Electric Motor

[Iggy]

Need to buy a small electric motor, back of rented boat. So portable but strong enough for trolling for walleye.  Is 30 lbs strong enough. 16 foot boat with 2 fishermen?

Bet place to buy?

[Big Cliff]

Personally I would go with a 55 lbs thrust, don't forget you are also going to need to haul a deep cycle battery too. I know they are expensive but I would suggest a lithium iron phosphate battery because of extended range and light weight. Start by checking prices on Amazon, use those prices and reviews to narrow down your search. Hope this helps.

[Iggy]

I've got a deep cycle battery but I'm having trouble charging it. Any tips on checking if it's still a good battery would help too.

Man they are big and heavy 

I was thinking 55 would ve better but how much better. Is this enough to get you vack home if you engine ever kinked out?

Edited February 5 by Iggy
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[CrowMan]

1 hour ago, Iggy said:

I've got a deep cycle battery but I'm having trouble charging it. Any tips on checking if it's still a good battery would help too.

Man they are big and heavy 

I was thinking 55 would ve better but how much better. Is this enough to get you vack home if you engine ever kinked out?

I would go with a 55lb motor, especially with a 16ft boat if you want to move with anything above a crawl to get back to port. With electric motors, like a lot of things, bigger is better than smaller.

I would definitely invest in a lithium battery. A 100ah weighs 20lbs vs 60lbs for a lead-acid.

I bought my third 100ah lithium just before Christmas. Tru Off Grid.com a local shop in Milton, ON. Always good to support a local retailer, rather than Amazon, etc

AOLithium...8 year warranty, BMS, low temp protection, and Bluetooth monitoring. Being able to instantly see the state of charge on your phone is a real benefit. $249 CDN. At that price it's cheaper than a AGM battery. Not sure if he's still offering the same deal.

 

[Iggy]

Wow expensive battery but a third the weight. Sounds like a no Brainerd

Thanks 

[glen]

I’ve trolled with my 30lb. It will do 5mph on full. So at half throttle check the drain on the battery then you’ll know how many hours you can run.  

[CrowMan]

20 minutes ago, Iggy said:

Wow expensive battery but a third the weight. Sounds like a no Brainerd

Thanks 

Expensive ?? It's only a couple of bucks  more than a Cdn Tire 100ah lead-acid that has a 1 year warranty ...no brainer is right !

Edited February 5 by CrowMan

[AKRISONER]

with the price of lithium batteries finally hitting the floor, lead acid just don’t make sense anymore!

 

especially in boating where weight savings are everything!

Edited February 5 by AKRISONER