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!
You would be wanting a Deep Cycle Marine battery. These come in the
newer 'spiral cell' technology with no free electrolyte to spill
something like a gel battery, but better. I believe EXIDE make most of
them, well lots of them anyway. See:
http://www.exide.com/products/marine_rv/orbital_deep_cycle.html
You could also look into the golf cart batteries, but they are only
smaller because they are 6 volt usually. A small 12 volt battery won't
get you very far.
Folks also sell nice solar chargers for those type of setups so the
battery will last a lot longer, weather permitting.
In a canoe, you 'really' want to make sure the canoe has enough
flotation to hold up a battery before tying it down, let alone just the
motor so if you tip, the canoe doesn't go straight to the bottom.
Flotation can be added so it will at least hold up the weight of the
motor on the tail end of the canoe, otherwise....
Mike
