LiPo batteries for fish finder

My fully charged Hobie 12v battery is about 13.3 V DC.......I can operate my Humminbird 768 about 22-23 hours before recharging it.
Suggest obtaining a voltmeter to see what your battery is charging up to before you use it.....maybe your battery or charger is not up to snuff?

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Dr.SteelheadCatcher
Warrenton, OR

I'm using one similar to this. Runs my Garmin 151DV for days.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Portable-12V-DC-9800mAh-Rechargeable-Li-ion-Battery-CCTV-B4-2-3-lens-AF100-GH2-/181550482081?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a454082a1

https://www.austinkayak.com/products/17785/NOCQUA-Pro-Power-Kit-Battery-Pack.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Shopping:%20ACK%20PLA&scid=scplp2795920&gclid=CNKd3e_ptcYCFVIbgQodXQUMiQ

Nocqua makes one for about 2x the cost and 1/2x the power and it's water proof.
Works well but the ebay unit looks good too!

This is impossible, the standard Hobie battery is only 9Ah. A typical fish finder consumes between 0.75 and 1.5 Ah, so doing the math 9/0.75 = 12 hours or 9/1.5 = 6 hours.

silasvirus82...Sorry, I disagree, my Humminbird 768, using my DVOM, the DC current measurement, in use is 295mA DC..... this is why I can safely go 22-23 hours before I recharge the 9 A/H battery.

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Dr.SteelheadCatcher
Warrenton, OR

Reading through this thread, and looking at the manual of my fish finder it says 200mA @ 13.5v. I haven't gotten a battery yet but need to pull the trigger today. It appears that I thought I could just get a regular 12v9A battery to use since it is 1/3 the cost of the Hobie one but it seems the Hobie one is the better purchase due to its durability.

I am wanting to hook up a fish finder (Lowrance Elite-5 CHIRP Fishfinder and Chartplotter) and a GoPro camera (probably via a 12v cigarette lighter/usb plug option all located in a sealed box).

Totally clueless about this. There is a battery store right across the street from my office though. They have that $20 battery.

Edit: Just read that it is 1.1A draw. Not sure where I got the other information from.

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2012 Outback with sail / 2012 Outback / 2013 11' Revo / 2006 16' Adventure (no AKAs)

I got the Hobie battery kit that's been discussed as it was a neat set up, did have an initial problem which I got fixed. I run an Elite 5HDI 8 hours consistently before it's drained. No issues thus far with degrading(5mths) It would be nice for Remco/Hobie to come up with a larger capacity battery for modern sonar packages given the route most go down these days with high spec units.

Thanks. I went ahead and ordered the install kit #2. 8 hours is enough for me at this point since I will not be out that long, yet.

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2012 Outback with sail / 2012 Outback / 2013 11' Revo / 2006 16' Adventure (no AKAs)