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Location: Kronenwetter, WI | I'm replacing my maxxum with a terrova on my 619. The maxxum is an 80 and I very very rarely run low on juice. The 80 seems like plenty of pulling power, but I'm wondering if the electric steering will reduce running life on the terrova. If so I think I'd look at a 101
Thoughts?
Edited by Cowboyhannah 11/28/2012 9:57 PM
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Location: Stevens Point, WI | 80 will be just fine but if you have the room for three batteries, go 101. If you've got the biggest batteries you can get, you won't have any issues with the 80. |
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Location: On the X that marks the mucky spot | I have the 80 on a 21' bass boat and have sucked the batteries down in about 4-6 hours of very heavy use. If you fish big water get the 101. They don't last nearly as long as a Maxxum (my old trolling motor). |
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Location: Kronenwetter, WI | Then I'm thinking if igo 101, iinstead of getting a new 4-bank, I could pick up a single bank for my starting battery and run the three tm batteries on my current 3-bank. |
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Location: On the X that marks the mucky spot | I bought mine from these guys: http://www.okefenokeeoutdoors.com/Minn-Kota-Terrova-101us2i-pilot-W...
$1500 |
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Location: Lake Country, Wisconsin | Im a 619 owner myself and run the 101...it's a great setup, and theres plenty of room in the back for four batteries...Go with the 101 for sure, the extra money will be well worth it |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | Cowboyhannah - 11/28/2012 10:19 PM
Then I'm thinking if igo 101, iinstead of getting a new 4-bank, I could pick up a single bank for my starting battery and run the three tm batteries on my current 3-bank.
that's what i did. you can splice it into the other power cord so that when you re-charge you just plug in one wire.
not even a question cowboy ... go 101 |
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Location: Kodiak, AK | You'd not regret the 101 by any means, but there's two prevalant schools of thought. One is always buy as much power as you can afford. And for an outboard, I agree 110%. But for me, I was running an 80 on my boat and it did fine. I had four batteries on the boat and it was a tight fit. Came time to get a new Riptide and 101 crept into my mind...and this was where I considered the second school of thought, and that is that the extra battery has to "earn it's keep." And by that, I mean is the extra weigh, cost, and space worth the extra power? An easy answer is "of course it does!" And on big water, I'd say yes without much futher discussion. But if you fish alot of no wake lakes or do more trolling than you do casting then the 80 is plenty and you'll save the weight of the battery and have more space for baits or a first aid kit. And remember, batteries ain't light. So your boat is gonna have to move it and while it may not slow you down much, I know bass guys that closely watch their tx weights and worry about 30 lbs for a second Power Pole. So if you watch your weight, the extra battery needs to be worth the weight. With all the crap I've added to my boat, I've noticed a reduction in my top end. But I'm seldom driving up in that range, so not an issue and I like the extra weight for rough water handling.
I ended up going with the 101. I fish entirely big water, strictly casting and seemingly always in the wind. I was able to modify the interior of my console and shoehorn a battery in there and worked a split lead to my two aft batteries to allow my four bank to charge five batteries.
As far as the Terrova using more juice...technically, I'm sure it would. But I can seldom think of a time I killed my 80 on my tug in even a long day of heavy fishing. That said, the 101 moves my boat a full 1 mph faster than the 80 did and it has iPilot on it, which I do use more often now in a continuous mode and I'm sure if I ran the 80 to that extent, I may have ran it down much lower. But I used that motor in much more of a momentary fashion. |
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Location: menasha wi 54952 | I have the 80 Terrova on my 692. Have never even come close to wearing down the batteries in one day. I am not a walleye guy except for a few days in the spring. I tried trolling with it at 1.7 mph just to see how long it would last. 12+ hours of trolling and still had 1/4 of a charge on the batteries. If you can afford the 101 get it but I think it would be overkill. |
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Location: Kronenwetter, WI | Thanks for your thoughts. I think I'm going 101... Gonna lurk int the shadows all winter looking for a good price.
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Location: Lake Country, Wisconsin | got mine on ebay last winter for 1490 shipped.... |
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