Battery and charger recommendations

[airshot]

Just some food for thought here.....your old 17#  trolling motor will draw the same or more battery power than a newer 36# or higher motor.  Many improvements have been made over the years on reducing the battery draw on newer electric motors.  Today, everyone wants 55# or higher electric motors, so there are quite a few 36-45# thrust used motors out there that would actually use less battery power in the long run as long as you don't run wide open.  Yet you would have extra power if you really needed it.......again just some food for thought.....good luck...

[BrianMDTX]

A fair point. 
 

I was out yesterday and as always, for the most part I am running the motor at 1 or 2 most of the time. Coming back I did run it at 4 and I was surprised at how fast (relatively speaking lol) that I was moving. It was leaving a wake. Not big, but a wake is a wake!

 

What surprised me is that when I connected the charger, the battery was still between 60%-80% charged. The first two times I used the motor it was at 40%-60% charged. So I am very satisfied with the performance of the battery and a 38-40 year-old motor lol. 

[WRB]

Before anyone buys lithium batteries please read Cobalt Red by Siddharth Kara.

All lithium batteries cells are made in china, domestic lithium batteries only make battery cases for lithium cells.

Good technology that belongs made back where it was developed Here!

Tom