05-JULY-02
Took Little Squirt out for her first engine
test. Left the sail behind and just took the trolling motor and the
oars. Because I had not yet build the box for the battery I just put
every thing in the bottom of the boat. For anyone interested here is
my setup.
1. Min-kota 36lb trolling
motor.
2. Nautilus Gold deep-cycle battery
3. 5 watt
solar cell panel from Canadian tire.
Left dock at 07:04PM Voltage was at 12.37. I motored to a small
nearby island. I went half at level 3 and half at level 5. From here
all speed are level 5.
Arrived
just off the island at 07:21PM.
Voltage
was at 12.23. I then proceeded to Glenwood Park. I arrived there at
07:35PM power was at 12.14.
I
proceeded onward until 0745.
Level
was 12.05. At 07:50 PM I turned back. I arrived back to the park at
08:00 PM the level was 11.97 on the battery.
Arrived
back at dock at 08:29PM.
Level
was at 11.94.
When I recharged the next day with the solar
cell here are the times and voltages.
08:56AM – 12.01v
09:58AM –
12.08v
10:37AM – 12.08v
11:35AM –
12.10v
12:28AM – 12.06v
01:33PM –12.10v
Stopped charging at 02:00PM due to rain
Check voltage at
07:42PM – 12.03v
Due to these test results as well as
other test I performed with a standard charger I believe that my
battery is defective.