Trolling motor battery question for you guys

**maachuu** · 03-10-2011, 12:58 PM

I just bought a new battery last year for my trolling motor, but I am wanting to get a longer lasting one. the one I have now is a Walmart one. I have read and I see mention of AGM and then 27's, 31's and optima. My question is this, my trolling motor is the PDV2 with iPilot 12volt. What would be a good battery for my case ? I have a separate battery for cranking the motor, so this will be solely for the trolling motor and another thing is being able to find a good battery up here in the sticks

thanks

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**satdoc1** · 03-10-2011, 01:08 PM

If ya gonna use it for pullin cranks ya best get two of them and tie them together!

**torch** · 03-10-2011, 01:09 PM

2 group 27's or 31's tied together.

**"G"** · 03-10-2011, 01:10 PM

Group 31 is the way to go if you have enough room for that size. Best thing would be two group 31's if you going to be pulling cranks a lot. Wire them in paralell for 12 volts.

**maachuu** · 03-10-2011, 01:13 PM

ahhhh hadnt thought of 2 instead of one, okay what battery u guys suggest that will hold up to be recharged alot ? local parts store has optima and I just looked at the AGM at cablelas

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**SUPERTECHMRI** · 03-10-2011, 01:13 PM

I use 2 group 27's tied in paralell and get 6-7 hrs pulling cranks

**"G"** · 03-10-2011, 01:15 PM

Originally Posted by maachuu

ahhhh hadnt thought of 2 instead of one, okay what battery u guys suggest that will hold up to be recharged alot ? local parts store has optima and I just looked at the AGM at cablelas

m

Go to your local NAPA store and get two Deep Cycle group 31's....NAPA batteries are good, Delco's are good ones also.

**jiggshooter** · 03-10-2011, 01:18 PM

if you can spare the money just get you a 24v trolling motor and 2 brand new batterys

**maachuu** · 03-10-2011, 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by jiggshooter

if you can spare the money just get you a 24v trolling motor and 2 brand new batterys

well cant really spare the money (but mad money could show up) but the main thing is that I just bought this trolling motor last year

**DonDon** · 03-10-2011, 01:30 PM

Or do like me. Ima feed Major a heck of a meal plus a couple drinks of Belezean Rum as payoff to helping me install it. LOL Guess I gotta do more than burgers this time since I'm putting him to work though. LOL have to do some HOT TUB steaks

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