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Aw, man, sorry to hear that. Shed some tears and remember her well. They all take a piece of our hearts with them; some more than others. -
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Truly sorry to hear that duffman! I know that feeling. Keep the good memories
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If you really want to treat your wife (and yourself) with a remote operated trolling motor, the Minn Kota Ulterra is about easy as it gets. Auto stow and deploy is pretty awesome. You just have to turn the motor on when you go out and that the last time you have to touch it. 24V 80lb. 60 inch shaft is probably the right length for your boat. They ain’t cheap - about $3k - but neither one of you would have to leave your seat to use it all day.
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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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Doonbuggy
I am wondering if my electronics/wiring have been beat up by the LOTW rollers I endured a week ago.
My '89 70hp Nissan motor starts fine and runs fine (side console). However, an "alarm type" warning sound goes on and stays on whenever I move the shifter into either forward or reverse. It does not sound when I am in neutral. This sound comes from the console area where wiring is underneath the dash, the sound is not around the engine.
This has never happened in the eight years I have owned the boat and just started after going thru some big waves so I'm wondering if something in my wiring/electronics is screwed up as a result.
The graph/trolling motor are not causing any interference. I would appreciate anyone's thoughts or ideas. I don't believe this boat/motor has any type of overheating alarm and there's no smoke coming out of the motor. Thanks in advance.
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