BATTERIES - Trolling motor

[jccnash22]

I've got 3 interstate batteries for my troll motor. Minn Kota 4 bank charger with battery conditioner. Stays plugged in when not on the water. Main thing is to monitor the fluid levels in your batteries. Keep them topped off and you should get quite a few years out of them.

If not, you can expect no more than 2-3 years on a battery.

Heard great things about optima batteries, just too pricey for me....!!!!

[cajun bill]

Originally Posted by jccnash22

I've got 3 interstate batteries for my troll motor. Minn Kota 4 bank charger with battery conditioner. Stays plugged in when not on the water. Main thing is to monitor the fluid levels in your batteries. Keep them topped off and you should get quite a few years out of them.

If not, you can expect no more than 2-3 years on a battery.

Heard great things about optima batteries, just too pricey for me....!!!!

That's the beauty of AGM's, no maintenance and getting to my batts under the console to check water levels is a real PITA. Regarding expense, I got them from Amazon, $175 each with no tax or shipping charges and 5% back on Amazon store card. Then, to top it off, I turned in my old batts at AutoZone yesterday and got $10 each store credit where I saw the same Optima batts selling for $225. So, in effect, the batts ended up costing me about $150 each. Even if they don't last 9.5 years, I still think they are worth it, but that's just me. I've also heard good things about Interestates.