Electric trolling motor

[tracmaster]

optima yellow top will fit right in the standard box if your battery is under the seat. here is a link to some mods i did including the battery.tracmaster - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

Hope this helps
tracmaster

[EWS]

Battery

That's good news. I will be buying a yellow top for my argo. Nice mods also.
Thanks for the prompt reply.

Ride Safe

EWS

[Rabenfels]

yellow top batteries

great details and hints on batteries and el. trolling motors. Questions, please: 1. Which specific yellow top to get? 2. Has anyone turned the handle (top) of the el. motor around so one can mount it in front and has it pushing rather then pulling? Thanks for the input.

[tracmaster]

ews... Try it ..perfect fit and the cover still works.

Tracmaster

[bearclaw46]

Bought a blue top

Tracmaster, I bought an Optima blue top last weekend and am about to buy my motor mount or transom from Argo. I looked at the blue top and it's about the same specs as the yellow top but was like $10 cheaper at Costco. I think I paid $155 for it. We have no sales tax in Anchorage but I did have to pay a $9.00 core deposit on it. What do you think of the blue top?? It looks to be the same size as the yellow top but a bit cheaper which may be an option also.

[RKlingborg]

I think (I know dont hurt my self) Optima changed there line up, my yellow tops have screw mounts but a freind bought his from Costco and could not hook hem up to his camper becouse they had no screw mounts and the only other diffrence was mine are 6yrs old. so he had to get blue tops. were my blue tops only say rv and marine his new blue tops say they are starting to. so Optima must have stream lined there batterys, so you dont have to look for yellow top with light gray or darker gray sides.

[bearclaw46]

Optima blue top

I think my blue top has both the old lead posts and some studs with wing nuts on them, I don't know about the screw in's on the side or top. I'll have to check. That's another thing, I need to check the Minn Kota to see how they hook up to a battery. I may be taking it back if either of the blue top hookups don't work.

[beungood]

what about those twin 82hp trolling set ups mounted to the hull put out by Do ya dare floaters? anyone try them looks like a sweet set up.

[tracmaster]

Bearclaw... dont know much about the blue top ..The yellow top is for starting and also a deep cycle...i personally would go with the yellow top..Glad you liked the mods.

Tracmaster

[bearclaw46]

Tracmaster

pretty sure the Blue top I bought is a deep cycle also.

[Cougar]

50 LB

I was on E-Bay bidding on 50lb. minn kota 100.00 plus 30.00shipping not bad. Then I checked Wal Mart 199.00 for the same one, so I'll go with the new one for 60.00 more and if it doesn't work I can take it back. Cougar Here's a link to Wal Mart Walmart.com : Minn Kota Endura 50 42" Trolling Motor : Fishing & Boating

[lewis]

Hi cougar; Just a couple questions.
What kind of speed and length of operation can you expect from this unit? Is there some past experience with these on you amphib? What type of battery are you using or plan to utilize for this?

I have one(Trolling motor) on my 87 Bomber. I never ran the battery down but then again i am not the avid fisherman that most are.

Thanks
Lewis

[Cougar]

Hi cougar; Just a couple questions.
What kind of speed and length of operation can you expect from this unit? Is there some past experience with these on you amphib? What type of battery are you using or plan to utilize for this?

I have one(Trolling motor) on my 87 Bomber. I never ran the battery down but then again i am not the avid fisherman that most are.

Thanks
Lewis

Iam new to this, this we be my first time. I have a big old deep cycle battery I going to put in the back. I have a conquest 8X8 so I hope the battery and motor will level it out. Cougar

[Lead Butt79]

battery

If I remember right a guy at a battery store told me a Optima battery cant exept a fast charge it will kill them they are considerd a deep cycle and a fast charg will kill them faster than a slow charge. like i said im not 100% positive on this.

[GREASEMONKEY]

I have been running optima batteries for quite some time now! I have charged them fast at 75A with no trouble! Be careful of the auto parts store guys. They rarely know as much as they think! I used all different kinds of batteries when I worked installing stereo's, and optima is by far the toughest. They will take a beating like nothing else.