what trolling motor works best for this boat
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Hello Frank O,A trolling motor for this boat is problematic. Not only is the engine mount somewhat inadequate, but controlling the direction would be a problem as well. A trolling motor would require some form of extended control arm in order to reach to one of the two front seats. Also, battery placement and running the power cables is a factor as well. I have owned the boat a year now along with a top of the line trolling motor and have really not come up with a way to make it work seamlessly. Recommend enjoying the boat and finding another way to get around electrically! All the best....J Hello Frank O,A trolling motor for this boat is problematic. Not only is the engine mount somewhat inadequate, but controlling the direction would be a problem as well. A trolling motor would require some form of extended control arm in order to reach to one of the two front seats. Also, battery placement and running the power cables is a factor as well. I have owned the boat a year now along with a top of the line trolling motor and have really not come up with a way to make it work seamlessly. Recommend enjoying the boat and finding another way to get around electrically! All... » Read More Hello Frank O,A trolling motor for this boat is problematic. Not only is the engine mount somewhat inadequate, but controlling the direction would be a problem as well. A trolling motor would require some form of extended control arm in order to reach to one of the two front seats. Also, battery placement and running the power cables is a factor as well. I have owned the boat a year now along with a top of the line trolling motor and have really not come up with a way to make it work seamlessly. Recommend enjoying the boat and finding another way to get around electrically! All the best....J « Show Less
928618
My husband was excited about mounting a trolling motor on this boat --- until it arrived and he looked at the construction. He opted for putting a heavy duty cleet on the back for attaching a rope and an anchor. The battery for the trolling motor would take up too much space and controlling the motor would be problematic unless you have a way to control remotely. He also opted to put a 5 gallon bucket of sand in the spot where the battery would go so that when he goes out by himself it acts as a counter-balance for his weight (his legs are too long to sit in the middle and use the pedals)
928619
I don't think any of them will work contrary to the picture. The indentation for the motor is too small. When you tighten the screws on the motor mount it starts to slide off. You'd have to mount some thin pieces of wood on either side to get a motor to fit snugly. I haven't figured anything else out yet. Other than that it's a great little boat.
928620
As others have said, a motor on this type of hull is problematic. Although pictures show it with a motor, it is difficult to get a solid mount. I ended up having to fabricate a plate that is bolted to the left and right rear holes where it is thinnest and then mounted a 30lb electric to the middle of the plate so the motor was in the middle. I added an extension to the motor to have control from the front. Also a huge fix was turning the rudder control around so that it faced the back of the boat.
703519
I haven't used it on that motor.. But this is a very simple ground switch and it is rated for 24v. The wires it is made with are very heavy duty. It will work on any trolling motor if installed properly.
1041714
Unfortunately it will not. It is designed to run deer feeders and I use it to run my fish finder and GPS unit on my kayak. It would not provide enough amps to run a troll motor and would run out of power almost immediately. It is designed more so for low amp uses as I cited above.
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No. I believe the trolling motor needs a 50A fuse or circuit breaker. If I remember correct, I used this one. http://www.amazon.com/SeaChoice-13081-Manual-Reset-Breaker-/dp/B002PHXVGQ/ref=sr_1_2? ie=UTF8&qid;=1386679771&sr;=8-2&keywords;=50+amp+manual+reset+circuit+breaker(search Amazon for SeaChoice 13081 50A Manual Reset Breaker )
2156735
This battery is used to power my RV travel trailer, and does great! I don't know about a trolling motor, but this IS a deep cycle gel battery and should power any 12 volt system for quite a while before needing a charge.
1688225
I use it for ice fishing and plan to hook it up to my trolling motor on my boat.
901717
Nope, there's no place to mount a trolling motor. I also found that it is much slower than hard shelled kayaks, although that was to be expected.
879155
I bought it all as a package with a Lowrance and had it installed at Bass Pro shops. Wish I could be more helpful, but the troller was worth the money. I use it on a pontoon and it wrestles that thing around like nothing. good luck!
35146
We bought the SE9 ...it did not come with a trolling motoer, we already had a trolling motor. We needed a boat we could inflate and this boat worked very well.
1095170
The power drive v2 68 lb thrust pontoon trolling motor is 24 volts I ran it last summer on 2 ever start maxx 114amp hour batteries on a 28 ft tritoon and was very pleased .
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It is intended for pontoon boats due to the shaft length and the mount, but it could be used on other boats. You need to make sure that you get a trolling motor that is the best length and has the best mount for your needs.
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the easy troller installs to the cavitation plate on your outdrive. and yes you will need to drill 4 small 1/4" holes through the cavitation plate. it doesn't hurt anything to drill these little holes. even if you remove the plate at a later date the holes can just be left in the outdrive. I have the easy troller on my boat. you can probably google mounting a trolling plate and get detailed instructions or maby even a video.professer
568794
I would not use a two piece rod for trolling. I think the drag from the boat and the down planer may put to much stress on the joints
1143459
I do this in 1-2ft swells. (I'd call this chop) I have a 21 ft boat and wanted something to get to shore with. So I added on a 55lb thrust electric motor and have taken it between patience island and prudence Island from my boat. (Narragansett Bay RI) It handles real well. but this year I picked up a 3HP gas motor - although the 55 lb works excellent - it's max speed is like 3 mph or so it feels. I'm going to try the MAX 3hp motor on it. I've watched youtube videos of this and it moves a little quicker. Still the boat can handle 1-2 ft chop or swells with no problem.
221006
trolling motors use a lot of power. you may need one for each batter. if trolling all day. and may have to charge up at night..? just depens on how much trolling you do? good luck!
832391
Nothing is shown on my literature other than a trolling motor option. Suggest you contact humminbird directly to see what they have for ice.
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As long as the Electric trolling motor follows the contour of the boat.There is a little give.