"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Mon, 6 Nov 2006 18:45:32 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


I've been thinking about AGMs for the Ranger, but I'm getting
conflicting information about their worth as a trolling motor battery.
I'm planning on upgrading the 24 volt to a 36 volt trolling motor so
it might make sense to use AGMs.

I'm just not convinced of their worth in that scenario.

I don't have a lot of experience with them, other than the motorcycles and
they seem to work fine. When we were in Florida I had a little 10' plastic
fishing boat with a small (30lb thrust?) Minn Kota trolling motor. (we had
a small, stocked pond behind our house) I bought an AGM battery to use
alternately with a regular lead/acid of about the same rating, so I could be
charging one while the other was in use. Both worked fine and I never
really noticed any difference between them in terms of capacity or length of
service per charge. Obviously, the AGM has an advantage in the fact that it
won't spill.

Eisboch