I have a 55 hp digital motorguide R-3. Before you all jump on me for buying the wrong battery let me tell you I have arthritis and can't pick up more than 25 pounds and the proper battery would be over 50! i live on a small private lake and am using this for my hillbilly floating wooden dock. So i gave this battery a try since it is highly rated (in general) on battery rating web sites. i took my dog and used it full throttle to the other side of the lake then got nervous and took it easy coming back. it was at half charge. then a few days later i took my dad and dog for a ride. I didn't do it full throttle but i did have to get us out of the weeds. it said half charge again when i got back. if any of you know of a better battery that's not more than 25 pounds I dare you to find one. I'd rather buy a second one of these as a back up and carry one at a time to my hillbilly dock than wait for someone to help me.

I've waited over a month to write a review, because I honestly didn't have a lot of confidence in these batteries. I bought 2, to run a 24 volt trolling motor setup and I also have it powering LED lights for the front of my boat (1 spot, 1 flood). These batteries are MUCH smaller than your typical deep-cycle trolling motors. I was concerned about the longevity of the charge given the size. Well after a week long fishing trip, and lots of trolling motor use, I am quite happy with my purchase. These batteries are significantly lighter than your average deep cycle, which I see as very beneficial in a boat. I ran my lights, trolling motor, and never once noticed any evidence of discharge. I plug in every night at the dock, but these batteries never once let me down. I'm a firm believer in the one is none, two is one concept, and I previously only had 1 battery in my boat. Well my theory proved itself, when I got to the dock after a 10 hour drive to the lake, my main battery was dead...4 volts, and I have no idea why. I used jumper cables to jump start the motor from one of these AGM batteries, and it was up to that task as well. That saved the day. My main battery came back after charging, but had I not had backup batteries on board, I would have had to jump it from a car, and I would have had no confidence in spending a week out on the boat daily and knowing I had power if my main battery failed again. I hope these batteries last, but I have had great experience with AGM batteries in the past and despite these being an unknown brand, they are living up to my expectations for an outstanding AGM battery.

Got this to power my Min Kota 35lb thrust trolling motor on my Crescent Lite Tackle kayak. I have no experience with this sort of stuff so hopefully this review helps someone who is trying to do the same. Not knowing exactly what to buy and on a budget this seemed like the one that would work for me. It’s heavier than I expected and I thought it would be small enough to fit behind the seat. It is if I don’t put in a battery box, which you definitely need. I got a cheap one. In the box, I do feel it behind the seat but not so bad. I’ve used it quite a few times and I can get at least 3.5 to 4 hours with my motor. It took about 12hours to recharge. That is exactly what I was looking for. My only con is hooking up the cables to the battery is not what I expected. Wish it was more of a wing nut, and the bolt stays put. You have to totally unscrew the whole thing and then put the cable on the bolt and screw the bolt back onto the battery. Mind you I have to do this while the kayak is in the water and sort of moving around. NOTE: VMAX OFFERS THE VMRP6 WING-NUT TERMINAL ADAPTERS UNDER "ACCESSORIES"