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FSH 252/255 Trolling Motor Project

Listen to Miles!
He is a Pro!
 
My redneck fix was to:
  1. Take off the plastic side plates (which you have to do to mount the motor anyway).

  2. Slide each starlock washer off its pivot pin.

  3. Use a mototool (e.g., Dremel) to cut a groove into the pivot pin for the starlock washer to grab.

  4. Slide each starlock washer back onto its pivot pin.

The best (and most elegant) fix would be to replace all of the pivot pins with cotter-lockable clevis pins:
Interesting, I see it, thanks for the images and for such detailed info!
 
How has the 63AH battery been working out for you? Is it safe to say you can get a days worth out of it for trolling? I’m about to order a trolling setup and have a 65AH battery in the cart. I like the idea of less weight if I take it out on the regular for charging or more space for family trips etc. My wife and I are just getting into fishing and quickly realizing how much we need a trolling motor lol. Tossing the anchor is getting old fast… thanks
 
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How has the 63AH battery been working out for you? Is it safe to say you can get a days worth out of it for trolling? I’m about to order a trolling setup and have a 65AH battery in the cart. I like the idea of less wait if I take it out on the regular for charging or more space for family trips etc. My wife and I are just getting into fishing and quickly realizing how much we need a trolling motor lol. Tossing the anchor is getting old fast… thanks
That is HIGHLY dependent on how much power you use. The length of the day on the water, wind, current, trolling speed etc.. if you are just going to use it for spot lock where there is no current, that takes a lot less power. It is also dependent on the type of trolling motor you have, brushless motors use about 30% less energy for a given amount of thrust.

Can you provide a few more details based on what I said above?
 
That is HIGHLY dependent on how much power you use. The length of the day on the water, wind, current, trolling speed etc.. if you are just going to use it for spot lock where there is no current, that takes a lot less power. It is also dependent on the type of trolling motor you have, brushless motors use about 30% less energy for a given amount of thrust.

Can you provide a few more details based on what I said above?

Yeah mostly going to use it for spot lock. I’m looking at the Minn Kota Terrova 36v 72”.
 
Yeah mostly going to use it for spot lock. I’m looking at the Minn Kota Terrova 36v 72”.
Brushless motor?? I pilot ?
If I were you, and you can swing it I’d put in 100Ah battery bank… better to have the capacity and not need it… if you put them in a solid battery box you can put some stuff on top of the battery box..

I spend long days on the water and use my trolling motor, Rip Tide Ulterra non brushless motor, a lot. I’m usually down to 20% of my 100Ah LFP battery bank by the end of the day.

Here’s a great battery saving tip if you are trolling a lot, use the engines to supply additional thrust and let the troller do the navigating for you.
 
Brushless motor?? I pilot ?
If I were you, and you can swing it I’d put in 100Ah battery bank… better to have the capacity and not need it… if you put them in a solid battery box you can put some stuff on top of the battery box..

I spend long days on the water and use my trolling motor, Rip Tide Ulterra non brushless motor, a lot. I’m usually down to 20% of my 100Ah LFP battery bank by the end of the day.

Here’s a great battery saving tip if you are trolling a lot, use the engines to supply additional thrust and let the troller do the navigating for you.
After looking I thought it was but I don’t think it’s brushless..
 
How has the 63AH battery been working out for you? Is it safe to say you can get a days worth out of it for trolling? I’m about to order a trolling setup and have a 65AH battery in the cart. I like the idea of less wait if I take it out on the regular for charging or more space for family trips etc. My wife and I are just getting into fishing and quickly realizing how much we need a trolling motor lol. Tossing the anchor is getting old fast… thanks

I installed a Motorguide Xi5 72" 36v trolling motor and a 50Ah lithium battery on my 220 FSH about a month ago. I've only had it out a couple of times with my two kids, so this is by no means scientific or comprehensive, but my anecdotal experience is that it will last us several days of (mostly spot-lock) use in calm to moderate weather.

On my two outings one day was fairly windy, I mostly used spot-lock but also trolled around with it some; we were out for 3-4 hours each day, and only used about 15% of the battery all told. I'm not a hardcore fisherman on this boat and we likely won't have long days of hard use (I have skiff as well), so for our needs I'm very glad I didn't buy a bigger battery (which wouldn't have fit well anyway). Hope that helps.
 
Just want to toss in that installing a shunt battery monitor is a bit of a must… they’re pretty inexpensive at $100. The victron energy one works great with the free Bluetooth app and is pretty valuable. The legacy battery monitors will not work well with LFP batteries as the voltage on the lfp batteries stays high right until the end, and the voltage is a lot higher on the lfp batteries than lead acid.
 
I installed a Motorguide Xi5 72" 36v trolling motor and a 50Ah lithium battery on my 220 FSH about a month ago. I've only had it out a couple of times with my two kids, so this is by no means scientific or comprehensive, but my anecdotal experience is that it will last us several days of (mostly spot-lock) use in calm to moderate weather.

On my two outings one day was fairly windy, I mostly used spot-lock but also trolled around with it some; we were out for 3-4 hours each day, and only used about 15% of the battery all told. I'm not a hardcore fisherman on this boat and we likely won't have long days of hard use (I have skiff as well), so for our needs I'm very glad I didn't buy a bigger battery (which wouldn't have fit well anyway). Hope that helps.

Great info, smaller boat but little smaller battery than I’m looking at. I appreciate it. Seems like great run time for 50AH
 
Just want to toss in that installing a shunt battery monitor is a bit of a must… they’re pretty inexpensive at $100. The victron energy one works great with the free Bluetooth app and is pretty valuable. The legacy battery monitors will not work well with LFP batteries as the voltage on the lfp batteries stays high right until the end, and the voltage is a lot higher on the lfp batteries than lead acid.
I just researched and found that they have a brushless version Terrova for a few hundred dollars more so I swapped them out in the cart. I’m sure that is a big help on battery life.
 
The 63AH battery has worked great for me.
I am a casual user though.
We deployed it several trips, lasting 5 hours each, mostly spot lock.
It was still over 75% charged at the end.

As mentioned above, each use case scenario is different, but I highly recommend the 63AH Dakota Lithium for the occasional angler.
 
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The 63AH battery has worked great for me.
I am a casual user though.
We deployed it several trips, lasting 5 hours each, mostly spot lock.
It was still over 75% charged at the end.

As mentioned above, each use case scenario is different, but I highly recommend the 63AH Dakota Lithium for the occasional angler.
The 63AH battery has worked great for me.
I am a casual user though.
We deployed it several trips, lasting 5 hours each, mostly spot lock.
It was still over 75% charged at the end.

As mentioned above, each use case scenario is different, but I highly recommend the 63AH Dakota Lithium for the occasional angler.

Good to know. I went with a similar sized battery. Ordered everything off Amazon yesterday. Luckily I have the much better 2024 trolling motor bracket.
 
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