Thread: Trolling motor question. 24v or 36V

I’m not sure how much your boat weights, but my old 24V Terrova pulled my 18’ Skeeter SF-175 at least 2.5 mph max easily, although my normally 0.2-0.4 mph trolling only used 25% of the group 24 AGM batteries on a 7 hour fishing day. Even 4 hours of pulling crankbaits at 1.5 mph doesn’t pull my battery down to but somewhere between 50-75% depending on conditions. If I had Lithiums, I’d easily go ahead and run the 2nd day in a row without charging overnight.

That same trolling motor now on my dad’s 17’ Skeeter SS-90 will pull his boat up to 3.0 mph.