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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bassboy1" data-source="post: 38317" data-attributes="member: 55">My boat (1542) will have the option for electric only, when I get the money for the motors, and ideally, will have two transom mount 70 pound thrust motors, and my bow mount 40.  Now, I would buy the motors one at a time, and if I found that one motor pushes me close to 4 or 5 mph (my estimated hull speed), I wouldn't bother with the second, as I would just be pushing water at that point.  But, if I needed more speed, a second 70 would be slapped on the back.  I have seen 20 foot aluminum mod vees that people make into electric only boats, and a couple 21 foot glass boats that people that live near only electric waters buy for the cool factor, then realize they have to drive 200 miles to get to a large lake, so they sell the 250 and put all electrics on it. There is a group around east Atlanta that has a tournament trail that fishes just electric only, and a couple 10 horse lakes.  Some of these guys get real serious about it, and will have incredible power on these larger rigs.</blockquote>