[Rhodes22-list] Electric Trolling Motors

[John Lock]

At 05:08 PM 8/22/2006 -0400, you wrote:
>I just spoke to a fellow at Minn Kota about using the EM (engine mount)
>version of their electric trolling motor and was told not to.  The small gas
>outboards (7.5 - 9.9 hp) engines cannot support the engine mount system.
>The electric motor needs a much larger gas motor (and cavitation plate) to
>mount on, lower in the water (they need 13" of water above their motor).
>They suggest using a separate transom mount trolling motor.

Aha!  That's good info, thanks for the follow-up.

>An 80lb-thrust motor (about 1.8 hp equivalent) can move up to 4000 
>lbs at 3-4 mph

I'll bet that's assuming no wind or current.  I'm guessing you'd 
still be underpowered in most real-life situations.

Cheers!

John

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