Texasfisherman

No sticker shock here. Bought this one used as my first boat I’ve personally paid for. At the time the deal was too good to pass up. 2010 Nitro with 115 optimax with low hours for less than the price of the motor alone—at the time in 2012—($10,000). Now I’m starting to rig it the way I want it to be—starting with trolling motor setup.

Thanks for reply. Not overly concerned with cost—I mean I’m not gonna put lithium batteries in my boat but want to make sure what I do put in there is gonna perform well. I personally can’t believe the boat only came with a 12 volt trolling motor so I’m excited about upgrading. Looked at the Ulterra but concerned over the stow and deploy mechanism and longevity of it. Since I fish alone a lot I like the push off and have it stay put and come to me but not sure it is that important for me to pay another $1000 for it plus another feature to break down. I plan on researching good AGM batteries and running new cables and breaker for a new 24 volt motor.

I am looking to upgrade my trolling motor to a new minn Kota motor with spot hold and I think they only come in minimum of 24 volt Thank you for the response. So if my wiring to trolling motor plug is 4 gauge then I don’t need to run new wiring just change the plug out and add the fuse between the battery and plug? What’s the lowest gauge to safely run 24 volt system..6 gauge?

Hi, I have a 2010 nitro x5 bass boat and looking to upgrade my battery system. I have a motor guide trolling motor and an optimax 115 motor. Currently I have 2 batteries —both interstate batteries—one cranking and one deep cycle so I’m guessing my trolling motor is a 12 volt motor. If I upgrade my trolling motor to a minn Kota 24v motor I know I must add another baterry to my system but will I have to also change the plug out in the front for trolling motor? Also change out the on board charger? Any help would be appreciated here thanks