after talking for almost two minutes about selecting the right deep cycle battery and not an automotive battery you show us the compact automotive battery that you've been using for five years? Nice. Thank you for the video. Those of us new to kayaking do appreciate the help.

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Your vid was about choosing a battery for a motorized Kayak wasn't it ? You only briefly mentioned about amp hours ( Ah ) which should've been covered in as much detail as 70 % of the total vid time would allow and the remaining time explaining how deep cycle batteries should only be drained down to 80 % of full charge so you get the lfe expectancy that the battery was manufactured and rated for. The higher or more Ah ( amp hours ) the more electrical energy is stored and available to be used. You can calculate what you may need by a simple formula, V ( volts ) × amps = watts. For example if you have a 500 watt motor and expect to run that motor for 2 hours and would like to know the amount of electrical energy you have or will use simply multiply the amount of watts the motor is, 500 in this example multiplied by 2 ( hours of use ) = 1000 watts ( or 1 kW ). This works for all set ups being 12v, 18v, 24v, 36v, 48v etc, the volts your battery or batteries are must match what your motor is manufactured to accept. So the 500 watt motor running for 2 hours will use 1000 watt or 1kW, now for the batteries. If you had one 100 Ah 12 v battery it would hold 1200 watt or 1.2kW when at full charge, just multiply the volts by the Ah's to calculate this. So a fully charged 100 Ah battery would give you the 2 hours of use but would drain your battery down to bellow 20% of full charge and if done on a regular basis would greatly reduced the life expectancy of the battery. So to stay around the 80% of full charge for a 500 watt motor with a 2 hour run time you would want a 400 amp hour ( Ah ) set up. 400 Ah × 12v = 4800 Ah or 4.8 kW or 4800 watts of stored electrical energy. This way the 500 watt motor run for 2 hours and using 1000 watts over that period would drain 1000 watts from your 4800 watt 400 Ah 12v battery set up. This would leave just under 80 % of full charge capability in your battery set up and the full life expectancy of the battery set up should be expected that it was manufactured for.
Now this does not mean you need 1 400Ah battery, you could have 4 × 100Ah batteries run in parallel, that is the positive of first battery goes to motor then all other positives linked together then all the negatives linked together with the last negative going to motor ( the + and - going to motor must be at opposite ends of linked batteries ). This same principle can be done with any size or Ah batteries you like but it is recommend that they all be of the same size or Ah and about the same age or condition.
I hope this explains a little more to anyone that had no idea and didn't know what they should get for the purpose they want.

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Hi could you please tell me, can I use a jump starter to run a trolling motor?

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I am doing my second trolling motor mount on a kayak, and I went from a larger marine battery to a smaller deep cycle marine battery just due to easier to put in and out of yak. For the trips I take the smaller battery should do fine. Should be ready to go this week subscribe and see!

Greg Gieringer you please can you please explain your your battery and detail for me I am interested

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I have a question for you. I just bought a used kayak with 46lbs trolling motor and a 12v deep cycle 105amp battery. The trolling motor doesn't turn on anymore I think because the cables are bad and yeah obviously the battery is drained. He hasn't use it for about a year. Now my question is, if I have to get a new trolling motor, is 36lbs thrust would be enough for a 12ft kayak? Also, do you think I can recharge the battery after sitting for almost a year? To all the readers and subscribers, you're input is greatly appreciated.

stupid video! get 2 battery modules from a salvaged Nissan Leaf. that will give you 15 volts at 60 amphours.and only weigh 16 lbs.

Your describing batterys as ( Big Puppies) Johnson...You discussing dogs here or Battery.....what's up here?

i have a 3 person tandem sit on kayak and it weighs 86 pounds and i have a 55lbs newport trolling motor and a 12 volt marine battery, my main problem is that ot will only last 15 minutes at full thrust and will only last an hour overall, what battery would be best for this?

I just have a question for you I have the same cognac you do with the Mini Kota what battery do you use for yours

thanks for the info!!

Do you need to registered the kayak if it's powered?

I have a hobie pro angler 14 and was thinking of putting a small 3.5hp gas outboard on it , weighs 35lbs ,for going about 2 to 3 miles offshore, what I'm wondering is would an electric trolling motor do the job considering the waves and current of the water . I'd go with a huge battery as long as it doesn't weigh more than 35lbs . What do you think ?

Deep Cycle AGM battery with high Amp Hours (sealed battery beter). Simple formula...I use a 36lb Newport Vessels with a 100Ah battery and I can be on the water all day!! I can travel about 6-10 miles with the battery with a lot of full speed between marshes.

Maybe a little more information on the battery would be nice. Example, model number and specs for the smaller battery. Just a thought.

John- what was the amp hour of the odyssey battery , cost and weight of the battery ?

Well done, Toast.