Thanks for the replies 5' should be long enough. How do you guys like your motors? I am thinking about putting one on my 1542 Tracker so I don't have to use my 10 hp Merc just to move a few feet or when I go into real skinny water. Thanks again.
My 30 was my only power source on a 12' semi-v last summer and ploughed 600 pounds of butt where we wanted to go and back with no problems. That would be a couple of small lake trips and up and down a creek (mild current) once.
I have not tried it on the 14 footer flat I bought as we only took our maiden voyage yesterday and was more interested in getting the new OB break-in well started.
Best price I found was Wal-Mart. The beteer battery was Sam's Club.
dieselfixer » Yesterday, 05:02[/url]"]Thanks for the replies 5' should be long enough. How do you guys like your motors? I am thinking about putting one on my 1542 Tracker so I don't have to use my 10 hp Merc just to move a few feet or when I go into real skinny water. Thanks again.
It works, I use it mostly for backtrolling or to bump move along structure. I think it eats battery voltage like candy(to be fair I hate my battery, it sucks, but I'm too cheap at the moment to get a new one), but it does work well and I got it super cheap from a Walmart that didn't want it. I will say it rescued me once when dummy me ran out of gas and I had to make it back across a bay into the wind with two people and gear. Totally made it worth it's weight just from that experience...
When I get a new boat I'll get either a Traxis or the newer Endura with the Digital Maximizer. Huge difference in battery usage, and the extra power isn't a bad thing either
IMO, get the biggest motor you can afford - when you need it, you need it.
