My name is Tom Issermoyer and I am a new member. I currently own an electric boat I use to fish the Baltimore Maryland water supply reservoirs with access restricted to electric boats only. I bought a used 15 ft jon boat, and purchased a heavy trailer to accommodate the weight of an electric boat. I built a flat floor, fishing decks and battery covers from aluminum. I painted the exposed aluminum with non-skid textured paint. I installed seats, bilge pump, Minn Kota trolling motor, two Humminbird depth finders and a Ray Electric Outboard Motor (Ray).
The Ray is a 48 volt tiller model built around 2005. I use 8 - 6 volt batteries Deka batteries for the Ray and two additional 12 volt AGM batteries to power the trolling motor and depth finders. I joined this group so I can learn more about electric boating. Many Baltimore electric boaters are spending over $20,000 increasing motor size and using lithium batteries to increase speed and range. I hope to maximize range and speed of my boat without spending large amounts of money.
Tom Issermoyer
Posted by: THOMAS ISSERMOYER <tjisser@comcast.net>
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