My IPilot is Pretty Awesome But....

[Marque]

Ok, so I bought a new boat and it has an I Pilot. I am pretty amazed with it for the most part but there are a few things that have me wondering. The anchor feature is invaluable but if you are in a strong current the motor will basically run non stop anywhere from half to full throttle. This puts some serious drain on the batteries. I have a 36 volt and after 2 to 3 hours the batteries are pretty much drained. This is my first 36 volt so I am not sure if I am asking too much of it or if I have bad batteries. To me it seems like it should have a little more juice than what it has but I due realize it is bucking some serious current holding a heavy boat in place. The batteries are interstates and look to be about a year old. If it is the batteries how do I tell if they are all bad or if its just one? Can you burn these things out running them hard? Anyone have any experience using the anchor feature in a strong current?

[bgizzle]

Clampy does . I had a 101 normal and I could push my 24' bay boat all day long in a stout wind and not kill the batteries. All my batteries were gel though. Idk if that makes a difference.


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[meaux fishing]

Bad batteries. Might just be 1. I could run mine all day with regular batteries Now I have agms and I could probably fish in heavy current two days straight

[wishin i was fishin]

Been thinking about swapping mine out to AGM. Im having the same issues with interstates on my ipilot, 24v though. they are slowly loosing capacity. mine are starting year 3 so im due to replace after this season.

[bayouchub]

Your charger should tell you if batteries are bad and if only one or two which ones they are.

[Clampy]

I've anchor locked mine in strong current for a few hours with no problems.
It does awesome if the current or wind is constant in one direction. I don't use it much when it's calm.

[smooth move]

Turn your motor on and check eA cb one with a volt meter

[Marque]

Thanks guys. I probably just replace them all with AGM. Where's the best place to buy them?

[jl8200]

Ive been looking at Amazon and they have a great deal on on Optima D31 AGM battery for like 218. Everwhere else its about 250.00.

Amazon.com: Optima Batteries 8052-161-FFP D31M BlueTop Starting and Deep Cycle Battery: Automotive

Amazon.com: Optima Batteries 8052-161-FFP D31M BlueTop Starting and Deep Cycle Battery: Automotive
Amazon.com: Optima Batteries 8052-161-FFP D31M BlueTop Starting and Deep Cycle Battery: Automotive