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BAD BEHAVIOR wrote:Heath cant lose 50 lbs, that would be his head!! That Gourd head bastid!!!

Now here you are with great friends who are concerned for your well being and only trying to help you shrink as a person and what do you do....you viciously attack them...you big bastid you

Thomasville tractor sells interstate marine batteries.229-226-9314 BB did I see the Triton on pavo rd yesterday eve?

Hit-n-Miss wrote:Thomasville tractor sells interstate marine batteries.229-226-9314 BB did I see the Triton on pavo rd yesterday eve?

Yes, I am gonna go Sunday. Pulled it over to the cabin, gotta work on this side of the world for the next few days. Plannin on going and doing a little prefish for the JUne tourney. Oh yea and MD, KMA.

If you want good service don't call Thomasville Tractor.

birddog wrote:If you want good service don't call Thomasville Tractor.

We sell interstate batteries at Waukeenah Fertilizer, probably a long drive from your parts, but none the less we have them. Just need to know what kind and size. 850-997-4460 Ben

AC Delco, Deka, odyssey, optima blue tops would be my choice

Optima Blue tops are not a good choice for a 12 volt system, they do not take a full drain of power well...I've had my optima's (same batteries) on a 12 volt and 24 volt system - night and day difference in performance.

Odyssey - my only beef with these batteries are that the weight savings to reserve capacity is not that great.

Optima D34M - 120 Min reserve and weigh 44 lbs
Odyssey PC1200 - 78 Min reserve and weigh 38 lbs
That is only a 6 lb savings

Delco Voyager Group 24 - 125 min reserve and weigh in at 43.7 lbs

Here's the math on a flat bottom type boat: "The XF20 hull weighs 450 lbs as designed. At a displacement of 1,000+ lbs, equal to two or three fishermen, engine and gear, the draft will be only 3". The buoyancy and stability are impressive: it takes 413 lbs to increase the draft by one inch." Not your boat, but a good example to show you what type of weight it takes to increase draft

So when we talk about two batteries that range in weight from 76 lbs to 100 lbs your really splitting frog hairs on your type boat. If you had a technical poling skiff we would be singing a different song.

That said I would buy something like AC Delco or Optima's that you can get locally and if you have any issues in two years you can carry them back.

If you really want to save on weight don't carry a 120 qt cooler full of ice and drinks. Don't carry a cast net, don't install a fixed VHF and antenna...buy a handheld...your on a flats boat, if the boat breaks, get out and walk back. Buy a light cooler, pick up an ICEY Tek and then pick up a Coleman, your not buying ice for an expedition into the bush. There are many ways to save weight in a boat.

Smart money would be on some Group 24 AC Delco Voyagers IMO

BAD BEHAVIOR wrote:

Hit-n-Miss wrote:Thomasville tractor sells interstate marine batteries.229-226-9314 BB did I see the Triton on pavo rd yesterday eve?

Yes, I am gonna go Sunday. Pulled it over to the cabin, gotta work on this side of the world for the next few days. Plannin on going and doing a little prefish for the JUne tourney. Oh yea and MD, KMA.

I'll be at Ecky Sun hail me on ch 14

10-4 Hit-n-miss.

BAD BEHAVIOR wrote:Oh yea and MD, KMA.

If I were so inclined, at least I wouldn't have a hard time finding it

Delco voyager

This light weight Battery thread is turning into BB"s Light weight Skiff Thread....it keeps getting heavier and heavier.

Get yourself a couple of monkeys to turn the trolling motor prop really fast. Nannars are cheaper in the long run.