04-25-2022, 07:32 PM
DuBob, we are in the same boat, age wise! My first boat had a 32lb Johnson 12 volt on it. 18ft Glastron. I was never able to upgrade that, but fished with my buddy in his 20 Ranger w/36V system. What a dream. When I got my current ride, 18ft Skeeter Walleye, Deep V hull, I looked at the 36V systems, but no room for the 3 batteries. Went with the 24V Terrova and have enjoyed it. I also have a 15hp kicker if I need to do some fast trolling, but most of what I do is pulling for Crappie at .5-.7mph. The 80lbs do just fine. For that and general fishing, I can get 8-9 hrs out of a charge now. When new, I could get 2 days out of my AGM's. I will be replacing them with two new ones here shortly, like you I can't justify the cost of Lithium. Like I also said, the new AGM's will probably outlast me !!!!