On Dec 17, 12:36 pm, VtSkier wrote:
donquijote1954 wrote:
What would be a good light battery for trolling motor for canoe.
Someone told me they come in motorcycle size battery. He told me to
get "gel."

Thanks!

"Gel" batteries are the same as regular lead-acid
batteries. The advantage is that they use a semi-
liquid electrolyte, are sealed and don't leak.

I need that they DON'T leak.


Car-size gel batteries can be had from electric
wheel chair suppliers. Don't know about motorcycle
size except that by being smaller they won't have
as much stored power. In other words, they won't
last as long per charge.

I see.


Are you proposing this for packing in? If so
why? Paddles are ever so much lighter and last
as long as you do.

Still paddling, but occasionally using it to extend range and make it
"more romantic."

I'll be drinking beer and singing instead of paddling.


Are you driving to a boat launch? If so, why
worry about weight. A car size battery weighs
somewhere around 40 pounds. Not unreasonable
for a canoe. Keep it toward the middle and
lashed down.

They sell boxes for it, but lash down to what? This is my canoe...

http://www.madrivercanoe.com/adventure-14

If the whole thing is too complicated and/or expensive, I may just
abandon the project. I bought the stabilizers already but I can use
those for fishing, etc.