Any idea of runtime with 2 group 24dc batteries? Boat is 18ft about 2500lbs.
249354
I use 2 batteries as well and have gone all day trolling a 21ft pontoon. It is THE GREATEST. The remote control is the best part.
249355
I run mine all day long. Uses very little battery. Love mine! One on 17 ft Lund other one on 22 ft pontoon
799468
The battery terminals and clips do quite well. It had standard hex nuts, but we changed the nuts to wing nuts just for ease of use. We have a 14' jon boat and have had NO PROBLEMS with loss of power. It was a great purchase for us. Bear in mind, most of the area lakes that we go don't have strong current. Also, we typically are in "No Wake" areas when fishing.
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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.
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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.
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I bought mine a year ago and have been using a standard 12 Volt battery in my boat. Never had a problem and it does it all. I use it to steer my ipilot troweling motor.
985545
yes that is what I do in my boat for 2 rv batteries and it works great. make sure and get the power regulator so you don't over charge your batteries.
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Stock battery: ~4min if run flat out. Can get a larger battery, 2200mah, runs about 10min. Charger that comes with the boat is very low amperage, about 1.5 hours to charge stock battery, other chargers available that can charge faster.
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Amazon has one for $8.95. Just do a search for RC Killer Whale boat battery.
730827
I use mine in my boat and when I'm not at the dock it runs on an inverter. Don't know the specific power draw but I have a big 4D battery and it lasts somewhere around 30 hours if I don't recharge.
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I have a 12' Valco Aluminum boat and it pushes it around pretty good in the 5th forward speed. Prob got up to 5 or 6 mph. I never did it for very long though so not sure how long the battery would last doing that all day. Goes pretty slow until you kick it into the 5th gear and then you feel a nice push. Also have not tried it into any kind of head wind or current.
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I'm very happy & satisfied with Hangkai 2 cycle boat engine. I guess It's manufactured by (Generic) a well known Company for Generators & other equipment here in USA... As far as 12 miles a hour -- it's a stretch..Depends on the weight of your boat, occupants and gear, --- In very still waters -- I would bet it will exceed 7 mph easily... How about this for thought: Engine will run on full Throttle for like 2-3 hours on 1 tank of fuel & you will be very far from home.... For the Money it's a great value vs, prices of other boat engines... Like you, I was hesitant about purchase, turned out to be a great fun & investment. Frank
1565544
One big issue is the weight of the 12 volt car type battery it requires & will the battery fit on your boat.
1948316
It's my understanding from the manual that the battery is good for 20-25 minutes, so I'm not surprised that it might be intermittent after an hour. Of course, I only received part of the message from gramma above, so I don't know if I'm answering the right question.Also, our boat crashed and the wires caught fire, and it turned out that the battery (which packs quite a charge) mounting was not very well designed or made, and we made modifications to keep it in place better, so check that out.
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I purchased the battery for it's light weight. It has performed great on our jon boat. We use the boat in small lakes and canals for fishing with a minnkota trolling motor. We have fished for over 4 hours of fishing with the motor being used intermittently most of the time, but, continuously on runs back to the dock or out to the fishing spot of the day. We have never run the battery down. It has performed better than ever expected. The trolling motor is 5 speed around 50 lb thrust. Boat is loaded with small cooler and 2 people of 175 lb each with fishing gear for bass.
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We charged the battery for about 1 1/2-2 hours. Boat will run for 20-30 mins depending on how you drive it.
728302
My boat fully loaded weighs over 2000 lbs. It moves it good enough. The battery lasts longer than I expected. I don't think I have ever drawn down below 75 percent in one day.
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It is rated at 350A continuous so I think you should be fine. I can't remember but maybe rated at 1000A for short period (starting) I installed it in my boat to separate 2 800 CCA batteries or so both could be used to start if necessary. No problems at all. Not even a little warm. Not sure about the voltage though.