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Trolling Motor only goes 2mph on 14' v-hual - Is that good ?
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<blockquote data-quote="MtnDew" data-source="post: 301176" data-attributes="member: 10632"><p>I would think my 14' is much lighter then yours Tntroller. It has partial wood floors and that is it.</p><p></p><p>Not sure if transom mount vs bow would effect speed, I don't see how it could.</p><p></p><p>The reason for the speed is to go faster when scanning for schools of fish using the TM, . The 15hp 2stroke is noisy, and cause more interference with my sonar. I have to manually tilt it up using the flip down shallow drive bar and I can then go about 4mph and get a decent sonar.</p><p></p><p>So my plan would be to use the 15hp to get to a spot and then use the trolling motor to work it over at 3-4mph looking for bait or fish on the bottom etc. Once I found them I would either let the wind drift troll me or slow way down with the TM to troll.</p><p></p><p>How long do you think your 55 would last at 3+ mph ... 1 hr etc... I have a new large deep cycle now.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I have not always pulled the 15hp up out of the water, makes sense the drag would not be helping.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MtnDew, post: 301176, member: 10632"] I would think my 14' is much lighter then yours Tntroller. It has partial wood floors and that is it. Not sure if transom mount vs bow would effect speed, I don't see how it could. The reason for the speed is to go faster when scanning for schools of fish using the TM, . The 15hp 2stroke is noisy, and cause more interference with my sonar. I have to manually tilt it up using the flip down shallow drive bar and I can then go about 4mph and get a decent sonar. So my plan would be to use the 15hp to get to a spot and then use the trolling motor to work it over at 3-4mph looking for bait or fish on the bottom etc. Once I found them I would either let the wind drift troll me or slow way down with the TM to troll. How long do you think your 55 would last at 3+ mph ... 1 hr etc... I have a new large deep cycle now. I have not always pulled the 15hp up out of the water, makes sense the drag would not be helping. [/QUOTE]
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