xcruisedudex
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Hey all
Let me start off by saying this is my first boat, before this I never even sat in one..so very new to whole wacky world of boating..but loving every minute of it!
I lucked out and came across a 16ft 1986 Monark with the trailer for only 200.00 so couldn't pass it up. It's in great condition (in my opinion at least haha) no leaks or bents and came with the paperwork for both the boat and the trailer.
Now before I sound like I'm bragging, the problem is it didn't come with anything to propel it, also has no wiring done in it, lol. So I'm trying to get ideas on what I can do to get the thing moving in the water on a very very tight budget (maybe 400.00ish dollars to spend) I'm checking craigslist every hour for a motor but fear my luck on getting a great deal has been burnt up on the boat itself.
I don't care how fast it goes, as long as it moves. Where I plane on fishing has some pretty strong currents sometimes so have to keep that in mind though. I've thought about just going with a trolling motor, or maybe 2 of them..but not sure how that would work though. Also even considered doing the lawnmower engine thing, but don't know if that would be strong enough to push it. it's way to big for me to paddle it by myself so that's out of the question.
I'm hoping my only option isn't to be patient and save up 2-3k for a big motor because that would take quite a few months and I have been wanting a boat for about 23 years now, finally have one but can't move it lol
So I'm hoping you guys can shed some light on my situation and guide me to getting into the water as quickly as possible without breaking the bank.
Let me start off by saying this is my first boat, before this I never even sat in one..so very new to whole wacky world of boating..but loving every minute of it!
I lucked out and came across a 16ft 1986 Monark with the trailer for only 200.00 so couldn't pass it up. It's in great condition (in my opinion at least haha) no leaks or bents and came with the paperwork for both the boat and the trailer.
Now before I sound like I'm bragging, the problem is it didn't come with anything to propel it, also has no wiring done in it, lol. So I'm trying to get ideas on what I can do to get the thing moving in the water on a very very tight budget (maybe 400.00ish dollars to spend) I'm checking craigslist every hour for a motor but fear my luck on getting a great deal has been burnt up on the boat itself.
I don't care how fast it goes, as long as it moves. Where I plane on fishing has some pretty strong currents sometimes so have to keep that in mind though. I've thought about just going with a trolling motor, or maybe 2 of them..but not sure how that would work though. Also even considered doing the lawnmower engine thing, but don't know if that would be strong enough to push it. it's way to big for me to paddle it by myself so that's out of the question.
I'm hoping my only option isn't to be patient and save up 2-3k for a big motor because that would take quite a few months and I have been wanting a boat for about 23 years now, finally have one but can't move it lol
So I'm hoping you guys can shed some light on my situation and guide me to getting into the water as quickly as possible without breaking the bank.