is this battery good MinnKota Trolling Motor Power Center is this a good batter for infloatable boat.. also have to have battery in boat wont it get wet?? are cables long enough?? and need battery charger????
1490780
About getting the battery wet: It doesn't matter. It won't hurt the battery and 12 volts is not going to travel in water or through your body. That's also why car lights keep going when cars sink in water; their batteries remain OK and the current flows only through the car wires which are copper and not out into the surrounding water which is a poor conductor by comparison. You won't get a shock if you grab the positive and negative terminals of a battery with your hands (even if you are barefoot and standing in water!). 12 volts needs a high conductivity wire, like copper or aluminum, to get from A to B. Not at all like the 110 or 220 volts that run through the wires in your house. Dropping a 120 volt hair dryer in the bathtub can get you a lethal shock if your bathroom's ground fault circuit breaker doesn't trip as it should. Don't be confused as to why you get a shock off spark plugs: The current reaching them comes through a coil or similar mechanism that ups the voltage so the spark will be able to jump across a spark plug, but it also drops the available current. That's why such a shock won't kill you like a shock from house wiring could. Same concepts apply to electric fences: Their shock is potent but won't kill. These concepts can be hard to grasp but that's the bottom line.
631398
I have a 17' Native SUV from Ankona boats. At full power it goes about 4-5 knots. I use 1 Deka group 27 battery hooked to a minn Kota alternator charger which keeps the trolling motor battery topped off as I move from spot to spot. I highly recommend the alternator charger from min Kota. The I-pilot anchor feature is amazing and can keep the boat "anchored" under a bridge in strong current. Make sure you get the right length shaft for your boat. This is a great high quality product.
1227804
It is a very good deep cell battery for the size and weight. I use it in my Hybrid Kayak to power a 30lb thrust trolling motor and it lasts for days with fairly heavy use. I would assume that it would work well for a backup battery, especially for something as low on energy drain as a sump pump. Hope that helps.
560719
I actually use this for my boat, any 12V battery will work, if you want to have something around that will last a long time, pick up a ATV battery at Walmart. It will probably run for days
1120735
It works very well I use it on my boat battery. I have had mine almost a year now with no problems.
592860
I don't use it on a boat (I use it for my solar panel) and I don't have a box to inclose the battery, so I don't know what is the best size for this battery.
1750028
This is not a deep cycle battery. It runs my lawn equipment with no problem but I seriously doubt if you could run an outboard motor with it. it would start it but that's about it. Good luck.
1509043
Honestly I don't know. I don't do much boating, but if the connectors are similar to that of a car battery then there's nothing stopping it from working. One thing I do know is that if it's a sealed lead acid battery do NOT charge it when the voltage gets near 11vt. It'll ruin the battery. As far as the equipment is concerned, I must admit there was something wrong with the packing and they sent me the wrong stuff. I bought a different charge controller called the 'cyclopse' and it worked fine.
940974
I use mine for maintaining deep cycle batteries (2) for the trolling motor in my boat. The main reason I bought it was for the battery reconditioning feature. So far its doing what I expected. Jerry
2242379
I finally got to use the Barbwire this weekend and I was very impressed with how the boat works and the batteries lasted 15 mins with continuous high speed use even through 1 ft waves. It takes a couple hours to charge the fully dead three cell battery and I have two of them. You can charge through the 120 outlets plugin or right off of a car battery too with the connector that comes with the boat. I hope this helps anyone who wants to try this boat out for fast fun. BTW it does tip itself back over when it flips over in the water. Look for the youtube videos made for this boat.
1750027
No. It is not designed to be a starting battery. I would do fine on a trolling motor though.if your looking for a really prime starting battery check out the Optima blue top marine battery.
124586
I'd recommend the MinnKota Trolling Motor Battery Box. It has everything you'll need for easy hook up, both from an accessory and battery standpoint. Great product that I've used for about five years now in my bass boat.
1072125
I installed mine on top of a party boat outboard and it seems to do a good job of keeping the battery charged year round. It needs better terminal clamps or replace them with crimped on fittings though. It is just a trickle charger though.
1931509
once a month is fine it is a deep cycle battery it wont hurt it if i gets a little low on charge. Most boat batteries dont get charged all winter and are still charged enough to start the boat.
306534
Hello Frank,Any good MARINE deep cycle battery will do. They look like auto batteries and can be found wherever batteries are sold. Think about how far you will be traveling on average, and ask a competent sales person about the correct size. I bought a battery for abt. $55 and have never had a problem. Good Luck
827046
You need the motor mount that attached to the back of the boat. Also, I used a marine battery for my motor. It has to be a marine battery not a normal car battery. Other then that just the trolling motor, motor mount, and battery is all you need.
932653
U can use either reg battery cables or smaller 12V cables, battery has both large & small post. I've had 1 for 2 yrs its a good battery for trolling, get 4 to 5 hours on 50lb motor