mini kota electric motors?

[tugger]

what type of battery runs a electric mini kota motor and what size would be recomended for a mini kota 65 with 28lb thrust?

[dassa]

Hey mark what boat is the electric motor going on and is it 12 volt or 24 volt?

I'm running 2x 6volt deep cycle on mine which lets me run around all day on my 14foot quinni.There are so many batteries from AGM style batteries to your standard flooded deep cycle batteries but I wouldn't run anything smaller then about 120 amp hour.

cheers dassa

[tugger]

its going into my canoe and i wouldn't be running around on it all day probably 2 to 3 hours running a day, i can allways fall back onto paddle power when it goes flat thanks dassa

[dassa]

Being in the canoe you want to keep the weight down the probley somthing about 40amp hr would be plenty but you will need and AGM style battery.I'll send you a pm so the name of a guy to get them from

cheers dassa

[mick fillet]

Oh nice-a motorised sailfish eskie :laugh: :laugh:

I got a 90amp hr and havnt flatend the battery yet on a sesion.but I use #3 speed and troll to the spots.its a 36lb thrust I got but.I reckon that little graph indicator(run time on what speed) the minns have got on top of the head unit is pritty much on the money.

[tugger]

yeah mick i'll have to tow the canoe esky behind me on friday to slip all those big fish in hahaha

[Davo_Dinkum]

i just run my electric a 12 volt 54 lbs watersnake on a N70ZZ ,650 CCA, 75 AH i think

or i use a marine battery 760 CCA ,105 AH ,there pretty much both just a standard 4x4 small truck style battery.

i did want a deep cycle as i use them to run the fridge too ,but at the time there was no blemished ones .so i took what i could get .

i reckon i get a good 5 hrs flat out no problems, off either of them battery's

[Davo_Dinkum]

these some nice battery's ,shame there buggered .

part of my scrap collection .

[nadders]

next week the thread will be called "noodle rods for sale?"

:cheer:

[mac]

HI

tugger

one suggestion for you

after reading your last story

i would be taking an EPIRB with you

you never know where you could end up :laugh:

[tugger]

always carry an epirb as with the last trip in brads boat the fish took us a few more mile offshore after fighting it for an hour :fishing: