Battery Selection and APH

[monzster]

I have a 14' Jon and a 10' Quest Angler. Both are run with the same trolling motors which I just transfer from boat to boat. A Pexmore 55 thrust which I use in the rear and a 30 thrust Minn Kota in the front. Each boat has their own set of batteries which are lead acid. The Jon has 2 100APH and the Quest 2 80APH both are run in parallel. The Jon has one battery that is going bad and is only 2 years old. I only fish in places that allow electric power. 2 years ago I was on a reservoir in the Jon and ended up running out of juice and had to paddle back to the dock since then I have been fishing rivers only which is not a big problem but want to get back to some reservoirs. I cannot have this problem again because I have back and mobility issues but am trying not to give up fishing at this point. I will also be fishing alot by myself this year. So my question is. Im looking to go with Lithium instead of lead acid because I just cant afford to keep replacing them every 2-3 years (thats what I have been getting out of them between the Walmart brand and now Duracell brand) now because we are a one income family now with me not working because of my back. I am thinking of buying one 100APH Lithium to run both of these motors for about 6 hours on the water if that is possible. If not would it at least run the rear motor for that long and have a 100APH lead battery to run the front motor in addition to the 100APH lithium running the back until I could afford another Lithium. I usually run both motors to get where I am going then the front just to fish from spot to spot in that general area. Appreciate any input and any certain brand of Lithium you like better over others.

 

[Rob4]

I have a 14' Jon and a 10' Quest Angler. Both are run with the same trolling motors which I just transfer from boat to boat. A Pexmore 55 thrust which I use in the rear and a 30 thrust Minn Kota in the front. Each boat has their own set of batteries which are lead acid. The Jon has 2 100APH and the Quest 2 80APH both are run in parallel. The Jon has one battery that is going bad and is only 2 years old. I only fish in places that allow electric power. 2 years ago I was on a reservoir in the Jon and ended up running out of juice and had to paddle back to the dock since then I have been fishing rivers only which is not a big problem but want to get back to some reservoirs. I cannot have this problem again because I have back and mobility issues but am trying not to give up fishing at this point. I will also be fishing alot by myself this year. So my question is. Im looking to go with Lithium instead of lead acid because I just cant afford to keep replacing them every 2-3 years (thats what I have been getting out of them between the Walmart brand and now Duracell brand) now because we are a one income family now with me not working because of my back. I am thinking of buying one 100APH Lithium to run both of these motors for about 6 hours on the water if that is possible. If not would it at least run the rear motor for that long and have a 100APH lead battery to run the front motor in addition to the 100APH lithium running the back until I could afford another Lithium. I usually run both motors to get where I am going then the front just to fish from spot to spot in that general area. Appreciate any input and any certain brand of Lithium you like better over others.

Sorry, not your guy for a specific answer, but I just researched the Lithium Bats to save weight on my boat. I really think there's no reason to go wet cell at this day and age. Get online and look up lithium battery teardowns on youtube and you'll see some big differences in the build quality between the cheaper ones. From watching these vids and some reading, seems Li Time and Watt Cycle bats are acceptable build quality and almost too affordable. Both are on Amazon too. I'm thinking lithium may be worth every penny. Especially, if these battery's last as long as they're supposed too. And the 100 percent cycle rate. I'm tired of buying new bats every 2-4 years too. So, I just bought the Watt Cycle mini 100Ah w/bluetooth for 179 bucks. Its a calculated risk. If you fish in real cold weather, or leave the bat out in freezing weather you might not want a mini (different cell type). Also if you plan to ever charge your bat from an alternator, make sure the lithium battery supprts that. We'll see how mine works out once the ice breaks up here in SW Colorado!