running no worries with heaps left. 120amp is also.

[Gutsy]

I run a Motorguide 54pd and have it connected to a 130amp trojan sealed battery.

Cheers.