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By Crow Hunter · Posted
Wanderer, thanks for your reply. I do intend for it to be 24 volt, with a thrust of 70-80. Spot lock is a must (my wife is looking forward to not being the anchor person any more). With my old boat we did quite a lot of pulling shad raps and hot n tots, using the trolling motor. Unlikely that we will fish in whitecaps, did plenty of that when I was younger. I also need a wireless remote, not going back to a foot pedal. We do a fair amount of bobber fishing. I don't think I will bother with a depth finder on the trolling motor. I am leaning toward moving my Garmin depth finder from my old boat to the new one, just because I am so used to it and it works well for me. I am 70 years old and kinda set in my ways... -
Dang, new content and now answers. First, congrats on the new boat! My recommendation is to get the most thrust you can in 24V, assuming a boat that size isn’t running 36V. 80 might be tops? I’m partial to MinnKota. How do you plan to use the trolling motor is an important question too. All weather or just nice weather? Casting a lot or bait dragging? Bobber or panfish fishing? Spot lock? Networked with depth finders? What brand of depth finders? -
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By Crow Hunter · Posted
We have bought a new boat, which we will be picking up this spring. It is an Alumacraft Competitor 165 sport with a 90 horse Yamaha motor. I will be buying and installing a trolling motor, wondering if I can get some recommendations on what pound thrust I will want for this boat? Also, I will be selling my old boat, is there a good way to determine the value on an older boat ( mid-80's with a 75 horse 2-stroke Mariner motor) I will appreciate any help with these questions. -
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I went ahead and watched some of the MLF coverage. Wheeler didn’t make the cut but the bigger story was the Poche/Avera fallout. Kinda funny listening to both sides of the story and putting together the scenario, reading between the lines.
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Bought the Otter Small Den and decided that I would try and save a few dollars since the fish house, sled and (necessary) cover add up to about tree-fity (that's $350 if you aren't from Chicago). Tow bar is about $45 to buy. So, I got 3/4 thinwall conduit and decided to try and bend my own. Bought a couple of small hitch pins from Menard's. Cut the thin wall in half (5 ft sections now) and bent it into a tow bar. Tried to do it all mathematical and scientific, but finally said the heck with it cause the directions for complicated conduit bending are incomprehensible to me. I eye balled it and did it a little at a time to get the angles just right. About 2 45 degree angles opposite one another. For the tow eye I will screw some cold rolled steel about 2 inches wide to each side of my tow bar and drill a hole through it for attachment to the hitch on the sled.
I think it will be sturdy enough to withstand some good pulls across the lake. Will get to try it out at the Burntside Bash soon. Total cost about $10 plus the satisfaction of doing it myself, assuming it works. If it doesn't, the tow bar I made myself will cost $55 and my self esteem will be shattered.
Thought you might be able to save a couple bucks by doing it yourself too.
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