Only getting around 4 hours out of new Terrova trolling motor while pulling cranks!!

[LowellZ]

I also can go 2 days. Must be something else wrong.

What batteries are you using sir?

[LowellZ]

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artcarney thank you so much for all of your help I stil don't know which direction I am going to go I want to hear how much these batteries that everyone else is using cost and then I will make a decision.

[M R Dux]

If you have the room and can stand the weight, I would recommend any crankbaiter who can't afford lithium (like me) to buy Trojan 1275 golf cart batteries and forget about running out of battery power. Your regular charger will work fine with them.

We ran 9 hours with 4 of us in my 3000 pound Excel last week at Grenada with no noticeable power drop.

[Gomer Snerd]

Try to pull downwind and tilt your motor up

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[bajacoop]

Dive in deep and get some lithiums.

[artcarney_agr]

If you have the room and can stand the weight, I would recommend any crankbaiter who can't afford lithium (like me) to buy Trojan 1275 golf cart batteries and forget about running out of battery power. Your regular charger will work fine with them.

We ran 9 hours with 4 of us in my 3000 pound Excel last week at Grenada with no noticeable power drop.

But you've got a 36v system, correct? He's running 24v, which I think is the main issue with his setup.

It probably would have been cheaper for him to have gone with 36v and had the increased capacity of the 3 battery system, whether it was Walmart batteries or the Trojan 1275

Yes, he'll gain more amp hours with the Trojan 1275, which I think is a 150 amp hour rated battery, but I'm afraid that the gain won't be enough for his over-worked 24v system with only 2 batteries.

[artcarney_agr]

I haven't seen this asked yet - is the LiveScope being run off of the trolling motor batteries? That was a big addition to your setup.

If the answer is yes, then you need to consider adding a battery dedicated solely to the LiveScope, which may greatly help your issue.

[LowellZ]

I haven't seen this asked yet - is the LiveScope being run off of the trolling motor batteries? That was a big addition to your setup.

If the answer is yes, then you need to consider adding a battery dedicated solely to the LiveScope, which may greatly help your issue.

I do not have anything but the trolling motor on my two TM batteries in fact I already moved the Livescope off of the cranking battery because that thing is a beast on power usage.

[LowellZ]

Try to pull downwind and tilt your motor up

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I have not tried tilting the TM up but unless its calm I always pull downwind :/

[LowellZ]

If you have the room and can stand the weight, I would recommend any crankbaiter who can't afford lithium (like me) to buy Trojan 1275 golf cart batteries and forget about running out of battery power. Your regular charger will work fine with them.

We ran 9 hours with 4 of us in my 3000 pound Excel last week at Grenada with no noticeable power drop.

I just can't bring myself to pay Lithium Prices HA But I am interested in the Trojan 1275. Grenada is my home lake is there a place around here that you can get those batteries at a descent price?