We have a bass boat with a 50 hp motor. Would we be able to pull this raft successfully?
1971738
I am pulling the tube with a 120 hp jet drive propulsion. My boat pulls it well with top speed of about 42 mph!!!! I would think that your 50 hp propeller driven engine should pull the tube depending on how much weight you have in the tube!!!
1971739
You could but this is really meant for a more powerful boat. We have a pontoon boat with 150 HP.
1971740
If you have pulled other tubes with your 50hp motor. Then I believe you could pull this.
1971741
My guess would be no. My son has a ford inboard. I do not know the horse power , but I did ask him before buying . He had no problem.
2213725
I have the same boat. The 55 lb thrust and a 48" shaft work fine for me. If you are using the remote, you can't use the foot control at the same time. I think the remote is much better than the foot control for all fishing conditions, including tight spots.
1293096
Yes. I used mine on a large lake with a 14' aluminum row boat, and it was more than adequate. The only issue is will your boat handle the 45 lb. battery?
299824
I have mine on a party barge so I don't travel that fast very often. But I don't see why not. I had left it up once when pulling it on the trailer at 50 - 55 for about 4 miles without a problem. The best thing to do is check with the manufacture for their recommendations.
1562999
I can only answer for an older boat - it worked very well. If you have oxidation, I'd say yes.
631395
I have a 16' x60" aluminum Sea Ark with a 90hp e-tech. The Riptide 55 SP pulls it with ease. Awesome Motor. One battery lasts all day.
1564133
Wow...Classic Motor! I use mine for a Minnkota trolling motor on my INTEX SEAHAWK inflatable boat, and it supports it just fine. It's adjustable, so I don't see why it wouldn't support your very cool motor. If you get it, please post your results.
763054
Not so sure but u cant beat the price so if I were you I would give it a shot it might work I have a 40 and it pulls lots of junk from the water
1487328
When I owned this boat I used a 45 lb. thrust trolling motor, and it pushed it pretty good, but I used it only on a small river. I think a 5 to 8 hp motor would work just fine for this boat if you are going to use it on a larger body of water.
252580
The hoist can lift a 150 pound motor easy, and has a 360 swing to it. Your backing your truckto the back of the boat first. Should be no problem.
2148151
I use it on my 24 foot pontoon boat and the motor head is about a foot and a half under water. I prefer to stand while fishing and use a handle extender.
1684604
Yes it should i old work. You may need to use longer straps as slings for the boat and hook the straps to the hooks of the pull system
1603905
I don't think you will like this for towing your boat. I only used mine one time, and that was only about 400 ft on grass moving a 3500 lb camper using a small tractor. It felt very loose and wobbly and I wouldn't have used it if I had time to find something else. I was only going about 3 mph. It made enough torque to bend a hitch adaptor I was using so I can imagine it might be able to damage itself. A non-adjustable shank with the drop or rise you need is probably a better idea.
252579
Yes, you should be able to lift a Outboard motor with this hoist if you are able to balance it. The hoist has a 450lb weight capacity, so it should easily lift the motor.
1198620
I have this motor for my 9' inflatable dingy with a hard floor and it moves it around pretty well but I think 10 more feet and it would be a challenge. I would try the 5 HP they have.
301235
I have a 20' Bass buggy and this motor does just fine. Get the wireless remote and makes for a good dy fishing. I clocked mine with gps at high speed around 2.8 mph
1956445
I would not buy one if they still have the cheap china motors on them.The company changed the motors and they pick up real slow compared to the old ones.Make sure you can send it back.I have a 20lb anchor on my old one.