another battery question

[garyw]

With the lakes being so rough, is the lead acid battery an ok choice for my tin boat?  they're buried under the rod locker in the bottom of the boat. not much air down there. would it be safer with an AGM?

a real rookie question I'm sure.

thanks

[fishinwrench]

What year is the boat?    Was there anything but lead acid batteries available when the boat was new?

[garyw]

boats new the dealer put lead acid in it. fish hunter brand

being a dumb i let it set most of the winter without being plugged in.bat woun't take a charge now

 

[Dutch]

It would definitely be cleaner with the agm.  I switched to them to avoid spills.  I don’t ever plan to go back.

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

If the Battery is pretty new, Take it to Ellis battery. They sell and warranty the Fish Hunter Batteries.  Ive ran those for a while

[top_dollar]

As long as Ive owned a boat its been a tin boat with lead acid batteries.  They will be just fine on TR or anywhere else in Missouri.  Ive always bought cheap walmart batteries, and replaced them every year or two.

[snagged in outlet 3]

Do AGM's weight more?

[garyw]

about the same about 65 lbs for 100 ah

a lithium ion 100ah weighs 27 lbs BUT cost 4 times as much 

 

[Dutch]

3 hours ago, garyw said:

about the same about 65 lbs for 100 ah

a lithium ion 100ah weighs 27 lbs BUT cost 4 times as much 

 

If you are putting it on a trolling motor reserve capacity is what you should be looking at.

[garyw]

yep 115 ah each