Watersnake T18S Speed Test on Hobie Kayak Ep.73
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- Watersnake T18S electric trolling motor speed test on a Hobie kayaks. This is run on a 35 AMP marine lead acid battery. The speed was fine with a low speed of 2 mph and 4 mph on fast setting. This built is for me to cover longer distances without tiring me out. The battery last anywhere from 2.5 hrs to 7 hours.
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Gears:
6'6" medium light hellbent rod
6'6" LL bean Medium rod
5'0" Gander mountain Ultralight
7'-0" St Croix Mojo Insore Medium Heavy
7'-0" St CRoix Avid Ishore X-heavy
6'-3" Majorcraft Solpara Light Jigging
6'-3" Majorcraft CRostage Light Jigging
penn clash 2500
Penn Slammer 4500
Penn SSV 3500
Stradic 2500
Quantum Smoke inshore Baitcaster
Daiwa Seagate Star Drag
15lbs braided line
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Very grateful for your informative, thorough and SHORT video. Hear that the rest of you UA-cam posters?
Love your honesty i too want a more leisurely outing & who likes a headwind on the way home so a little help encourages more outings.
Thank you sir. Agreed the heat and the sun will def beat you up so a little bit of help goes a long way. Fish on!
Thank you for the information on Ah consumption, this was really very useful ... Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the detailed measurements.
Good test. 2-3 mph and 4 is perfect for most trolling. Will add one because I like idea of one line out lazy trolling and have hands and focus free on casting top water at same time. Keeping constant trolling speed is not easy and just boring without some casting.
I agreed with the speed for trolling. It also helps when you have to cover long distance. Have fun with your little project and let us know how it goes. Tight lines
Get a LiFePo4 lithium battery, about 1/3 of weight, no voltage drop, honest amp-hours.ALso, there's the 24lb thrust version of same motor. To better control speed, $20 PWM controller from ebay/amazon. To see consumption , $10 RC Power meter
Bunch of us tristate yakers are on stripersonline
+Rashid Karimov thanks for watching and I really appreciate the tips. I'm just a poor fishinerman..so $$ is an issue. Plus. I only use the motor when I really have to which is rarely.lol
Those batteries are expensive though :/
That's some decent power on that thing
It works for a small kayak but bigger boat might feel like moving a barge.
Interesting info planning to buy one good results 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks for watching. I hope it works out for you.
Nice yak/setup!💯💪👊LET'S GO!!! Awesome vid!
Thanks for watching. I need a new kayak though.
way cool! Thats how id do it! I could use the exercise though lol, one reason i love sw fly rodding coming back I feel I aint that old yet lol but that sucker is way cool specially when the day will be long
Thanks Jerry. I too need the exercise but this is good when I'm feeling a bit lazy which is very often. Fish your way.. its the best way.
I love your spin on it! Cool! I hear ya Gills hehe
i install t24 on the rudder .use the drive and motor together , work great against current .
Good idea. I'll have to look into that. Fish on
I saw one of those being used before. It's an interesting idea. Here in NC, you have to register your kayak if you use a trolling motor with it so I haven't bothered. Thanks for the demonstration!
Thanks for watching. Registration is required in some states. We have to do it.
Here's where he fails.... "The battery last anywhere from 2.5 hrs to 7 hours.'" What he does not say and perhaps does not know .... is the fact that with a lead acid battery you are not suppose to drain the battery down all the way.... only 50% ...making his 35 ah battery a 17 1/2 hour battery.... if he did drain it, he now has a battery without much life left in it. The best and as far as I'm concerned the only way to go is with lithium.... it cost more but you get much more.... I have a 50ah BattleBorn and I can safely drain it down all the way if I so chose. You also get more life from lithium and it weighs 1/3 of what a lead acid weighs. Bite the bullet and buy lithium. Another good thing about the BattleBorn batteries is the fact that unlike some others you can get another one and combine them and double, triple the power.... I might buy another 50ah in the future giving me 100ah. Nice
Yes lithium is better but titan is the best 😉 but ıt is all about the money unfortunatly. Both of them are expensive
Great video! Could you do a video on how you build it? That would be great for your viewers like me. I would love to try this out on my kayak so I can venture out farthur. Thanks!
Thanks for watching. There are so many built videos out there for reference i thought it wouldn't be necessary on my part. I'll put up some links.
So why not the t24sw ?
T24sw would be great if you have a bigger yak and needs more power. The battery draw is the main reason I selected the T18s and also don't want to carry 60 lbs of battery on my yak. Lithium battery would help but too costly.
Does that total time include continuous use or on/off use ?
What would the total weight be with all your gear?
This is very cool, I am considering getting one of these. How does it do in current? I fish on the Columbia River and it can get pretty tiring dealing with that current.
Same reason I'm looking at this trolling motor.
Would i be able to use a 12v vehicle battery to turn it the watter sake electric motor t18s?
Hi am use car Battery for my motor 5 years no problems battery exede 65 amp motor haswing 20 lbs max speed 5 km/hr mix speed around 4/5 hrs
Not sure if he understands the fact that since he has a lead acid battery of 35 amps.... he actually has only 17.5 useful amps.
You are not supposed to draw these batteries down to 0. You can only do that with Lithium.
You have the motor backwards the whole time. You were actually in reverse. The prop isn't made to function that way. Your "speed test" is void for these facts.
Not nearly fast enough.
how stupid, giving a speed reading into a current. Would it not be smart to mention how much of a current your working against. Or do it on a flat tide