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I've been sidelined since last Nov. I'm hoping to get out in late August early September. Any really good or bad spots.

I figured out a test jig. Find the wire loses. Hook up an old cheap voltmeter and with a calculator determine the draw. Go out and run the lead acids dead a few times @ 》20 A , 10A and get a rough curve. If i was still working i could do it at work with a programmable electronic load. I've used the outboard once when conditions were really bad. I got a ticket and had to go to court. It was dismissed, but still to much of a hassle. it's very young park rangers, who don't know you can't paddle in a 1200 lb boat with one oar for 2 miles in a headwind and they don't care. Thanks for all the info

Ok very stupid question. Anybody know where i can read up on lithium set ups? The battery curves, chargers, current draw monitors, reserve indicators, etc.... I've seen some very elaborate set ups but no info, just lots of displays and such. I'm taking a guess this is all available as it was for my old works batteries (lithium smart batteries for special forces) I think i might spend the money if i can calculate out the minimum amp hours to get back in. The cliff drop off at the end (2 miles 10mph headwind 30-40 amp draw to get back in) has me concerned. When it's dead it's dead. I went to BPS and they knew 90% less than i do, which is nothing. I still need to look at the sites provided with my laptop. Thanks to all

Thanks for the Amazon info. My previous source was BPS, which is incredibly expensive.

Yeah i know, i did it out of desperation and so far it's worked well. We had banks of 8 batteries at 24V at work for military apps. We always cooked the weakest battery bad to the point it was boiling with a draw of 100 amps for 30 minutes. So when the battery goes south it's gone gone gone. With the heavy draw i might just go with cranking batteries with a good reserve. Thanks. Yep type 27

Just a point. We have tons of cliff drop off ramps directly into the main current of the river here with no docks. I have side bunks but depending on the situation the bow can be 1 to 2 feet off or i have to severly shallow load and I'm 3 feet short sliding backward. I have two elastic dock lines on the back cleats with hooks on the top front of the side bunks. I slip it on under power, kill power and it holds. Get out and winch up. Unfortunately i can't beach it and walk it over, it pulls me downstream. I'd get a latch it i did more lake fishing.

I really considered one for a few years but the physics didn't add up. I jerry rigged a system for $20.00 that really works great, even on a slick trailer and a waterfall ramp. I don't have the option for guide bunks at the first 5 feet of the bow so the alignment was always in question.

Thanks. I've only considered the one 24V. Battry weight is a concern not so much for the boat but for my back. I have a standard marine cranking battery ( for a 50hp 2 stroke)as the other and it seems to handle the draw fine. I'll think about it, the last few years have been bad fishing local reservoirs, way to many kayaks and people. It makes fishing, launching and loading miserable. Unfortunately they don't have very good sense on the water. I'll have to check on the room for 2 12v batteries

Time to get at least one new battery. I'm running a 12/24V system with a 55 amp at 24 V max draw on the electric motor. I usually cook a Walmart 12V deep cycle (the second biggest) every few years. Now and then i look into the 24V lithium batteries but discount them due to cost and the cost of the charger. Anyone had any luck with them? I mainly cook the walmart batteries on electric only lakes drawing 20 amps or more fighting the wind getting out on in.

Time to get at least one new battery. I'm running a 12/24V system with a 55 amp at 24 V max draw on the electric motor. I usually cook a Walmart 12V deep cycle (the second biggest) every few years. Now and then i look into the 24V lithium batteries but discount them due to cost and the cost of the charger. Anyone had any luck with them? I mainly cook the walmart batteries on electric only lakes drawing 20 amps or more fighting the wind getting out on in.

I was in BPS a few days ago and I saw a Garmin bow mount trolling motor. WHAT!!!!! It was listed for around $4,000 to $5,000 are they new to the trolling motor game? The battery I went looking at went up to $2200, so no I'll continue to fry Walmart Batteries.

I saw the sign on a dirt road just north of lake anna. 0 cell coverage for hours, lots of aungus cattle. The cell coverage up here is fine except for the far western county, Garrett. The skyline dr thing was google trying to take me from the smith mountain lake state park to MD. I was 5 miles east of 81 the whole time. Finally it found 81 and i got back. This was 2014. The screen thing was i needed to go south in a finger lake. I almost ran out of gas before a DNR guy showed up and took me to the main channel( my scrren was half busted then, now fully busted). I prefer real maps and a compass if i can get them. So i really like a bigger screen but can still carry it around.

