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Electric trolling motors questions
« on: July 19, 2015, 07:43:05 PM »
Hunting for a big one. Pushing a 28 foot pontoon boat around a lake. Is motorguide and minnkota the only menu choice?

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Re: Electric trolling motors questions
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2015, 10:32:11 PM »
Those two have the lions share of the market but they ain't the only game in town.
There are also gas powered trolling motors but I'm gonna bet you want electric.
Just get the highest thrust you can afford with either the bow mount of transom mount as appropriate. The harder choices come when picking a battery to power it.

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Re: Electric trolling motors questions
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2015, 11:01:57 PM »
That big of a boat, better look at the 48volt ones.
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Re: Electric trolling motors questions
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2015, 01:21:58 AM »
That's a lot of boat for an electric troller. I use a 48 Lb. thrust on a 20 ft pontoon and often it's only keeping me in position in a breeze.
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Re: Electric trolling motors questions
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2015, 02:13:38 AM »
Going to take some serious juice to move or hold a pontoon that size with an electric troller.  Look at the saltwater models, they go up to 55lbs of thrust.
Unless you're down for spending a grand and getting a hundred pounds of push.
http://www.basspro.com/Minn-Kota-Riptide-TransomMount-Saltwater-Trolling-Motors/product/103795/
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Re: Electric trolling motors questions
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2015, 08:03:33 AM »
Oh i was thinking 36 volt . The old man hates minn kota for some reason and hes gone through several motorguides. I think the problem is the operator but its his money. Found one 160 pound thrust.


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