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Ionics lithiums
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06/05/22 07:15 PM
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fivebites
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Thought my one year old Ghost was "giving up the ghost" last week. It ran fine at 3-4 power, anything over that it sort of lurched and just didn't seem right. Checked for line behind the prop. Nada. Called Lowrance and he gave me a walk through list to do on the water to trouble shoot. As always I had charged up the batteries last night to make sure they were at full power for this morning. When unplugging the charger noticed two of the batteries at only 25%. Looked at purchase date stamps and all three tm batteries are Oct 2017. I'll take dang near five years service on lead acids any day. So, I have decided I'm going with three Ionic 50ah's. Don't need or want advice on what kind/brand or how many or how big to get. I'm getting three 50ah Ionics. Just need to know who has the best deal on em', and a reputable dealer with a good service history in case of issues. I'm in Austin. I'll swap them out myself. FYI, best price I've found is around $399 each shipping included. Thanks!
2019 Chevy Tahoe 2018 Basscat Eyra 250 Proxs PB Wife of 32 years! PB Largemouth 9.56 Ray Roberts
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Re: Ionics lithiums
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06/05/22 07:25 PM
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Brent S
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My lead acids just went out and I went with ionic 50ah. There was a memorial day sale going on, 5% off. That was the best I found.
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Re: Ionics lithiums
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06/05/22 07:25 PM
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David Welcher
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Did this two years ago, bought em on line for $500 each, don't think you can beat that through any dealer, just make sure you have a charger that will charge Lithiums.
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Re: Ionics lithiums
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06/05/22 08:28 PM
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tmd11111
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drewcraftAndy at Drewcraft, no sales tax and free shipping. Been running them for 7 or 8 months now and they still amaze me.
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Re: Ionics lithiums
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06/05/22 08:41 PM
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Caymas Cx 21
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drewcraftAndy at Drewcraft, no sales tax and free shipping. Been running them for 7 or 8 months now and they still amaze me. This^^
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Re: Ionics lithiums
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06/05/22 11:12 PM
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mudd
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99 percent of dealers are gonna drop ship them to you. Hints the no sale tax and free shipping
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Re: Ionics lithiums
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06/06/22 12:02 AM
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tmd11111
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99 percent of dealers are gonna drop ship them to you. Hints the no sale tax and free shipping 99% of dealers don’t provide the support Andy does at Drewcraft.
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Re: Ionics lithiums
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06/06/22 12:47 AM
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fivebites
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drewcraftAndy at Drewcraft, no sales tax and free shipping. Been running them for 7 or 8 months now and they still amaze me. Left him a message to call me tomorrow. Any other sources local?
2019 Chevy Tahoe 2018 Basscat Eyra 250 Proxs PB Wife of 32 years! PB Largemouth 9.56 Ray Roberts
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Re: Ionics lithiums
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#14385947
06/06/22 01:47 AM
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Kevin1782
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Honestly, I’d buy from Andy even if there was a dealer right beside me. Great communication, really knows the products he sells, extremely fast shipping and he’s very helpful if you have questions. I bought Gatorbaks from him, as well as led lighting, and I just bought a 100ah Ionic battery. Plus some other small stuff. I can’t recommend him enough, and he sells chargers for the lithium if your current charger isn’t compatible with lithium batteries.
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Re: Ionics lithiums
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06/06/22 07:19 AM
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Will.i.am
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Honestly, I’d buy from Andy even if there was a dealer right beside me. Great communication, really knows the products he sells, extremely fast shipping and he’s very helpful if you have questions. I bought Gatorbaks from him, as well as led lighting, and I just bought a 100ah Ionic battery. Plus some other small stuff. I can’t recommend him enough, and he sells chargers for the lithium if your current charger isn’t compatible with lithium batteries. 99 percent of dealers are gonna drop ship them to you. Hints the no sale tax and free shipping 99% of dealers don’t provide the support Andy does at Drewcraft. I'm a dealer here in San Antonio for ionic and provide support to my customers when it comes to battery issues regardless of the brand that was purchased or if bought elsewhere. I also stock them in my store as well. https://fishtacklemarine.com/
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Re: Ionics lithiums
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06/06/22 01:16 PM
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Ken A.
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Re: Ionics lithiums
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06/07/22 08:35 PM
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speedcrawler
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drewcraftAndy at Drewcraft, no sales tax and free shipping. Been running them for 7 or 8 months now and they still amaze me. ^^2nd This^^
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Re: Ionics lithiums
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#14387959
06/08/22 03:23 AM
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fivebites
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Ordered from Andy today. Hope to have em in and running this weekend!
2019 Chevy Tahoe 2018 Basscat Eyra 250 Proxs PB Wife of 32 years! PB Largemouth 9.56 Ray Roberts
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Re: Ionics lithiums
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06/08/22 10:49 AM
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tmd11111
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Ordered from Andy today. Hope to have em in and running this weekend! 
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Re: Ionics lithiums
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#14389032
06/09/22 12:34 PM
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T-racer @ Mallard Marine
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In the future Randy, I am a dealer as well 
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