That's the size I've been looking for. Thanks I'll check out that manufacturer.

Thanks. I found a sign for 522 north. I followed it north to Rt 70 in MD then an hour home. Both the tom tom and google had me go west then 10 min later east to 95 all on 2 lane back roads. I crossed the skyline drive four times. In a 6 speed manual mazda....i sold the mazda soon after.

Yep...problem is by the time i figure out I'm out of range...I'm WAY out of range. Also i don't drive around with maps on. I only use it when I'm pretty much lost. Who would think central VA with rolling hills and mostly cattle would be a major dead spot. WV i can understand, but most of that state is still super slow data it's physics and is what it is. Goggle left me high and dry in VA,WV,GA,NC,TN,FL, MD,and PA. So i have trust issues with it. I now have a road atlas in the truck.?

Mostly for the boat but also for my truck. I bought a Tom tom years ago when the accuracy was 1/4 mile and it's a pure piece of junk. It must have been there first prototype( it couldn't get me out of Virgina...seriously, i finally found a rt number i recognized and drove 9 hrs into MD). It was also worthless in WV as was my phone. I mainly need a bigger screen so i can zoom out to a larger map and still see where I'm at. That approx 1.5"x 2" screen was worthless. Although the tracking feature literally saved my butt on Guntersville (the single easy to use feature of it). I just can't seem to find a mid market one anywhere.

I had the lowest Garmin hikers gps. It's screen broke. I'd like to buy a new one but all i see are massive 4,000 ones with dual maps weather radar, sonar, tied into the trolling motor, etc. I'm just looking for one the size of a smart phone and most importantly EASY TO FREAKING USE. I tried some apps on my cell phone that were supposed to work without cell service..all I'll say is they were advertising vehicles. I can go up to $500 if it's really worth it and can be used in places other than the boat. Thanks

I really like the challenge of landing them when they run after seeing the boat. I wish I'd gotten a weight on mine, but i found out later i held it wrong. Only gone out once this year, my legs don't seem to want to go. Besides I'm taking a long trip later on and i get beat up loading about 1/2 the time. It can be rough loading by yourself in rough water and steep ramps.

Good sized Pickerel. Didn't cut the line? Maybe I'll go back to braid.

Big Plastic owl with the freaky glowing eyes has worked in my equipment barn for about 20 years now. Even keeps out groundhogs and squirrels. Yes it's hanging and moved every spring. Scares the crap out if you at night with a flashlight.

these wallmart ones work great driving, do a fair job at blocking the side sun, are polarized but i can still see the display on the truck and my phone. Which used to be impossible with clip ons. I just have to seat my prescription lenses into some flexible material around the sunglass lens. Yeah they are foster grants. i hope to get out on the water late next week to see how they work. I'll go to snakeheads lake MD.

If my legs still worked well enough and my balance was also better i would sell my wanna be bass boat and truck and buy a Kayak and a Subaru Forrester. In a heart beat. They can go places i can only dream off getting to.

Thanks to all, it greatly appreciated. The glare thing...duhhh so that's it i never put any thought into it. I looked on the Cocoon site and really liked the frames and there explanation. Around here only one place has them and they've always had the reputation of 300% more expensive. When I'm in that part of the county I'll check them out. Went to Walmart and to my surprise they had 3 racks of over the glasses sunglasses. I ask a female associate to pick out the green tinted ones (which wasn't many). I got a pair that has upper and lower ledges to block sunlight and wraps around. They actually look better than 1970s ones i was expecting. They were $20.00 so I'll take that chance. If they work better I'll look into ordering the cocoons. I think they were Foster Grants but I'm not sure. They seemed polarized when looking at the lights but i forgot to look on the tab.

Yes, prescription. Gradient ones at that. I have to get another backup pair soon, i didn't think to ask that if you can get the tint changing ones polarized. Thanks

Anyone know where i can get some good clip on glasses. I'm red/green color blind as was told to get green tinted ones and i will be able to see under the water better. I've tried three pairs of walmart ones so far and they're all the same. I'm not paying $200 for some hyped up pair at BPS or that tackle website without some assurance it will help. Big old people style wrap around with side shades would be best overall. Heck last year i ran up on two submerged stumps and a mud bank. Thanks