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Originally Posted by wdmso
Mike the power of advertising is great but I can think of 3 spots I could use this , just to hold the boat over marked fish
Did a bit more research units run from 1200 to 2500 bucks 12v ones not enough thrust so 24v are like 80 lb. And 120lb units are 36v so iam back to where to shove 3 batteries
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I don't have spot lock,the sales man at West tried to talk me into it, it was way more than I wanted to spend, and I didn't see a big enough advantage to pull that trigger, guys I know that have them swear bye them, but the difference between 12 ad 24 volts is night and day,not just dfor for the thrust, or for the smoothness and lesser amp draw, but just the overall make up of the rig, much beefier.... I've been running trolling motors in salt water since 1974, long before most people tried it...I moved from 12 to 24 volts last year, mostly for the longevity, I wear out a trolling motor every 3 years, I'm hoping for the price the 24 will go a bit longer..I use reverse a lot to hold position ( which I am told is a killer on trolling motors), mainly because I have mine stern mounted, alone, everything happens from the stern, also it suits my style much better than a bow mount( which I tried and hated)
My boats 18' I've got 4 batteries under the console, I had to do some manipulating to get them there...I'd also recommend an on board charger if you don't have one,I've had my pro mariner 3 bank charger for 5 years now, no issues.. once I went to 24 volt I had to reconfigure the wiring for the charger so each trolling motor battery is independent, I let the ACR join the boat batteries once the main one is charged to keep all 4 100%..