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Author:
mikey5string
Date:
Jul 01, 2012
Subject:
Trolling Motor & Battery Question
Message:
I just got a Minn Kota 45 thrust trolling motor. A friend and I bought it at Dick's and wanted to go fishing that night so we bought the only battery they had. It is a Stowaway Marine Dual Purpose 730 marine cranking amps 160 reserve capacity. I have no idea what any of that means. We used it on and off for about 3.5 hrs last night. I still have to get a charger for it but I have no idea what to get. I am assuming it has enough juice to power the motor again tonight and I can research chargers a bit more and buy one next week. Did I get the right battery? How long will it last before it needs a charge? Thanks Mike
Author:
hoppy
Date:
Jul 01, 2012
Message:
what you want is a deepcycle battery. Regular cranking battery's arent designed to be discharged and recharged over and over as deep cycles are. I know optima's yellow battery is both a starting and deepcycle battery. abit pricey but awesome batteries. A regular cranking battery wont last if its contstantly drained down. Id return that one if its not a deepcycle.
Author:
hoppy
Date:
Jul 01, 2012
Message:
to add to what i said...........any twelve volt battery thats got juice will run your motor. how long it lasts is an entirely differant story though. how long your battery will last is hard to answer. depends on your boat size and weight and how much your running it and on what speed. Ideally with a good marine battery charger you want to hook up when you get home from your trip or every other trip to keep the battery fully charge. the onboard charges are nice, not only charge, but maintaine once at fully charge.
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