Trolling motor batteries

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will

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I'm looking to replace my batteries for my Motor guide xI5 36 volt trolling motor .
Looking for suggestions on best brands
 
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Great Northern Battery Systems in Hamilton. I'm with @Red Gator totally. GNBS has low, mid and high grade options and their prices are more than reasonable. The order their batteries by the skid load. They move a ton of batteries.
 
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walleyeman said:
Hi Wave Runner. Thanks for posting that link/article. Would you know who sells Dakota Batteries around here in London area. I'm interested. Thanks.
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The only place I know where to buy them here in Canada is from cabelas.ca. and they have a few on amazon.ca as well.

Cabela's Canada

Quality Hunting, Fishing, Camping and Outdoor Gear at competitive prices.
www.cabelas.ca www.cabelas.ca

 
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What is your budget? If you can swing it go with lithium. Also did you see the post Bandwagon made?
Walleyeman I bought my Dakota's last spring at Pro Battery in Fonthill.
 
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I'm going with 31 series AGMs for repowering this spring for my 36v Ulterra. My local mechanic sells Magnacharge and rates them better than the Interstates he used to carry. I don't trust current lithium technology to not burn my boat down. AGMs don't lose power stored and aren't affected by the cold and handle deep discharging better than flooded lead acid.
 
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quackers said:
I'm going with 31 series AGMs for repowering this spring for my 36v Ulterra. My local mechanic sells Magnacharge and rates them better than the Interstates he used to carry. I don't trust current lithium technology to not burn my boat down. AGMs don't lose power stored and aren't affected by the cold and handle deep discharging better than flooded lead acid.
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Couldn't agree with you more quackers! That's all I have ever purchased. Love my AGM's and yes- I think it's a little early yet to be messing around with Lithium Batteries. Might take a couple more years of refinement and testing plus the more the manufactuers keep producing them and the prices should come down. Let's hope so!! To new in the game.
 
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Wave Runner said:
The only place I know where to buy them here in Canada is from cabelas.ca. and they have a few on amazon.ca as well.

Cabela's Canada

Quality Hunting, Fishing, Camping and Outdoor Gear at competitive prices.
www.cabelas.ca www.cabelas.ca

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Thanks W.R. I'm just looking and preparing myself for the next round of major purchases! I'm still a little bit leary on the topic of Lithium Batteries. The LAST thing I need is a fire started onboard! No thanks. Next year I will need to replace all 3 batteries.
 
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walleyeman said:
Thanks W.R. I'm just looking and preparing myself for the next round of major purchases! I'm still a little bit leary on the topic of Lithium Batteries. The LAST thing I need is a fire started onboard! No thanks. Next year I will need to replace all 3 batteries.
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I not that concerned about the fire aspect so much now with these newer LiFePO4 batteries unlike the lithium ion. Their price is just too high for my liking. Since I installed the Minn Kota alternator my two 31 series acid batteries for my Motor Guide trolling motor hardly even get discharged no matter how long I'm out. For my fishing I no longer see the need for the much-added expense of lithium in order to get more run time.
 
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Wave Runner said:
I not that concerned about the fire aspect so much now with these newer LiFePO4 batteries unlike the lithium ion. Their price is just too high for my liking. Since I installed the Minn Kota alternator my two 31 series acid batteries for my Motor Guide trolling motor hardly even get discharged no matter how long I'm out. For my fishing I no longer see the need for the much-added expense of lithium in order to get more run time.
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I hear-yah about the price. Will see what happens with that. Right now- I'm stickin with AGM's.
 
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We find interstate deep cycle batteries hold up well. We've ran a solar system off them for about 11 years. My 10 year old 31 can run the 70thrust trolling motor for 40+ hours on 1/3 throttle.
 
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walleyeman said:
Couldn't agree with you more quackers! That's all I have ever purchased. Love my AGM's and yes- I think it's a little early yet to be messing around with Lithium Batteries. Might take a couple more years of refinement and testing plus the more the manufactuers keep producing them and the prices should come down. Let's hope so!! To new in the game.
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Dakota Lithium was founded in 2008, Lithium Pros 2011, Battle Born Batteries opened for business in 2014, just to name a few. Lithium boat batteries are hardly new technology.
 
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I think the fire concern is over rated. 15 years ago my oldest boy and I where running lithium RC batteries when they where “hazardous”. I even charged and ran badly puffed packs. I charged those ones outside, but never ran into a fire concern. Yes it can happen, does It happen often? Probably not. The major lithium battery makers have been at it a while. I’ll tell you though, I’ve been to at least a couple of house fires that where semi rural and burned to the ground as a result of lead acid battery charging in the garage that went wrong. Battery fires are not the exclusive domain of lithium!
 
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Porkpie said:
I think the fire concern is over rated. 15 years ago my oldest boy and I where running lithium RC batteries when they where “hazardous”. I even charged and ran badly puffed packs. I charged those ones outside, but never ran into a fire concern. Yes it can happen, does It happen often? Probably not. The major lithium battery makers have been at it a while. I’ll tell you though, I’ve been to at least a couple of house fires that where semi rural and burned to the ground as a result of lead acid battery charging in the garage that went wrong. Battery fires are not the exclusive domain of lithium!
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Thanks Porkpie. Thanks alot for posting this info. I am relieved! Great news and very informative.
 
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Porkpie said:
I think the fire concern is over rated. 15 years ago my oldest boy and I where running lithium RC batteries when they where “hazardous”. I even charged and ran badly puffed packs. I charged those ones outside, but never ran into a fire concern. Yes it can happen, does It happen often? Probably not. The major lithium battery makers have been at it a while. I’ll tell you though, I’ve been to at least a couple of house fires that where semi rural and burned to the ground as a result of lead acid battery charging in the garage that went wrong. Battery fires are not the exclusive domain of lithium!
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I’ve had two different battery chargers overcharge my sla (I’m using Agm now) and I heard buzzing and seen smoke from one charger, thank God I seen it before it caught fire. I think the bms on lifepo4 is something most ppl forget about. That bms would have stopped the batteries from over charging, thus no smoke or near fire if I had been using them instead of sla when my charger kept charging. That to me is a safety feature worth having. I think some ppl are possibly thinking of Tesla’s catching fire?
 
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live2fish said:
I’ve had two different battery chargers overcharge my sla (I’m using Agm now) and I heard buzzing and seen smoke from one charger, thank God I seen it before it caught fire. I think the bms on lifepo4 is something most ppl forget about. That bms would have stopped the batteries from over charging, thus no smoke or near fire if I had been using them instead of sla when my charger kept charging. That to me is a safety feature worth having. I think some ppl are possibly thinking of Tesla’s catching fire?
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Live2fish- Better to be safe than sorry! That's why I am sticking with AGM's. Lithium Batteries right now are to friging expensive for my liking! I can purchase 3-AGM's for almost the price of one Dakota Lithium Battery and like I said- I need 3! My pockets are not that deep my friend. Just saying.
 
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walleyeman said:
Live2fish- Better to be safe than sorry! That's why I am sticking with AGM's. Lithium Batteries right now are to friging expensive for my liking! I can purchase 3-AGM's for almost the price of one Dakota Lithium Battery and like I said- I need 3! My pockets are not that deep my friend. Just saying.
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It’s why I’m also sticking to AGM for now. Cross my fingers my new charger doesn’t do what previous ones did.
 
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