Despite having successfully built a lithium ion battery pack, I'd been toying with the idea of going even smaller & lighter on the battery for a while. I finally bit the bullet and upgraded again. The Jamboree was just as must of a shakedown/test run for me as it was a fishing trip.
My new battery is a 40aH lithium polymer battery. Weighing just 9lbs, it is readily portable, and takes up even less hull space. Seeing as though this hull is here to stay for me, it was worth the upgrade.
We launched just after 7am, and got back to the ramp around 2pm. The battery lasted just until I was about 1/4 mile from the ramp. It performed exceedingly well. I went from Jean Roberts Memorial park...hung around there for a few hours, headed SE to the flats, then down toward tydings, back out to the middle of the flats and back. Just under 7 hours of motoring.
I also tested out my Navionics "Fish 'n Chip" maps software for my GPS/Fish finder (Humminbird 386 ci DI). I scored it off of ebay for $80. It worked like a charm. It was nice having detailed contour information.
Here is a vid I threw together. No fish were harmed or caught in the making of this vid, unfortunately.
My new battery is a 40aH lithium polymer battery. Weighing just 9lbs, it is readily portable, and takes up even less hull space. Seeing as though this hull is here to stay for me, it was worth the upgrade.
We launched just after 7am, and got back to the ramp around 2pm. The battery lasted just until I was about 1/4 mile from the ramp. It performed exceedingly well. I went from Jean Roberts Memorial park...hung around there for a few hours, headed SE to the flats, then down toward tydings, back out to the middle of the flats and back. Just under 7 hours of motoring.
I also tested out my Navionics "Fish 'n Chip" maps software for my GPS/Fish finder (Humminbird 386 ci DI). I scored it off of ebay for $80. It worked like a charm. It was nice having detailed contour information.
Here is a vid I threw together. No fish were harmed or caught in the making of this vid, unfortunately.
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