Best Trojan battery

[goose925]

Plan on buying a couple of deep cycle trojans.Never used them before but come highly recommended on this site.I need only deep cycle(have starter).My bm maxxum is 12v.

[BATMAN]

I'm sure this was stated on another thread,
so forgive me for repeating.
For your bow mount you might look at the
Trojan SCS-225. Its a group 31 with enough
power to get by. I know you indicated you
had a 12V motor but have you considered using
two 12V batteries in parallel. Also remember
that the group 31 battery is slightly larger
than the standard group 27. If you need to
look at the group 27 because you are limited to
to a tight location you'll need to look at the
model SC200B (group 27). Stay away from the
group 24 batteries that are smaller still. With
batteries it's best to go with quality and size.

Good luck,
BATMAN

[Doc Johnson]

The SCS200 is a 27 series battery. With a CONTINUOUS amp draw of 15 amps. That means having it continually running drawing 15 amps, not turning it off and on, and fully charged, it will run for 6 hours. On continuous 10 amp draw it will run 9 hours.

The SCS225 is a 31 series battery. With a CONTINUOUS amp draw of 15 amps, running constantly without variation it will run 7 hours. At 10 amps it will last 10 hours on continuos draw.

Remember, if you are running it at a lower amp draw and/or turning it off and on during the day, it will last longer than the hours stated above. I don't know of any one who leaves it on continuously at high amp draw for 7 hours. Remember, your bow mount is a positioning motor not a trolling motor.

Dimensions of the SCS200 is L12 3/4 inches, W is 6 3/4 inches, and H is 9 3/4 inches

The SCS225 is a little larger, L13 1/4 inches, W is 6 13/16 inches, and H is 9 3/4 inches.

SCS200 weights 60 lbs, the SCS225 weighs 66 lbs.

Hope this helps.

Doc

[Steve(CO)]

Doc, I agree with everything you have said except one point. There are those of us who DO use our bow mounts as trolling motors. I have my boat rigged so I can sit in the stern and control the motor with a long foot pedal cord. When the wind is not too bad, I prefer the quiet of the electric. Since my boat is a console and not a tiller, I find I have better control of two rods (legal in Colorado), one off each side because I am sitting in the middle rather than off to one side at the wheel. This is especially true fishing bouncers where I need to keep adjusting the depth. If it is really windy or I'm on a trip where recharging is a problem, then the gas motor gets the use. This year I will try something I read in the new In-Fish walleye books for really windy conditions; that is setting the gas kicker to troll straight ahead and use the bow mount for directional steering so I can stay in the stern.
I also agree with Batman to go with two 12v batteries in parallel. My new rig is a 24v, but I ran a 12v motor in parallel for about 5 years with great results. I used to carry two batteries and switch them, but then you have a period where one is running down before you switch over. That way you never get the full potential of that first battery. Parallel batteries give you longer run time at full power in my experience.

[chrism]

I would like to try this paralell mounting. How exactly are the two batteries connected to eachother to keep the 12 volts? Can they be recharged both at the same time while hooked up(with one 12v charger)this way?

[Hawgeye]

To parallel batteries you hook the red terminal on battery "A" to the red terminal on battery "B" and for the negative they also connect together. In essence you will be doubling the capacity of run time. Don't do this with two different size batteries or two different age of batteries because the weakest of the two will deplete the capacity and life of the other.