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03-19-2013, 10:03 PM
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•Features a premium 33 amp hour deep-cycle internal battery, ideal for providing portable power for extended periods"
Way too small
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Originally Posted by Geezle
If you bank them they'll be just as heavy...and you'll have more items to deal with!
The guys at the Battery Doctor won't have anything of this nature.
AJ...check this thing out...it'll suit a couple of your other needs as well (booster/compressor) and has the posts on top to hook up your troller 
http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brows....jsp?locale=en
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03-19-2013, 10:19 PM
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Series 24 (lighter) has about 95 amp hour @ Costco. If you are looking at trimming weight that might be your best bet or look into AGM batteries, they are lighter as well(but usually more expensive). If you are just using them for a little trolling and more just getting out and back it might be ok.
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03-19-2013, 11:40 PM
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•Features a premium 33 amp hour deep-cycle internal battery, ideal for providing portable power for extended periods"
Way too small
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03-20-2013, 06:22 AM
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Yup, the point of this thread seems to be missed by the big battery crowd. My boat is being used on small lake,small trips. I am trying to cut weight and realize I will also be sacrificing range. Note to everyone, I already have a big battery and big motor. Looking to DOWNSIZE.....
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03-20-2013, 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by AppleJax
Yup, the point of this thread seems to be missed by the big battery crowd. My boat is being used on small lake,small trips. I am trying to cut weight and realize I will also be sacrificing range. Note to everyone, I already have a big battery and big motor. Looking to DOWNSIZE.....
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Well with the 33 amp hour battery, if what I believe is true and your trolling motor is pulling 10amps/hr, you will be able to troll for 3 hours.
So I know you want to downsize, so the question Is how long do you want to be able to troll in a day?
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03-20-2013, 08:01 AM
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Well with the 33 amp hour battery, if what I believe is true and your trolling motor is pulling 10amps/hr, you will be able to troll for 3 hours.
So I know you want to downsize, so the question Is how long do you want to be able to troll in a day?
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Long enough to catch lunch and fry it up on shore.
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03-20-2013, 08:01 AM
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Well with the 33 amp hour battery, if what I believe is true and your trolling motor is pulling 10amps/hr, you will be able to troll for 3 hours.
So I know you want to downsize, so the question Is how long do you want to be able to troll in a day?
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I'm only guessing here, but maybe the idea is to use the motor mainly for just getting around as opposed to trolling all day?
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03-20-2013, 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by AppleJax
Yup, the point of this thread seems to be missed by the big battery crowd. My boat is being used on small lake,small trips. I am trying to cut weight and realize I will also be sacrificing range. Note to everyone, I already have a big battery and big motor. Looking to DOWNSIZE.....
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"Series 24 (lighter) has about 95 amp hour @ Costco. If you are looking at trimming weight that might be your best bet or look into AGM batteries, they are lighter as well(but usually more expensive). If you are just using them for a little trolling and more just getting out and back it might be ok."
Didn't miss your point Most of that info was not in the OP either
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03-20-2013, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by cube
How many watts does your solar panel put out?
How many watts does your trolling motor draw?
in most cases you will find that solar panels of today are not worth the hassel unless you have a lot of space toput them.
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I have no idea how many watts I am using or getting from the unit. The motor is a vintage 1970s Shakespeare with a square green head. 3 speeds. I think you are right and I would be wasting my time. Thanks for your calculations.
A correction to my previous post. I have a 9ft pontoon boat not 9 of them. Thanks auto correct!
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03-20-2013, 05:37 PM
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No one else has said it, so here it goes. Small lake, small boat. What's wrong with oars?
http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brows....jsp?locale=en
That model of battery and a minn kota 30lb kicker pushed my 11' tin can(2 people + gear) around many lakes back in BC. It would last most of the day, but started to die after 8hrs or so.
If you want to downsize and troll all day well I'm afraid you're probably SOL on that one. However, I'd recomend going with a AGM battery in the size you're looking for and use it only when necessary. Get a rod holder for the pontoon and use the oars knowing you got that little kicker there to get you back home at the end of the day.
Or give Chevron a call. They own a patent on a battery technology that is worlds ahead of what's in production today.
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03-20-2013, 06:51 PM
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I bought an older Minkota 10lbs motor last year,it weighs next to nothing and is ideal for the pontoon boat.
For power, I borrow the 12 V cranking battery from my gas golf cart. That battery is about half the size and weight of a car battery and sits on the mesh storage platfor behind me on the pontoon boat. With stop and go fishing and a bit of trolloing I estimate I get a total of 2 hours continuous power.
The cart battery is about 4 years old, so I am thinking a new battery will have more reserve of power. But I am sure that the battery will have much less reserve power for a 30lb thrust motor
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03-21-2013, 10:46 PM
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I'm only guessing here, but maybe the idea is to use the motor mainly for just getting around as opposed to trolling all day?
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So this is fact that needs to b said. But w/the comment, I dont care.
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03-22-2013, 08:33 AM
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So this is fact that needs to b said. But w/the comment, I dont care.
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Say what now? 
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03-25-2013, 01:39 PM
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battery
AJ, Phone Robin at Rocky's Battery on the south side, he owns the place and knows everything battery and deals with all types, motorcycle, car, Deep Cycle, wheel chair, industrial etc. I worked there as a kid a very long time ago and he will know the best weight/storage capacity/price battery you can get.
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