John Redcorn
Member
I just lucked out and found a new 45 lb thrust motor at Dick's for $90, on a 12' Jon about how fast should i be able to go?
Thanks,
Thanks,
better be a strong tail wind...you cant talk about speed in reference to a trolling motorCaptain Ahab said:2-3 mph with a tailwind
Will not go all that fast, but better then rowing
I lucked out on the same deal from Dick's as well. Really wanted to find a 55lb, but they were all out of stock.John Redcorn said:I just lucked out and found a new 45 lb thrust motor at Dick's for $90, on a 12' Jon about how fast should i be able to go?
Thanks,
redbug said:better be a strong tail wind...you cant talk about speed in reference to a trolling motorCaptain Ahab said:2-3 mph with a tailwind
Will not go all that fast, but better then rowing
rusty.hook said:redbug said:better be a strong tail wind...you cant talk about speed in reference to a trolling motorCaptain Ahab said:2-3 mph with a tailwind
Will not go all that fast, but better then rowing
Are you talking about a new fully charged battery or an older lesser charged battery, makes a difference with speed and distance. If you really want to know how fast your moving, take a GPS with you, it tells the speed.
Butthead said:2006 Tracker 1436, speeds based on hand held GPS.
690lbs of people/batteries/gear, 50lb MK Endura transom mount trolling motor w/ Kipawa power prop: 4.4 MPH top speed (Speed setting 5, 100% Throttle) w/Walmart EverStart DC27 Batteries
695lbs of people/gear, but 80# MK Traxxis transom mount w/ Kipawa power prop: 4.9mph top speed (75% throttle) w/Kirkland DC27 batteries. We run the 80# @ 75% because there is no speed gain from 75%-100% and that gives us more run time.
The only thing to note when running all electric is that you need to move more of your weight to the front of the boat!!! I can't stress this enough. The flat cut transom creates a lot of drag in the water at trolling speeds and the more of it you get out of the water the faster you will go. Seems stupid but it's true. We gained literally 0.5 MPH just by moving the batteries to the front of the boat.
While this seems miniscule, that 0.5mph saves me 15 minutes of running time throughout the day, and it doesn't cost me anything to get it.
One last thing, EverStart DC27 batteries SUCK!!! Over the past 3 years I went through 6 of them. Luckily 4 where under warranty and got replaced for free. Every one of them leaked battery acid after just a couple months of use and it was evident that their maximum charge capacity would slightly diminish after every charge. I had plently of occasions where the front mount TM battery would die before the end of the day. After switching to the Kirkland batteries it's been a night and day difference. I will never buy another EverStart battery ever again.
And with electric only power displacement hull>flatbottom>Mod V>V-Hull.
If I could take two 1036 jon boats, cut the transom and 2 feet off the back of each, then weld both boats together, I would have the fastest TM powered boat on the water, haha.
John Redcorn said:I was planning on placing my batteries in front of the front bench, but i am unsure of the best way to connect them to the motor. If i am running 2 or 3 batteries in a series, what kind of wire would i use to connect them to the motor and can i just run them along the floor?
Captain Ahab said:Good stuff about having the weight forward
tripleup05 said:Off topic I know, but I gotta ask...Are you a KOTH fan, John?
Enter your email address to join: