I think from what Bob told me he has crank battery and seperate lithiums for his Minnkota., livescope etc. draw lots of juice. You will get better performance if you use separate dedicated power for it. Bob you might be ok since your battery for your garmin is seperate from your trolling motor batteries but when running main or down-riggers that can cause interference. I have a 50 ah 12 v lithium for my 106 garmin. I ran out of juice at Powell after long day using sonar live scope GPS. I’m
Considering the new 16volt 70ah for my gishfinders ( I’m putting a second one on soon) apparently these units can run from 12 to 18 volts, I’ve been told you get much better signal on higher voltage, they run cooler and draw less amps at 16 than 12?? I’m bad with electricity so it’s all over my head but in reading about them that’s what I come up with.
As for PROP I agree you are over propped, you should be able at WOT WITH 115xs and CORRECT PROP for load and elevation, to hit MAX RPM which FOR YOUR MOTOR 6300. Many Recommended top RPM at 6000. DURING BREAK IN ONLY GO MAX FOR A MINUTE OR TWO EVERY 10 minutes as recommended in break in procedures. What prop did dealer put on ? Most often THE dealer chooses the prop they put on your boat. My dealer first recommended 17 inch stainless, but the rigging crew decided 18 stainless for our area/elevation and it appears to be perfect for elevation of local lakes and I did not over rev at Powell.
They do have a limiter I am told but you are not near that RPM level .
As far as lean I had a little of that in my new Crestliner. At lake Powell I had a slight lean that I could easily trim out for level running , but
I was able to redistribute heavy tackle bag ( yes it’s that heavy) and our cooler and it was pretty much not an issue. How does your boat sit in water while stopped? Are all the batteries on port side or center ? Also extra gear, anchors etc. are they balanced in storage?? Things to consider. I have a 9.9 kicker on my port side so I expected some lean but as mentioned even with passenger I was able to balance out load pretty easy. I also tell all the fish in livewell to stay on starboard side!!???
Sounds like lots of fishing and fun ahead for you!
See you on the water.
Considering the new 16volt 70ah for my gishfinders ( I’m putting a second one on soon) apparently these units can run from 12 to 18 volts, I’ve been told you get much better signal on higher voltage, they run cooler and draw less amps at 16 than 12?? I’m bad with electricity so it’s all over my head but in reading about them that’s what I come up with.
As for PROP I agree you are over propped, you should be able at WOT WITH 115xs and CORRECT PROP for load and elevation, to hit MAX RPM which FOR YOUR MOTOR 6300. Many Recommended top RPM at 6000. DURING BREAK IN ONLY GO MAX FOR A MINUTE OR TWO EVERY 10 minutes as recommended in break in procedures. What prop did dealer put on ? Most often THE dealer chooses the prop they put on your boat. My dealer first recommended 17 inch stainless, but the rigging crew decided 18 stainless for our area/elevation and it appears to be perfect for elevation of local lakes and I did not over rev at Powell.
They do have a limiter I am told but you are not near that RPM level .
As far as lean I had a little of that in my new Crestliner. At lake Powell I had a slight lean that I could easily trim out for level running , but
I was able to redistribute heavy tackle bag ( yes it’s that heavy) and our cooler and it was pretty much not an issue. How does your boat sit in water while stopped? Are all the batteries on port side or center ? Also extra gear, anchors etc. are they balanced in storage?? Things to consider. I have a 9.9 kicker on my port side so I expected some lean but as mentioned even with passenger I was able to balance out load pretty easy. I also tell all the fish in livewell to stay on starboard side!!???
Sounds like lots of fishing and fun ahead for you!
See you on the water.
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