Jeff Durham wrote:
That's
the advantage of a gas dryer using 240 volts rather than 120 volts in that
the amount of current will be half.

Jeff


I thought gas driers used gas.G

But hes,, same amount of work to be done, twice the voltage = half the
current draw. But the WATTAGE will be the same. It won't affect yo9ur
electric bill, but all the wires can be thinner, etc.

As regard the question that started this thread though, in a small boat,
if I was going to have a 50 pound thrust trolling motor, I'd use a 12
volt 50 pound motor (as a matter of fact, I do exactly that). Why would
I want the extra 60-plus pounds of the second battery in the boat? If I
have to, I can fish for 2 days off a full charge on one group 29 marine
battery and not feel ANY reduction in power. If I was running a boat
that would benefit from 70-plus pounds, I'd go to 24V in a new york
minute. But not in a boat that works fine with 50.