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By Crow Hunter · Posted
I just figured that it is easy enough to just get a 3 bank so when the boat is not in use I can keep all 3 batteries charged. I have not bough a charger yet, maybe I will give it some more thought. Edit: After thinking this over, with the size, weight, and heat output of the charger (as well as the cost) I think it makes sense to just buy a 2 bank charger, I have a smaller charger i can use on the starting battery when the boat is sitting at home. Forgive me, for i am a retired engineer and I have to obsess over everything... -
Congrats on the motor! I think you’ll like it. I can’t say much on the charger location but I’ve seen them under the lid in back compartments and under center rod lockers. 160 degrees is more than I expected to hear. Curious why you’re opting for a 3 bank charger with a 24V trolling motor. Unless you don’t feel you be running you big motor enough to keep that battery up as well? -
By Crow Hunter · Posted
I did buy an Minnkota Ulterra, thanks for the recommendations. I had a bunch of Cabela"s bucks saved up, which helped. Now i need to get an onboard battery charger. Where do you guys mount these things in your boat? The manufacturer I am looking at {Noco genius) says tht their 3-bank charger will run at 160 degrees, seems like a lot of heat in an enclosed compartment? Thanks for any input on this. -
You're very lucky a troop of Sea Monkey's didn't carry you away. -
By bobbymalone · Posted
Wasn't terrible at a state park beach. Antelope island maybe. I wouldn't recommend it as a beach destination tho. Figured I was there, I'm getting in it. -
The water looked and smelled disgusting with hundreds of thousands of birds sh*tting in there. About as gross as the Salton Sea. When I duck hunted there I didn't even want to touch the water. -
By bobbymalone · Posted
It's kinda gross with the algae in the summer but I got in it anyway. Wanted to see the increased bouyancy at work. You can kinda tuck yourself into a ball and you'll just float with your head above water. When dry off you look diamond encrusted with the salt. -
By Macgyver55 · Posted
We went to the flats too. I dipped a tire on the rental car onto it just to say I’ve been there,but it was still pretty soft from winter melt. After seeing some moron in a BMW suv get dragged out of the muck I had no intention of repeating his stupidity. -
I've been out on the flats. It's like being on a different planet
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Boat - 1850 Crestliner Sportfish
Motor - 135 Optimax
Old Prop - 14.5x19 Mercury Blackmax 3 blade.
My boat was experiencing quite a bit of cavitation when cornering at higher speeds and was really bad when pulling tubers so I was looking for a prop with better bite. In my BoatingWorld magazine they had an advertisement for the Aluminum 4 blade Turning Point prop, so I started looking into them. These props looked to be priced really reasonable, so I thought it was worth a shot.
By using their prop selector tool I determined that I should go with a 14x19 prop for higher speed and less load or a 14x17 for higher load/pulling. I decided on the 14x19.
Yesterday I took it out for a test run and could instantly tell that I could corner much better with my prop trimmed up without needing to trim the motor down (happy). The hole shot was also very nice. One thing to keep in mind is that if you intend to troll with your big motor, the 4 blade pushes more water, so your trolling speed will likely increase. My boat will only troll down to ~2.8mph going forward now, which I believe is faster than when I had the old prop on. This doesn't bother me since I use my bow mount for trolling walleye's.
The local stores in town wanted 129.99 for the prop and around $40-50 for the hub kit. I found the prop at an online retailer for $78 and the hub kit for $31, so it only cost $~118 shipped to my door for everything. I am pleased with the results and feel like I didn't need to break the bank to get them.
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