Electric motor on a Drift Boat

SurfnSully

SurfnSully

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Does anyone have an electric motor instead of gas on their driftboat? I am looking at options to a 6hp gas motor for lakes and am wondering about ability to run for a half or full day on a lake?

Thanks in advance :cool:
 
SurfnSully said:
Does anyone have an electric motor instead of gas on their driftboat? I am looking at options to a 6hp gas motor for lakes and am wondering about ability to run for a half or full day on a lake?

Thanks in advance :cool:
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Recent discussion when I was looking for the same. I ended up with a weize 100 ah battery and a long shaft minn kota endura max.

PhilR

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A couple of weeks later and one trip with the new setup. I’m pretty happy with the motor, plenty of thrust and no battery drain. I have a slight beef with weize though. They didn’t include the little plastic terminal covers in the package as promised. When I reached out they said they don’t have any to send and I should try to find them locally. If I was selling 2-300 dollar batteries I’d have a bin of parts to help with service recovery.
 
could run a 55# Minn Kota all day on a 100 amp LifePO4 lithium battery and then some. I use my gasser to run to the first stop then use my MK for any runs under a quarter mile. Today I moved a bunch, battery showing 80% charge with four fishing days since the last charge.
 
SurfnFish said:
could run a 55# Minn Kota all day on a 100 amp LifePO4 lithium battery and then some. I use my gasser to run to the first stop then use my MK for any runs under a quarter mile. Today I moved a bunch, battery showing 80% charge with four fishing days since the last charge.
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a little bit of a drift here , I have two 100 amp LifePO4 that I am going to install in my boat once I get settled in Montana on our annual summer trip to run my 24 volt Minn Kota . Will be ordering a new onboard charger to support the lithium . Anxious to see how much more run time I get . Running I pilot or spot lock uses a lot of battery during the day .
 
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