20 hours , but the boat is home

Thanks IBD

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Man, spend the money on brand new and have issues...here's to hoping this is fixed quick and nothing else causes problems for years to come.

How much room you got on that thing? Seen a Tesla on a flatbed that did a tumble. battery is probably still good! I can do a bit of research on capacitor packs for you and we can attempt a "ludicrous speed" option for your trolling motor.

...oh yeah! thats gonna hurt!

Boats do eat batteries, the starting batteries.

Found it best to replace one every 3 years. About 10 years ago I put two batteries in my boat with a switch for 1,2, or both. Not been stranded since then. Did require me to wire in a second bildge pump, one on each battery.

“ The IQ and the life expectancy of the average American recently passed each other in opposite directions.”

d4570 wrote:

YUP an expensive American made boat with an American made motor and a chines battery??? Confused

Interstate or Exide would be my first choice. Cat batteries are awesome as well if you can find one that fits, they are made by New Penn Mfg (Deka)

Edited by MapleHill - 29 December 2020 at 16:58

YUP an expensive American made boat with an American made motor and a chines battery??? Confused

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beware of icebergs in the Missouri!!

there is a resemblence to Leo Confused

“ The IQ and the life expectancy of the average American recently passed each other in opposite directions.”

I'm glad to see you got that problem ironed out.

I'm not really a boat guy but I can't help but think of the Titanic every time I see one of your pictures boating through icy waters.

Wing master

I have always considered myself to be quite the bullshitter, But ocasionally it is nice to sit back and listen to a true professional......So, Carry on.

After an 1 1/2 hour drive in thick fog still black as sin we pulled in to the dirt boat ramp on the Missouri river. The thermometer on the truck said 4*. Rafts of slush ice flowed past us at the ramp. A few whacks with a spud bar broke most the ice OFF the dirt bank we where using as a ramp, the strong currant flushed it away. We backed into the black water, the boat instantly froze to the carpet covered bunks, first thing this spring we will put on roller bunks. We had the air-cooled motor running wail we loaded and got the boat ready, still running in the water. I helped the motor get the boat broke free and about ready to turn it loose. it died. We hit the key and it would not turn...

Dang we drug it out, tryer to jump it off the trolling motor, no good.

Up on the flat we un hooked and mover the truck around and put the jumper cables on it and let it charge for an hour. it fired right up and we got it in the water and off we go the sky was light by then we felt good. About 5 miles up stream it stumbled and stopped running, and the batter was dead as it can get. it is an EFI motor and the computer will not let it run or charge if there is no battery.

This battery is buried in the bowels of the boat and extremally hard to get to. We could not get the other battery into its spot and the cables where to short, jumper cables would not stay hooked up.

Now what? We walked back to the truck and got the truck battery that would fit and walked back with it and some proper tools. About noon now and it had warmed up to about 25*. We drove the boat back to the ramp put it on the bank put the truck battery back in, put the trailer in the water then wrestled the boat in to the trailer and hand winched it up. WOW what a hunting trip. Unloaded our gear out of the boat, and home. Here there are no "Mud buddy" dealers or work shops. We found a place that checked the charging system and battery. It is charging fine but the New batter with under 10 hours on it was junk. We got two battery's one for starting the other is for trolling, lights, and fox pro but it WILL fit in as a back up for the starting system. "MUD BUDDY" Wii be paying for a new battery, but we are back up and running for the morning...

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Thanks.

The boy and his wife were out in it today goosen.

Limits both, and a fun boat ride.

12/27/20 30* and still using the boat.

We are going out at butt 30 to do some night calling in the boat.

Calling for a low of +10* tonight, but little wind, sound like fun???

Let you know how a mud motor digs through ice. Dead

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