Dan Krueger writes:

A 12/3 extension cord 100' long will run you $40 or so. That is enough
to get the job done. 14ga and 16ga from the local Home Depot probably
aren't enough and not worth the small savings.

Not so. The battery charger is a very small load.

Add at least 1 more battery, and add an on-board charger, Get a long, heavy
duty extension cord (12 ga) with a GFI safety circuit. I would plug the cord
into a GFI protected outlet as well, to be extra sure.

You could also bury 1" plastic conduit and run 12 ga wire out to your dock
for a GFI outlet.



"crystal11509" wrote in message
oups.com...
Need to get a new battery for a small pontoon boat used on a small
electric only lake. The motor in a Minnekota. Was hoping to learn
about some light weight battery/batteries, or some way of not having to
carry those batteries on a regular basis to be charged. (Not aging
gracefully, and the bad backs aren't getting any better with the
years.) Appreciated any suggestions! thanks

"Richard J Kinch" wrote in message
. ..
Dan Krueger writes:

A 12/3 extension cord 100' long will run you $40 or so. That is enough
to get the job done. 14ga and 16ga from the local Home Depot probably
aren't enough and not worth the small savings.

Not so. The battery charger is a very small load.

What if she wants to use the cord for something else at some point? It's
dumb to buy a cord that long in a gauge too light for future endeavors.

"crystal11509" wrote in message
oups.com...
Need to get a new battery for a small pontoon boat used on a small
electric only lake. The motor in a Minnekota. Was hoping to learn
about some light weight battery/batteries, or some way of not having to
carry those batteries on a regular basis to be charged. (Not aging
gracefully, and the bad backs aren't getting any better with the
years.) Appreciated any suggestions! thanks

Get a small 200 watt Honda generator and remove muffler. Have it running
when you are fishing to annoy the neighbors who made that ridiculous rule in
the first place.

Richard J Kinch wrote:
Dan Krueger writes:


A 12/3 extension cord 100' long will run you $40 or so. That is enough
to get the job done. 14ga and 16ga from the local Home Depot probably
aren't enough and not worth the small savings.


Not so. The battery charger is a very small load.


I was gonna say..... you could run a 15 amp tool off that 12 ga
extension cord.

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Fri, 07 Apr 2006 11:30:42 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Richard J Kinch" wrote in message
1...
Dan Krueger writes:

A 12/3 extension cord 100' long will run you $40 or so. That is enough
to get the job done. 14ga and 16ga from the local Home Depot probably
aren't enough and not worth the small savings.

Not so. The battery charger is a very small load.

What if she wants to use the cord for something else at some point? It's
dumb to buy a cord that long in a gauge too light for future endeavors.

Agreed. - Always buy the heaviest extension cord available for the
length. All of mine are 12 ga. and I have one 10 ga which I bought at
an auction.

Heavy sucker.

Don't start with me, Tom. Just don't.

"Mys Terry" wrote in message
...
The distance in this case is a pretty important factor. I don't think
a 15 amp "tool" is going to be very happy on a 100 foot 12 gauge cord.


You're correct. To have a not greater than 3% voltage drop, a 15 amp load
on a 100 foot cable would require #8 wire.
See http://www.elec-toolbox.com/calculators/voltdrop.htm for a voltage drop
calculator.

John Wentworth wrote:
"Mys Terry" wrote in message
...
The distance in this case is a pretty important factor. I don't think
a 15 amp "tool" is going to be very happy on a 100 foot 12 gauge cord.


You're correct. To have a not greater than 3% voltage drop, a 15 amp load
on a 100 foot cable would require #8 wire.
See http://www.elec-toolbox.com/calculators/voltdrop.htm for a voltage drop
calculator.

I really appreciate all of the responses. Very helpful. Educational.
Entertaining, at times....Because of your input, I feel sure I won't
be carrying those batteries again this summer. I'll be out boating
instead. Hopefully, you will be too. Thanks, again.

John Wentworth wrote:
"Mys Terry" wrote in message
...

The distance in this case is a pretty important factor. I don't think
a 15 amp "tool" is going to be very happy on a 100 foot 12 gauge cord.



You're correct. To have a not greater than 3% voltage drop, a 15 amp load
on a 100 foot cable would require #8 wire.
See http://www.elec-toolbox.com/calculators/voltdrop.htm for a voltage drop
calculator.



Contractors use 100' 12ga extension cords every day to power large saws,
rotary hammer drills, and other big tools powered by their generators.
10ga or bigger would be expensive, hard to find, and not necessary.

Dan