Well I'm trying to prepare myself for the next open water season and would like to outfit my old town discovery with some pontoons for extra stability. I've surfed the net and found several types of pontoons, but most look cheesy/junky. The most appealing have been by canoeoutriggers.com Anyone have some expertise or suggestions on alternatives? I like the set that cabelas offers from colonial outdoors, but they look like the pontoons may be hollow and also have very little adjustment as far as extending away from the sides of the canoe.
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?
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.
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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Well I'm trying to prepare myself for the next open water season and would like to outfit my old town discovery with some pontoons for extra stability. I've surfed the net and found several types of pontoons, but most look cheesy/junky. The most appealing have been by canoeoutriggers.com
Anyone have some expertise or suggestions on alternatives?
I like the set that cabelas offers from colonial outdoors, but they look like the pontoons may be hollow and also have very little adjustment as far as extending away from the sides of the canoe.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance,
Stephen
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