Lighting and 1/4" hail today. Did go buy a new trolling motor battery. One
had a dead cell. About 4 months out of 36 month warrantee.
Bill

"jps" wrote in message
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In article ,
says...

Never been fishing for dungeness crabs. Rod & reel, flyrod or ...surely
not crabpots.

On the off chance you're serious, the litte buggers can actually be
reeled in...using a stinky piece of chicken or other bait tied to a
line. They're so stubborn "they won't let go to save their lives." You
can only do this in shallow water since you have to be able to see them
to dangle the bait.

Otherwise it's a crabpot.

Even crabs have their seasons.

On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 02:01:27 GMT, "Calif Bill"
wrote:
Did go buy a new trolling motor battery. One
had a dead cell. About 4 months out of 36 month warrantee.

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Actually, that doesn't sound too bad for a battery in heavy
deep-discharge service. Any idea how many discharge-recharge cycles it
survived?

Not that many cycles. I probably use the trolling motor 4-5 weekends a
year.
Bill

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 02:01:27 GMT, "Calif Bill"
wrote:
Did go buy a new trolling motor battery. One
had a dead cell. About 4 months out of 36 month warrantee.

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Actually, that doesn't sound too bad for a battery in heavy
deep-discharge service. Any idea how many discharge-recharge cycles it
survived?

"Calif Bill" wrote in message nk.net...
Not that many cycles. I probably use the trolling motor 4-5 weekends a
year.
Bill

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 02:01:27 GMT, "Calif Bill"
wrote:
Did go buy a new trolling motor battery. One
had a dead cell. About 4 months out of 36 month warrantee.

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Actually, that doesn't sound too bad for a battery in heavy
deep-discharge service. Any idea how many discharge-recharge cycles it
survived?

On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 07:10:03 GMT, "Calif Bill"
wrote:
Not that many cycles. I probably use the trolling motor 4-5 weekends a
year.
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That's not many cycles at all. There's a couple of things that will
extend life if you're not doing them already. Probably most important
is to avoid discharging more than 50% if at all possible. The 50%
level corresponds to about 11 volts under load, and it should bounce
back to about 11.2 or 11.3 in a short time under no load. Next, is to
always recharge promptly, preferably with a good quality 3 stage
charger which can recharge to 100% without cooking the batt. Last but
not least, consider using a couple of 6 volt golf cart batts wired in
series (assuming a 12v trolling motor). Golf cart batts are cheap,
have as much capacity as an 8D, and will take a LOT of deep
charge/recharge cycles. They are rated for about 400 cycles if not
discharged much past 50%.

It's a 24V troller. I think the moving in and out of the boat bounces them
enough to short a cell at times. When I raced cars in the 60's and early
70's, the batteries did not last a very long time. We all ran Sears
Diehards as they were warranted for life at one time.
Bill

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 07:10:03 GMT, "Calif Bill"
wrote:
Not that many cycles. I probably use the trolling motor 4-5 weekends a
year.
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That's not many cycles at all. There's a couple of things that will
extend life if you're not doing them already. Probably most important
is to avoid discharging more than 50% if at all possible. The 50%
level corresponds to about 11 volts under load, and it should bounce
back to about 11.2 or 11.3 in a short time under no load. Next, is to
always recharge promptly, preferably with a good quality 3 stage
charger which can recharge to 100% without cooking the batt. Last but
not least, consider using a couple of 6 volt golf cart batts wired in
series (assuming a 12v trolling motor). Golf cart batts are cheap,
have as much capacity as an 8D, and will take a LOT of deep
charge/recharge cycles. They are rated for about 400 cycles if not
discharged much past 50%.

On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 05:16:59 GMT, "Calif Bill"
wrote:
It's a 24V troller. I think the moving in and out of the boat bounces them
enough to short a cell at times. When I raced cars in the 60's and early
70's, the batteries did not last a very long time. We all ran Sears
Diehards as they were warranted for life at one time.
Bill
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You'd need 4 golf cart batts for a 24v system of course, but I think
you'd be impressed with their durability. They have very thick plates
and are built for exactly the type of deep discharge service that you
see with a trolling motor.

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 05:16:59 GMT, "Calif Bill"
wrote:
It's a 24V troller. I think the moving in and out of the boat bounces
them
enough to short a cell at times. When I raced cars in the 60's and early
70's, the batteries did not last a very long time. We all ran Sears
Diehards as they were warranted for life at one time.
Bill
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You'd need 4 golf cart batts for a 24v system of course, but I think
you'd be impressed with their durability. They have very thick plates
and are built for exactly the type of deep discharge service that you
see with a trolling motor.

But I have to remove the batteries for charging as I store my boat at a
place with no electricity. The 2 group 27's do the job, and 3 years and $60
is acceptable.