I fish with a 14' Crestliner, with a Merc 20, electric start. It will do 20mph, and troll slow. I like to keep it simple.
I have the exact motor on my 14’ jon boat, and it is a very nice engine.
But it dosent perform nearly as well as the 55# electric for the slow speeds required for the type fishing i do.
And if recharging the batteries werent an issue, id be taking it to Canada for Walleye trolling.
As for the question on battery brand.
I used WalMart batteries for quite awhile and they worked pretty well.
Last few i got however i was lucky if they lasted for the year warranty period.
It is a pita removing batteries and returning them and installing the new ones even if they are still in warenty.
Even worse when they arent, but thats a personal call.
Lately ive been using Deka brand like many others do down here, and they are holding up longer.
