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36V is definitely the way to go. Wading Mark's mounting location is what you want. You have more mounting options for batteries, etc on your 25 than I do on my 22. I have a 36V MinnKota on my 22' outrage and when I lived in Texas, it worked great. Could chase birds in the bay and tarpon off the beachfront. Now I use it slow-trolling live bait for freshwater stripers.

Because space was so limited on my 22, I put the batteries and a 3 bank charger in the 94 QT igloo in front of the console. Ran 2 gauge wires in the rigging tunnel to a plug back on the gunnel. Drilled two holes in the cooler: one in the aft side with a plastic thru-hull fitting to run the 2 gauge wires under console floor into rigging tunnel, one on the starboard side for the charger plug-in with watertight cap. Now to recharge, I just plug an extension cord into the side of the cooler.

The setup takes away dry storage in the cooler, yes. but in my case I felt it was the cleanest option. With my 129 gallon tank, the extra weight of batteries up front helps the ride (I also moved the main batteries to the console). On the days I ran offshore to the rigs and needed cooler storage but not the electric motor, I simply disconnected the wires, pulled the cooler w/batteries and charger, and replaced it with another 94QT cooler.